A.C.H. Photos
Old Photo, New Tricks
The latest iteration of Adobe lightroom includes an unbelievable 'denoise' feature. I have successfully deployed it on a number of pictures recently taken, particularly with my drone, but wondered about some of my older photos. Before I had my big D810 full frame, I started off on a d3400. While I knew what I wanted the camera to do, it sometimes was not capable of the task, as the technology just couldn't meet those demands. Such was the case on a wet July morning in 2015, when I chased 611 east out of Roanoke on the blue ridge. I shot them here at the old N&W CPL's at Villamont, and could never quite get the image where I wanted it, much to my dismay. My 3400 just wasn't up to the demand of the higher ISO needed with a high shutter speed in order to capture this photo without grain. But on saturday evening, much to my excitement, I clicked the button in lightroom and behold: out came a much cleaner image with very little grain and noise. It makes me so happy to see this image redeemed, and portrayed as I envisioned 8 years ago. The growth I have experienced as a photographer makes this 2023 version possible, and is really a testament to the amazing progress we can make with technology. That younger guy might not have had the right tools, but I certainly think he certainly had the right vision and perspective.
Old Photo, New Tricks
The latest iteration of Adobe lightroom includes an unbelievable 'denoise' feature. I have successfully deployed it on a number of pictures recently taken, particularly with my drone, but wondered about some of my older photos. Before I had my big D810 full frame, I started off on a d3400. While I knew what I wanted the camera to do, it sometimes was not capable of the task, as the technology just couldn't meet those demands. Such was the case on a wet July morning in 2015, when I chased 611 east out of Roanoke on the blue ridge. I shot them here at the old N&W CPL's at Villamont, and could never quite get the image where I wanted it, much to my dismay. My 3400 just wasn't up to the demand of the higher ISO needed with a high shutter speed in order to capture this photo without grain. But on saturday evening, much to my excitement, I clicked the button in lightroom and behold: out came a much cleaner image with very little grain and noise. It makes me so happy to see this image redeemed, and portrayed as I envisioned 8 years ago. The growth I have experienced as a photographer makes this 2023 version possible, and is really a testament to the amazing progress we can make with technology. That younger guy might not have had the right tools, but I certainly think he certainly had the right vision and perspective.