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[Closed] Photo Theme Challenge, Week #23 - Noise [Deadline: Friday, November 17]

 
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 Jason Polak
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Topic starter November 10, 2023 6:40 am  

Do you think modern noise reduction has gone too far? Do you think noise can ever add to the atmosphere of a photo? Then submit something that shows that noise is not always bad, and that you don't need to apply advanced AI to remove it!


   
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November 11, 2023 12:07 am  

Heavy crop at ISO 9000.  Gives a bit of pointilism effect.

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 seh
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November 11, 2023 12:11 am  

Here's another.

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 Tom Pazol
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November 12, 2023 6:08 pm  
Lightning

   
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 Bhoward
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November 14, 2023 9:50 pm  

Well, that's a little creepy...

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 PizzaGuy
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November 16, 2023 8:08 pm  
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"Humming"

 

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"Quiet Reflection"

 

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"Making Noise"


   
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 John Graybosch
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November 16, 2023 9:32 pm  
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I took this photo of Mt. Rainier through the airplane window as I left Seattle. I've actually tried to do noise reduction on it, but it ends up looking like plastic haha. Somehow I feel like the noise implies detail that your brain sorta fills in. So I've left the noise and I like it that way. 


   
rjbfoto
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November 17, 2023 11:28 am  
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Would this bike (seen in Hawaii) be the same without the characteristic noise of that impressive motor?

No - so noise contributes definitely to that photo ;-)

Canon EOS 40D, 92mm, f/8, 1/160 sec, ISO 400


   
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