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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 11759" data-attributes="member: 1573">exif data: D2X iso 320 60mm f/2.8 from 1/10 to 0.6 sec --5 shots processed in Photomatix Pro.&nbsp;The orange is actually the color of the building; however, in checking my camera settings, I realized that the WB was set to 6300 K&nbsp;My objective was to get a nice shot of the oldest building in this village that showed the lighting and the front of the building nicely and without noise; I wanted some detail in the dark areas (which is why I chose HDR) and I didn't want to blow out the lights.&nbsp;It was cold outside so I did not use a tripod, but used the car door window as a support, and I didn't even shut the motor off (because I wanted to run the heater! . . . sigh . . . night photography is not for wimps). I think this accounts for the lack of fine sharpness --it's not too bad in the originals , but really shows up after HDR PP.&nbsp;I posted an unprocessed &quot;original&quot; (same exif data except shot at 1/6 sec) You can see already the noise in the dark areas. Also, I used autofocus instead of manual, and I can't find where the camera focused!&nbsp;I plan to go back out tonight and try this same shot with the following adjustments:1. smaller f-stop for more depth of field.2. manual focus 3. tripod mount4. use expo-disc to get a better white balance&nbsp;Anything else I should do to reduce noise, get better WB and more sharpness?&nbsp;[ATTACH]1198[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 11759, member: 1573"] exif data: [B]D2X iso 320 60mm f/2.8 from 1/10 to 0.6 sec[/B] --5 shots processed in Photomatix Pro. The orange is actually the color of the building; however, in checking my camera settings, I realized that the [B]WB was set to 6300 K[/B] My objective was to get a nice shot of the oldest building in this village that showed the lighting and the front of the building nicely and without noise; I wanted some detail in the dark areas (which is why I chose HDR) and I didn't want to blow out the lights. It was cold outside so I did not use a tripod, but used the car door window as a support, and I didn't even shut the motor off (because I wanted to run the heater! . . . sigh . . . night photography is not for wimps). I think this accounts for the lack of fine sharpness --it's not too bad in the originals , but really shows up after HDR PP. I posted an unprocessed "original" (same exif data except shot at 1/6 sec) You can see already the noise in the dark areas. Also, I used autofocus instead of manual, and I can't find where the camera focused! I plan to go back out tonight and try this same shot with the following adjustments: 1. smaller f-stop for more depth of field. 2. manual focus 3. tripod mount 4. use expo-disc to get a better white balance Anything else I should do to reduce noise, get better WB and more sharpness? [ATTACH]1198._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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