In late 2019 I was on a cruise ship leaving Venice as it got dark. I stood on my stateroom’s balcony and shot pictures with my G5X II. Most shots were taken at ISO 3200, as I recall, maybe some at 6400. The results were amazing. Small camera, moving ship, mostly in the dark, high ISO, what could go wrong?
Of course the inky sky was noisy. But there was no detail in the sky, so noise reduction was not a problem: just apply enough so it wasn’t annoying, but not enough that it looked artificial. For the 13” x 19” prints I made, it probably didn’t matter, since the sky was in gamut territory with very little subtlety on that printer. The lighted parts of the scene, Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s, tower, etc., looked tack sharp.
Of course the inky sky was noisy. But there was no detail in the sky, so noise reduction was not a problem: just apply enough so it wasn’t annoying, but not enough that it looked artificial. For the 13” x 19” prints I made, it probably didn’t matter, since the sky was in gamut territory with very little subtlety on that printer. The lighted parts of the scene, Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s, tower, etc., looked tack sharp.
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