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OUch - high iso .....

Postby blacknstormy on Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:10 pm

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She hates the flash, so tried upping the iso ...
boy the D70 is noisy :(
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:16 pm

what ISO are these?
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Postby blacknstormy on Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:19 pm

Oops - sorry ....
first one iso 1000, 1/200 @ f3.2
second iso 1600, 1/100 @ f3.8

ran through noise reduction to help a little :)
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Postby wendellt on Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:56 pm

welcome to my world

nice shots cats hate flash my furball never allows me to take a proper shot
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Postby Alex on Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:59 pm

Nice. Love how the eyes contrast with the fur.

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Postby hart on Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:56 am

Honestly, I was so drawn to the eyes in #1 I didn't notice the noise until I read the text.
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Postby Thommo on Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:34 pm

The d70 was a bastard to shoot gigs with. Over iso1000 and the noise was a real problem, however i needed iso1600 dueto the crappy lighting. I find the d200 is really good at 1600, no canon but still really good and easy to manage the noise.
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Postby Steffen on Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:00 pm

Yes, there is some noise, but a good shot is a good shot. Compare this to ISO1600 colour film, or ISO400 slide film... :shock:

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Postby Aussie Dave on Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:45 pm

The first image is magnificent....those eyes really make the shot ! The selective DOF on the face is well done.

No. 2, I feel, is let down by not enough DOF. The nose is "just" OOF , leaving the hair on the bridge of the nose in focus. IMO, it would have been a better image if the nose/nostril had been in focus.

Although the high ISO looks quite bad on-screen, printed out, the image shouldn't look too bad.

I guess it comes down to what the image is intended for (if anything).

But as steffen said, "a good shot is a good shot"....and it's better to get that shot (with noise) than not have that shot at all. PS..what lens were you using ?
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Postby blacknstormy on Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:38 pm

Thanks everyone :)
Really appreciate the feedback - I don't usually shoot at high iso, but thought it was about time I tried it :) ;)
Bloody hard LOL

The shot was taken with the old trusty 105 2.8 micro :)
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Postby Oscar on Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:21 pm

As always - love your work.

The first shot may look terrific cropped as a portrait shot - getting rid of the background. The eyes just do it for me with this shot.

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