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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 11759" data-attributes="member: 1573"><p>exif data: <strong>D2X iso 320 60mm f/2.8 from 1/10 to 0.6 sec</strong> --5 shots processed in Photomatix Pro.</p><p> </p><p>The orange is actually the color of the building; however, in checking my camera settings, I realized that the <strong>WB was set to 6300 K</strong></p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>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!</p><p> </p><p>I plan to go back out tonight and try this same shot with the following adjustments:</p><p>1. smaller f-stop for more depth of field.</p><p>2. manual focus </p><p>3. tripod mount</p><p>4. use expo-disc to get a better white balance</p><p> </p><p>Anything else I should do to reduce noise, get better WB and more sharpness?</p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH]1198[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[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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