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Snowy Suburban Streets after Sunset

All the above images were taken with a fairly low resolution camera a Canon 200SD with just 3.2 Mpx.  At night with low lighting, I got very grainy pictures, and as I needed to add a little brightness, they were increasingly grainy. So as a final procedure I ran them through Neat Image which does a calculation and allows you to smooth the images.  It's useful in all instances where you have too much visible grain, and using it on these low res images it produced a kind of smooth blurry effect which I liked.

Neat Image can be downloaded free on the Internet. Just Google for Neat Image if you would like to try it out.
COMMENTS
Paul said at 5:27 p.m. on Feb 26, 2007:
Thanks, Joan. The first one is really dreamy :)
Experience said at 6:14 p.m. on Feb 26, 2007:
Eccezionali fotografie dal sapore "fiabesco". Bravissimo e complimenti!
Mashpee_Paula said at 6:20 p.m. on Feb 26, 2007:
I love these pictures Joan especially your last picture! I agree with you, I like the "smooth blurry" effect too! Thank you for the tips!! :)
Pkeener said at 7:34 p.m. on Feb 26, 2007:
This was very helpful, JOAN and I love all the shots
Hollyridger said at 8:37 p.m. on Feb 26, 2007:
Hi Joan, these are really great - I, too, like the smudgy effect! The last shot is also my favourite. Thanks for the tip.
Ejmccartin said at 9:02 p.m. on Feb 26, 2007:
LOVE these! the third one is my favorite, maybe because it looks like a house where I grew up. I really like the softness the neat image gives. gotta try that. =)
Purpletiger said at 9:33 p.m. on Feb 26, 2007:
Seems to do a very nice job. Great images!
Floridamolle said at 10:56 p.m. on Feb 26, 2007:
WOW!!! I LOVE THIS!!! So wonderful pics, Joan. It gives that fairy tale look that I love, one for my favorites
Siagian said at 11:15 a.m. on Feb 27, 2007:
those are some awesome shots! i find night photography very challenging but i have to say you make it look easy here.
Mashpee_Paula said at 12:47 p.m. on Feb 27, 2007:
I am happy to look at your pictures again~ Joan! They are beautiful!! Thanks. :)
AdSR said at 2:07 p.m. on Feb 27, 2007:
Nice, especially the 3rd one. I also like the processing you applied.
Engelgrafik said at 9:53 p.m. on Feb 27, 2007:
LEARN TO LOVE THE GRAIN!!! hehehe... some of the newer cameras that are coming out actually have nice noise that actually looks more like film grain. But the older cameras had really bad noise. Even the Canons and Nikons have bad noise above 400 ISO. Which is why I loves me my Fuji S3! hehe... Nice Tabblo JoanW. I like what you did with these photos... they look really foggy which is what it looks like on some nights when it snows and then warms up quickly.
Memotions said at 5:42 a.m. on Feb 28, 2007:
Thanks for the tip on Neat Image. I have the same problem with noise when I use my Panasonic DMC FZ5 in low light and have been looking for software that works more efficiently than Digital Image Suite for chromatic and luminant noise reduction.
Setu said at 12:17 p.m. on Feb 28, 2007:
beautiful ! nicely processed !
Roygoodwin said at 4:16 p.m. on Feb 28, 2007:
Really pretty.. They remind me of Maxfield Parrish paintings..
EMA said at 9:24 p.m. on Feb 28, 2007:
Beautiful photos. Look wonderful for Christmas greeting cards. I love this tabblo and thank you for the tip about Neat image.
Karsten said at 11:13 p.m. on Feb 28, 2007:
very nice efects!!! Especially liked the first one...!thanks for the informacion too!
Abking said at 10:59 p.m. on Mar 1, 2007:
Whatever the program, you put it to excellent use with these images. They look like a dream parallel to the usual suburban neighborhood.
Lucemiami said at 3:45 p.m. on Mar 2, 2007:
Joan , not only you take great pictures but on top of it you give us your tips and that's really kind of you, you are such an inspiration !!! I guess you have a tripod, any recomendation about tripod ? I 'd like to get one...
Veronicasuzio said at 10:49 a.m. on Mar 5, 2007:
Very nice. The lights look very cool.
Royceufc said at 11:45 a.m. on Mar 5, 2007:
Wow Joan, the first and last pictures are so surreal and beautiful - Thanks for the info on how you made them!
Scottography said at 3:27 p.m. on Mar 5, 2007:
Very cool images!
Alisande21 said at 6:27 p.m. on Mar 5, 2007:
Very pretty. Thanks for the advice about neat image too!
Ingmarsan said at 7:33 p.m. on Mar 6, 2007:
Beautiful pictures!!
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