Frank, you can add an artifical "grain" pattern to mask the noise. (There are fancier ways of doing it but I just lay it on top of the base image in photoshop adjust the opacity until it's what I'm looking for, and sometimes play with the blending options). I find that helps a lot.
frank theriault wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/2etrth > > http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/RtLBTV2ieVI/AAAAAAAAAoM/v5QYx3Be2fw/s1600-h/aug_27+003.jpg > > This is what comes of using a Canon... > > ;-) > > Okay, serious question: I shot this one @3200 ISO. Not much noise in > colour. I mean it's there, but I don't find it offensive. > > When I try converting it to B&W, it looks horrible. Godfrey, I know > you did a wonderful job of making my photo of Tim the Trumpeter look > wonderful in B&W. > > How do I "smooth out" the B&W grain? > > Comments WRT the photo and answers to my question are both appreciated! > > thanks, > frank > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
