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Conrad Tan Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #1 · Rodeo Beach, Sausalito I'm usually at the wildlife forum, but once in a while find opportunities to shoot these. Can anyone help tell me why I'm getting this "banding" effect in this photo? Thanks in advance! Jul 17, 2009 at 10:16 AM

m00g Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #2 · Rodeo Beach, Sausalito Isn't that a compression artefact (from compressing to JPEG)? Jul 17, 2009 at 10:28 AM

Conrad Tan Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #3 · Rodeo Beach, Sausalito m00g wrote: Isn't that a compression artefact (from compressing to JPEG)? I think so, I just wanted to know if there was a technique to minimize it. Jul 17, 2009 at 10:53 AM

bshamilton Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #4 · Rodeo Beach, Sausalito You'll get the banding if you tried to darken the skies too far, especially if done in 8 bit, v 16 bit. Cool silhouettes, regardless. Barry Jul 17, 2009 at 12:58 PM

Conrad Tan Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #5 · Rodeo Beach, Sausalito bshamilton wrote: You'll get the banding if you tried to darken the skies too far, especially if done in 8 bit, v 16 bit. Cool silhouettes, regardless. Barry Many thanks Barry. That's exactly what I wanted to know! Jul 17, 2009 at 05:03 PM

JimFox Offline Moderator Image Upload: On p.1 #6 · Rodeo Beach, Sausalito Hey Conrad, Cool shot here! Very nicely done, and thanks for dropping in and visiting us! Barry hit it right on the head, you really have to watch that. One thing you can do to help reduce it after the fact with a sky like this that has no detail, is to use your noise reducing software like Noiseware on it's highest setting. Just use a layer mask so that it is only affecting the sky. Also, you could use a layer with high Gaussian Blur, that again you blend in over just the sky area. Jim Jul 17, 2009 at 07:01 PM

Conrad Tan Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #7 · Rodeo Beach, Sausalito JimFox wrote: Hey Conrad, Cool shot here! Very nicely done, and thanks for dropping in and visiting us! Barry hit it right on the head, you really have to watch that. One thing you can do to help reduce it after the fact with a sky like this that has no detail, is to use your noise reducing software like Noiseware on it's highest setting. Just use a layer mask so that it is only affecting the sky. Also, you could use a layer with high Gaussian Blur, that again you blend in over just the sky area. Jim Wow... I feel humbled. I'm pretty new to landscape processing and am greatful for your advice Jim! Many many thanks! Jul 17, 2009 at 07:12 PM

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