Frank Catalanotto is one of the nicest people
i've ever come across. Here he is getting a jump on Tony Armas at the Rogers Centre this past weekend:
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Great picture, especially the timing. Let's all hope that everything's okay in the Catalanotto family and that he can come back and play.
I love the timing, but I find the noise does take away from it. I understand that it can't be avoided, and I admit I haven't taken a shot like that, though, so I am jealous.
I'm guessing the Dome was closed, eh? Is this the same camera as the Hill shot, or the other one?
I'm guessing the Dome was closed, eh? Is this the same camera as the Hill shot, or the other one?
Same camera, but it's both cropped more and a higher speed film. The dome was open, but at this point the sky was very overcast.
So basically, it's a grainier film shot under tougher conditions and then cropped, all three of which increase the amount of visible grain. I can reduce it in Photoshop, but I find the results are often too mushy looking.
If I had more NPZ, I would have shot it exclusively. The Press 1600 was film I had left over from another job and would not have been my first choice, but shooting 20 rolls of NPZ would have been $167.80 just for the film, and my budget was "what film can I find left over in my fridge".
I find that the results look much better printed than on the internet, at least in part because the low resolution of the internet image emphasizes the grain.
I could also cheat it and size the image down a lot further to hide the grain, but where's the fun in that?
So basically, it's a grainier film shot under tougher conditions and then cropped, all three of which increase the amount of visible grain. I can reduce it in Photoshop, but I find the results are often too mushy looking.
If I had more NPZ, I would have shot it exclusively. The Press 1600 was film I had left over from another job and would not have been my first choice, but shooting 20 rolls of NPZ would have been $167.80 just for the film, and my budget was "what film can I find left over in my fridge".
I find that the results look much better printed than on the internet, at least in part because the low resolution of the internet image emphasizes the grain.
I could also cheat it and size the image down a lot further to hide the grain, but where's the fun in that?