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Finally had a chance to play with my new D7000 and 18-105 lens yesterday.
It feels so foreign trusting the AutoISO setting and seeing figures above 1000....I hated going above ISO400 on my D70.
But technology has really evolved and even ISO6400 on the D7000 with a touch of NR during PP is simply amazing.

Anyway, here are a few from yesterday's playtime...

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A few other images from yesterday can be seen HERE

I have been trying a new PP method in LightRoom 3 so I would be interested to hear your thoughts regarding the PP on these images.

For those interested, the method involves:
- cropping image first
- adjusting WB to suit
- adjusting exposure until I find the limit and blown highlights begin to clip (hold down Alt key whilst moving slider), then back off slightly.
- adjust the black slider until I find the limit and black areas begin to clip (again by holding the Alt key), then back off slightly.
This should now help the tonal range fill the histogram, from shadow to highlight.
- bring the brightness slider down from +50 until a good exposure is found
- adjust contrast, clarity, vibrancy & saturation to suit
- adjust sharpness and NR settings as required
- fine tune all settings until happy with the result
- use local adjustment brush &/or clone/heal brush - if required

Cheers,
Dave

fantastic clarity in all of them dave and congrats. the PP is almost invisible so i like what you've done.

All four shots are outstanding. Lovely and clear with plenty of detail and the colours all look great.

Cant wait to see more

Excellent clarity, great job. Enjoy the new toy.

Thanks guys.
I have uploaded a few more images onto flickr, but here are a couple of my favourites.





Also, I was playing around with the ISO settings last week and wondered what ISO25,600 would look like.
I was actually quite surprised with the outcome after being run through LightRoom and using NR.

Sample RAW OOC vs 100% NR in LightRoom


And a 100% crop of same


Coming from a D70, I am still astonished.
Probably not the best for enlargements but it looks like it would pass muster being printed at 6"x4" size...

Also, I am loving this new PP process. I might even have to revisit some of my older D70 images and see how they come out.

Dave

Looking great Dave