There's a lot of what I'd call shadow noise in places were there aren't much in the way of shadows. Maybe you should have biased a bit in favor of over exposure to try to eliminate that.
Paul Stenquist wrote: > Yes, I'm moving toward a second K10D as well. The D is nice, but not > as nice as the K10. This shot looks a bit too thin, but that's > because I processed it on my laptop without a calibrated monitor. (I > subsequently looked at it on my work computer.) I have a tough time > getting exposures right on the laptop, but I still use it when I > don't have time to get down to the work computer. I can't calibrate > the monitor on the laptop, because I don't have administrator > privileges. However, the IT guy at work has promised to install the > Spider 2 software for me when we go back after the holidays. So bear > with me until then:-). > Paul > On Dec 30, 2006, at 9:42 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > >> I agree: I like the rendering at ISO 1600 and 800, while the DS body >> is just a hair smoother the K10D gives a nicer texturing. But I tend >> to push the values down a bit more for a deeper look. >> >> The K10D is taking over as my standard camera now, I'm thrilled with >> it. I think all the others I've got are going on the market and I'll >> get a second K10D body for backup. Only a couple of film cameras will >> remain for nostalgia and occasional fun, and the Fuji F30 for a >> pocketable besides it. >> >> Godfrey >> >> On Dec 30, 2006, at 5:50 PM, George Sinos wrote: >> >> >>> The more I use the K10d the more I like the "look" of it's images. >>> Even though there is some noise in this photo, it's not obscuring >>> detail. For instance, the hair of the girl on the right against the >>> brick wall. The noise reminds me more of film grain than digital >>> noise. I think the Pentax engineers hit it on the nose. >>> >>> >>>> ISO 1600 in Tva mode. >>>> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5390592&size=lg >>>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net