Hey Doctah... I was expecting that question, LOL. Nope, no noise reduction software, the image was surprisingly clean. Except for removing a few white specs (dust) on the body and sharpening, this is how the image was rendered. The truth is, I'm only 3 weeks into ownership of 20D so I'm pushing its limits to learn its capabilities (and sometimes I'm not always sure what I'm doing and get surprised by the results. ;)
All 3 of my entries in this challenge were shot at 1600 ISO, all on different days and lighting conditions. I am incredibly impressed with the output of this camera at high ISO (at least when shooting shiny brass surfaces). I experiemented with different ISOs for this series but I liked the antique looking color tones produce by 1600 (lower 200 - 400 ISOs produced a brighter yellow). On this image the brighter yellow tones didn't emphasize the sax valves as much so I stuck with the 1600. I'm sure there are many ways path to get this result, but I'm just a rookie :) I really appreciate the question. Cheers -- LC
I'm curious as to why you'd choose to shoot this at ISO 1600 when you clearly (1/2000 @ f7.1) have an abundance of light. Did you run this through noise reduction SW? I don't see any real evidence of the noise I'd expect at ISO 1600. -Doctah
