Post Processing look ok on this?

[mangamonster]

Hi folks 🙂

I'm starting to fiddle around with PP in LightZone. It's pretty darn nice for such a small application. This is my first attempt on a digital b/w.

How does it look? I've been messing around with it so long that I can't even tell any longer if it looks ok.


Ricoh GR-D f2.8 28mm - b/w jpg

Thx!

-Dave

 

[Keith]

I quite like the tones but I find the digital noise a little excessive. What ISO was that pic taken at? 🙂

 

[mangamonster]

ISO 800. The noise was actually much less prior to PP...you think I should bring the grainy look down a bit?

 

[Keith]

ISO 800. The noise was actually much less prior to PP...you think I should bring the grainy look down a bit?

Definitely ... there's something about noise that makes it far less attractive than grain! It always seems a little random to me. 🙂

 

[Morca007]

First impressions-
-I'm not a fan of the toning, I would stick with a slightly higher contrast B/W.
-The noise does feel excessive to me.

 

[mangamonster]

Thanks for the excellent input all of you 🙂 I'm gonna keep working at it!