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Making of “Moon rising over Pine Creek Lake” (Nikon D850 Monochrome)
This page explains how the image was captured and processed.
True monochrome sensor — Nikon D850 monochrome
The Nikon D850 monochrome is a true monochrome sensor created by chemically removing the Bayer matrix from a standard Nikon D850. The increased sensitivity gain of nearly two stops makes the image nearly noise free, and highly suitable for photography in dim lighting.
1. First (and critical) step: the 47.4MP NEF raw file was converted to a 33.7MP monochrome DNG using LibRaw Monochrome2DNG. The conversion lets Adobe Camera Raw treat it as a pure monochrome image with no demosaicing.
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NIKON D850 monochrome + Zeiss Milvus 15mm f/2.8 + filter Hoya 85 warming
ENV: Pine Lake, altitude 9900 ft / 3018 m, 29°F / -1°C
RAW: USM {15,50,0}
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