This will sound silly, but I've actually gotten relatively useful results with this procedure, though the results will be B&W
1.) Run the shot through noise ninja to minimize the noise as much as possible, don't worry about losing detail, as long as it's not too much, we'll put some back later. 2.) Chane the hue, I play with it a bit, don't expect the colors to look good just move the slider about half way to the left or right, you'll be going the other way later so it doesn't matter. 3.) Convert to B&W using the Fotomatic B&W Plus filter, applying different color filters. If none of them look particularly good then go back to step 2 and move the slider in the other direction. 4.) Fine tune the Hue slider to get the best tonality possible. 5.) Now we'll introduce some false detail with an imitation grain layer. I have a file I got from somewhere on the Internet that supposedly emulates TMAX 100 grain. I find I can create a lot of different looking grain types by pasting it over the image I'm working on and playing around with the blending and opacity options on the pasted layer. If you're subtle about it this can put back some "detail" that noise ninja removed when you knocked down the blotchy digital noise. (If you want e-mail me off list and I'll send it to you). When you're done you may have an acceptable B&W image that looks like anything from more or less normally exposed Tri-X to something that looks super grainy like pushed Delta 3200. If you need color this won't do, but if B&W is acceptable it's worth a try. YMMV. Note: Needless to say this procedure needs Photoshop, and using the Fhotomatic requires you work in 8 bit. John Graves wrote: > I took some pictures of my grandson playing soccer in an indoor court. > So of course, I cranked the speed up to ISO 3200 and was able to shoot > at 1/250 at f 5.6 HAH!!! I got the best noise picture you could ask > for. Blotchy colors all over the place. I'd post them but am reluctant > to post identified underage kids anywhere on the web. > > My question is: Is there any way to use filters to make the best of a > bad deal? Any help or suggestions welcomed > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
