The file size of your jpeg might suggest high levels of noise but I don't know what compression setting has been selected. On the LCD screen at work I can see a bit of noise but hardly any on my aged CRT screen at home. Attached is my attempt which is 100Kb less than yours. This was saved with a setting of 10 in Photoshop.
The RAW appears to be over exposed if anything and lacking tonal range.
For this shot I used the auto option in CS5 ARC to get the levels in the right ball park and then tweaked as the change in black levels were over egged. Then applied some 30% noise reduction and sharpening at the RAW stage.
Does it appear cleaner to you ?
Last edited by robski; 26-07-11 at 22:33.
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