Attached Link: http://www.dpreview.com/learn/key=noise+reduction

I found an interesting technique for removing noise reduction, which some of you may or may not be familiar with. I have not tried it, yet, but will at some point this month.

I'm adding the link, it is from DPREVIEW. I hope that whoever tries this technique will share their results with us :)
Shannon

Interesting....will have to try it when I have a moment...Thanks Shannon!

big thank you Shannon- I've been struggling wiht an image for a few weeks now and I think that might help!

Attached Link: http://www.neatimage.com/

I'll have to give it a try. But, I must also bring up the program NEAT IMAGE. It's a really cool program that for me, does the job quite well. The camera I have, the Minolta Dimage 7hi, is very infamous for noise. ISO 100 has a lot of noise, bearable, but pretty bad for that low of an ISO. With the help of their really cool reset profiles available at the Neat Image site, (I use the Dimage 7i profiles), I can make the noise go away perfectly, it's amazing! The only problem is that the program costs $30 bucks, but I found it well worth that price and purchased it. There is a trial version, you so all can give it a try. To make the program work, all you have to know (as long as you use their pre-done profiles, which they have in a variety of cameras) is the ISO and shutter speed it was shot. When you load the image, it tells you this, so it's really easy. Then you load the profile that has the same iso and shutter speed. You can then set a bunch of different ways for it to take away the noise and get a quick preview before you render the final image. It's simple (after reading the instructions) and works well!

I've been advocating that software here for a while now...it does do a good job. :~)

Ah! Too bad I didn't see it sooner from you! You're welcome to use the example I did for further demonstrations if you'd like Michelle.

That is a nice example. Michelle gave us a link not too long ago. I, too, have tried it and I'm very pleased with the results. I thought I would add the info I had found just as a different technique to try. I know there are some people here who prefer to do as little postwork as possible to their images. So, I thought with this technique from dpreview, some people may feel more in control. Okay, I'm rambling now.... ;) Shannon