Coaltit

[Mark Corpe]

As with the Bluetit shot I posted a few days ago, this shot of a Coaltit was taken in low light on a wet rainy day. High ISO used to enable a reasonably fast shutter speed as these little birds never seem to stop moving!
Canon 1Div with 300mm f/4 lens @ f/8; Exposure 1/800 sec; ISO 8000;

[Karl Egressy]

Great sharpness and detail.

[Randy Stout]

Mark:

You have preserved the feather detail well with this ISO. A smidge tight for my tastes, would add a bit of canvas on top.

What noise reduction routine did you use?

You made the most of your conditions!

Cheers

Randy

[Mark Corpe]

Thanks Randy,

nothing special for NR, I just make sure I expose to the right to allow me to reduce exposure pp which does most of the work, then luminance and colour NR to suit the shot. Maybe a little more once I'm happy with the crop which I try to keep to no more than 50%.

[Satish Ranadive]

Fabulous image with beautiful composition.Nice perch and BG.I like details on bird.I see small amount noise on bird.

[laurie golden]

Well I am puzzled with your processing - I'm sure it is my ignorance but at ISO 8000 in low light I don't know how you did it. The bird and background look great.

[Mark Corpe]

Well I am puzzled with your processing - I'm sure it is my ignorance but at ISO 8000 in low light I don't know how you did it. The bird and background look great.

Thanks Laurie. I assure you, nothing special as regards processing. I only have photoshop elements 10 to work with. I try my best to get everything as right as possible in the shot so the minimum processing is then required, as I mentioned above just the basic principle of exposing to the right which gives the opportunity to reduce the exposure pp and hence reduce noise. As I'm sure most people know if you have to introduce light then you also introduce noise as an unwanted by product. The reverse also holds true.

[Richard Unsworth]

Remarkable techs, great shot

If I used ISO 8000 on my 7D I wouldnt see the bird lol

was it really 8000 not 800??

[Mark Corpe]

Remarkable techs, great shot

If I used ISO 8000 on my 7D I wouldnt see the bird lol

was it really 8000 not 800??

Thank you, definately 8000. This shot was taken by me with my 1Div which admittedly handles high ISO very well. Saying that though, the 7D isn't nearly as bad as some people think. I took a shot a couple of days ago at ISO 12800 with my 7D and, after I processed it, whilst hardly my best work, it's perfectly useable IMHO. I'd post it here but I'm not allowed

[Richard Unsworth]

OK remains remarkable, I got some flame tanager shots in Panama @ 1600 with a 4oD which were lovely SS 1/8000 !
Not posting them here though Im too shy lol