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Miguel:
There is a real tendency to try to keep the ISO down, and either underexpose the issue, or have too low of a shutter speed to do the job. It takes a while to get comfortable with the higher ISOs. A lot has to do with your final output as well.
I think this is an effective image, nice pose(although I wish the head was a bit more our way), colors, well exposed. There is the slight coarseness of detail that comes with noise, but not striking, and if you did a pole and asked about the ISO used, most people would have said lower than the actual #.
Cheers
Randy
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Thanks for the input Randy. I've been using AUTO-ISO quite a bit to try to minimize ISO while keeping a desired shutter speed (in this case 1/2000"). I know the D800 can take the high ISO, and right now the limiting factor is my ability to process effectively. I'll keep at it, that's for sure!
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I think this is a great shot, the duck shows a little noise but not objectionable. Regards Auto ISO, I used it for a while and with Shutter priority but could not always guarantee it used the lowest possible ISO, I don't know if this is necessarily the case with Nikon. As a general rule I select the ISO and where practicable use the widest aperture to give the required shutter speed.
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Jonathan, I use AUTO-ISO with Aperture priority mode. On a Nikon, you can give it a minimum shutter speed to keep and a maximum ISO as a ceiling. So I set my aperture (wide open or 1/3-2/3 closed down) and any exposure comp. Then the camera will raise the ISO such that it meets the required shutter speed - guaranteeing the lowest possible ISO. If it hits the ISO ceiling and doesn't reach the required shutter speed, then I get whatever shutter speed is required for correct exposure.
I know that auto-ISO is different on a Canon, as I tried it on a 7D and it didn't have some of the features that are on my D800 (and previous D300s).
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Great flight shot! The noise is noticeable, but not substantial. I also used to use auto-ISO on my 7D and it gives me weird results occasionally. I now stick with manual exposure 90% of the time for total control, and if I have to, I will crank up the ISO as high as 3200. However, with the use of flash and better beamer, I managed to keep my ISO down while letting the flash add a bit more light to the subject.
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Love the image. Most of all, love the wing position and the soft light.
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Wonderful image, the ISO that high i like the result
Superb details retained in here, love it
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You did a super job on this flight image and hurray on pushing the ISO. I still have a difficult time with that myself. I like the pose and I think you did a good job with NR.
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Love the image. Impressive action/sharpness, and excellent job getting the most out of your gear and post processing.
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Amazing, the high ISO capabilities that are out there today. Few years back, doing flight photography in such light was simply not very productive. This is a very nice shot with lots of details and sweet BG. Well done.
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Very nice flight capture. Looks great for such a high ISO.
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Looks fine to me noise wise considering the ISO, high ISO does blanch out color, I would saturate this a bit.
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Excellent flight pose and sharp details.
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Nice capture of this speedy little duck.
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I like the light, wing position, BG and composition. Great high ISO image Miguel!
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