Thanks for the tips. I am playing with it. The decolorization is a good step but I will follow your process through and see what I get. I only wanted a quick picture of my grandson and I get an education as part of the package. What a deal!
Regards, John Graves WA1JG [EMAIL PROTECTED] P. J. Alling wrote: > 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 >> > > -- 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.
