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25-NOV-2005 Neo

Squall Warning *

Lake effect snow storm moving across Lake Ontario towards Oswego, NY. Looking out the front window of a Cessna 172 at 1500 feet.

Canon PowerShot G6
1/2000s f/8.0 at 23.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time25-Nov-2005 11:20:00
MakeCanon
ModelCanon PowerShot G6
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length23 mm
Exposure Time1/2000 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Guest 03-Jun-2006 01:54
Wow! Fantastic tips. I will give those programs a whirl and see how it goes. BTW - Rod you are probably right about RAW I get the feeling that I am wasting time without gaining too much in return for the added effort in processing. I think it is time to go back to jpg.
Rod 03-Jun-2006 01:02
I think that under exposing like you say Neo gives you the noise problems. I've always done the opposite & exposed more for the highlights as the eye always accepts very dark shadows. Shooting Raw is fine but remember that unlike some other camera makes Canons Jpeg is as good as the Raw file so as far as quality goes & in a straight conversion there's no perceivable gains.
But if you really want to squeeze a tad more out of your shots then carry on the way you are & deal with the noise. I found that for noisy high Iso shots from me G2 I used the free Neat Image program & it worked a treat if not overdone. They have profiles for all sorts of camera modals that you download & use so it takes all the guess work out of the equation.

Here's the Neat Image link just go to downloads & don't forget to download the G6 profile as well.
http://www.neatimage.com/index.html
aam1234 02-Jun-2006 09:52
Btw, I don't see much noise in the photo.
aam1234 02-Jun-2006 07:25
Hi Neo. I don't have extensive experience with noise reduction but I'm currently using DPP 2.0 (the one that comes with Canon) and it does a decent job at n/r. Notice however that the n/r feature came with version 2.0 only, so you might have to update your DPP. There is also a free software called Noiseware Community Edition, however it limits the output to 400k (or there about).
Guest 01-Jun-2006 19:14
I would love some advice on noise reduction. I have PS 7.0, but I mostly use PS Elements 4.0. I have played around with demo versions of noise ninja, but I haven't purchased NR software for two reasons: One, because I am not sure which NR software is the best, and two maybe all I need to do is get better at using the NR features that comes with Elements. Another question I have is if part of my noise problem is due to improper settings. I mostly shoot at iso 50 or 100, but I also tend to underexpose and then adjust levels to bring out the details (and unfortunately the noise). I like the added range I get from shooting in RAW and then doing my own processing, but fighting with the noise myself (rather than in camera processing with jpg) is the biggest drawback I find.
aam1234 01-Jun-2006 15:24
Well Rod, as they say, somebody's rubbish is another person's art (or something like that). I'll take me high horse and defer discussing the sigs & frames to the main thread, someday. Not nice to argue under somebody's entry.

Neo, give us some clue about the software you use so we might be able to help in noise reduction.
Rod 27-May-2006 05:33
Aammm look at Neo's smiley after his sentence mate before getting on yer high horse. While we're on the subject you say "We are here to share and enjoy a common artistic medium" If you think frames & sigs have the remotest link to art then you should bugger off to the Cslr challenge where you will find such fellow artiiiiists. We're only interested here in the photographic abilities of posters not the rubbish people dress shots up in.
We will take the clouds as your focal point Neo & say very nicely shot mate:-) Well done.
aam1234 26-May-2006 20:28
Neo, you want to tell me that you are intimidated by Rod? Come on! Let him think what bloody thoughts he may have, that's his problem not ours. We are here to share and enjoy a common artistic medium, so let your imagination and creativity run wild. Please post the version that YOU liked, not somebody else's. Please!
Guest 26-May-2006 19:34
Thanks aam! Since this challenge was being hosted by Rod I was toying with the idea of a frame with my name signed on the bottom, but I think for now I'll just list my name like everyone else ;-)

I agree with you about the sharpening, but I am having trouble balancing the sharpening and the noise reduction. I will play with it some and if I can make it better I will repost in a few days.
aam1234 26-May-2006 18:52
What an ominous scene well captured. Excellent job there nameless person.

Would be even better with a little sharpening if you ask me. Still excellent nonetheless.