| Re: macro and flash but why so noisy?
Hi Jon,
Much of the 'noise' appears to be dirt on your sensor. At high levels of magnification and small apertures this becomes very apparent. Any additional noise would be caused by the fact the background is underexposed and has perhaps been lifted slightly in Photoshop? Also, you don't mention what ISO setting you used. An ISO of 400 or above would tend to cause noise in an underexposed background that has been 'lightened' in PS.
Presumably you have selected -2 exposure compensation at some point. The shot looks about right exposure wise but you may get away with -11/3 (one and a third) exposure compensation.
Matt |