I captured this guy this week at Sabi Sabi in the Greater Kruger area. I used only spotlight, and I was pleasantly surprised with the results at ISO 6400.
Camera Model: NIKON D3S
Shutter speed: 1/800 sec
Aperture: 4.5
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 6400
Lens: 200 to 400mm
Focal length: 300mm
Hi Chris,
Nice image. I like the stare. The ISO 6400 looks good. Your experimentations with spotlight seems to be successful. I remember a previous posting with only spot light. Any incamera noise reduction or during post processing?
Now camera technology has reached a stage, where people can use it like they used to use a gun along with spotlight. :)
stunning framing and lighting Chris - also curious to know if you use another programme for noise reduction, or regular Photoshop NR? and how much? the noise I picked up @ ISO 4000 on the D3s I used for my last trip was pretty much negligible...
The D3s is known for its low noise at 6400 ISO, and this image shows its capability to the hilt. The use of spotlight is perfect, and I like the tongue showing as a rim below the nose.
I have employed similar during night drives in Kwai. We run the diffused light off a separate marine battery so that we can turn off the vehicle and not drain the truck battery.