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Title: Critique wanted - too much noise?
Post by: Ron on August 30, 2013, 12:32

Hello fellar Symbiotics,  8)  me again,

I was wondering, since we have been under the reign of scrutinizing  reviewers for a long time, we got used to noise being unacceptable. Some agencies like Alamy understand the use of grain/noise, and also blue skies can sometimes be noisy. However some agencies will not tolerate it.

It has been discussed before that some images can still be perfectly in order even with noise. So I am wondering, is this noise acceptable? You can see the noise in the preview here, but if I post the 100% crop you see its not that bad, acceptable.

What is your opinion?

(http://semmickphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/symbiostock_rf_content/4734-mountain-tree-line-and-cumulus-clouds.jpg)

Title: Re: Critique wanted - too much noise?
Post by: LesPalenik on August 30, 2013, 12:47

looks OK to me

Title: Re: Critique wanted - too much noise?
Post by: ShazamImages on August 30, 2013, 13:08

I have no problem with it, but you know what they say about opinions...

Title: Re: Critique wanted - too much noise?
Post by: plrang on August 30, 2013, 14:30

yep, noise is there

Title: Re: Critique wanted - too much noise?
Post by: Kerioak~Christine on August 30, 2013, 14:38

If you are concerned you could always put the small full sized version in with the description

Title: Re: Critique wanted - too much noise?
Post by: Perry on August 30, 2013, 14:58

Some noise, but that's what cameras with bayer sensors do with blue color.

Title: Re: Critique wanted - too much noise?
Post by: Redneck on August 30, 2013, 15:00

It would probably get rejected at an agency but I think it's an easy to fix when you use a anti noise software.

Title: Re: Critique wanted - too much noise?
Post by: Travelling-light on August 30, 2013, 15:10

Quote from: Redneck on August 30, 2013, 15:00

It would probably get rejected at an agency but I think it's an easy to fix when you use a anti noise software.

If you use noise reduction, apply it to just the red channel, that's where the worst of it is.

Title: Re: Critique wanted - too much noise?
Post by: JPSDK on August 31, 2013, 01:07

yes, there is noise.
If its too much or not would depend. Sometimes I get noise like that and sometimes I smear it out. Other times I forget it and upload the picture, and sometimes it gets rejected sometimes not.

Title: Re: Critique wanted - too much noise?
Post by: Ron on August 31, 2013, 02:19

Thanks guys, I know there is noise, I was just wondering if we got brainwashed by some agencies who take noise levels too far :) LOL

I personally dont think its too much in my example, however I will try reducing it by reduction on the red channel. I mean, no noise is better than a little noise. But then again, grain is sometimes adding to an image, but thats a different story.

thanks for the help guys.