Be Still My Heart

My Grandniece is a gymnast. She is 8 and in the third grade. She practices 3 and 4 hours a day and is becoming quite good. She has a totally winning smile and has won me completely.

The picture is obviously soft because of heavy NR. The gym was poorly lit, at least for photography, and flash was not allowed. So I turned on the auto ISO and let her rip. Every picture I took for the gymnastic meet was at ISO 6400! Amazing results in spite of the noise and consequent NR. I use NIK Define mostly for all NR, and am quite pleased with the results. I have also used Topaz DeNoise with good results.

Camera Info: Nikon D7100
Lens: VR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G
Focal Length: 300mm
Focus Mode: AF-C
AF-Area Mode: Dynamic
VR: ON
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100s
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Exposure Comp.: 0EV
Metering: Spot
ISO Sensitivity: Auto (ISO 6400)
87% of full frame
PP in LR 5.6, PSCC 2014, NIK and Topaz Noise filters