Umpqua Lighthouse at night

[CalebG]

I took this a couple weekends ago, Someone's brake lights gave the lighthouse a nice red glow. It turned out to be my favorite from the trip, even with the noise in the sky. Any C&C welcomed

[CalebG]

is it really that good?? 54views and nobody has any ideas how to make it better? just wondering

[Flo]

There is alot of noise in this one.the top of the house is blown out...colors are really harsh and seem oversaturated...but its a memory for you;)

[CalebG]

Thankyou, I took some frames exposed for the lens, but in PP couldnt make it look believeable, so I ended up with this pretty much as it came from the camera, if I get more time I may try again.

[griptape]

Some noise reduction REALLY wouldn't hurt:

[CalebG]

much nicer what noise reduction method did you use? I usually shoot at a lower iso in order to keep the noise down but I had to max it out in order to keep the light beams. I havent bought any noise reduction software yet (theres probably a way to do it in Photoshop that I dont know about). any recomendations?

[griptape]

I use NikDfine most of the time, but NeatImage (which I'm told has a free edition of some sort now) and Noise Ninja both do a very nice job as well. I used NikDfine on this one.