Posted by Phil Shaw on September 27, 2007 at 5:11 AM
Avocet(Recurvirostra avosetta) - Essex, UK
Canon EOS 1Ds2 + 600/f4IS + 1.4x, ground pod with Wimberley Head WH1; shot from hide.
Manual exposure mode - f9, 1/1000s, ISO 400, auto white balance, full frame.
RAW image processed in Adobe Camera Raw, noise reduction using Imagenomic and sharpened in Photoshop CS3.
I still note a lot of folks using slow ISO-setting. These days I use ISO 400 as a starting point on my 1Ds2 and 1D3 in order to keep the shutter speed up and to get sufficient depth of field with small subjects close to the camera. I am also using a new (relatively) noise removal plug-in from Imagenomic, which I use if I think the image needs it. Imagenomic has a much more user-friendly interface than the other noiseware products I've used in the past, and the job it does is outstanding.
Very nice image Phil and caught at just the right moment.
I tend to have iso 400 set by default on my 5D and 20D, only going below that when conditions allow and the crucial shots are safely in the bag. Always iso 50 or 100 for macro and landscapes though.
I sometimes for the fun of it shoot an identical,heavily-detailed scene at all iso's from 50 up to 3200 on a 5D,just to compare the results.
Printed a couple of A3+ comparisons the other day and the quality at iso 1600 was phenominal with the print at arms length being virtually indistinguishable from the iso 50 one, tend to use Neatimage though for that finishing touch, not that it's always necessary.
I'm Constantly amazed with the advances in modern technology
Posted by Elliott Neep on September 27, 2007 at 8:09 AM
Excellent work Phil. Like this a lot. Never photographed an Avocet. Which reserve was this? I'm with you on the higher ISO - if your camera is clean, why the hell not!?
Posted by Chris Lloyd on September 27, 2007 at 8:21 AM
Hi Phil,
Fantastic capture, as are all of your wader images to date. Elliot beat me to it asking for the location though!
Chris.
Posted by Rob Howard on September 27, 2007 at 9:47 AM
Hi Phil,
Thanks for the techy details, always a help.
As usual a fine shot, well exposed and composed, no nits.
Did you get my PM by the way?
Regards
Rob
Posted by Jim Greenfield on September 28, 2007 at 4:42 AM
Another graet wader capture - good info here about ISO's
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6 repliesAvocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) - Essex, UK
Canon EOS 1Ds2 + 600/f4IS + 1.4x, ground pod with Wimberley Head WH1; shot from hide.
Manual exposure mode - f9, 1/1000s, ISO 400, auto white balance, full frame.
RAW image processed in Adobe Camera Raw, noise reduction using Imagenomic and sharpened in Photoshop CS3.
I still note a lot of folks using slow ISO-setting. These days I use ISO 400 as a starting point on my 1Ds2 and 1D3 in order to keep the shutter speed up and to get sufficient depth of field with small subjects close to the camera. I am also using a new (relatively) noise removal plug-in from Imagenomic, which I use if I think the image needs it. Imagenomic has a much more user-friendly interface than the other noiseware products I've used in the past, and the job it does is outstanding.
I tend to have iso 400 set by default on my 5D and 20D, only going below that when conditions allow and the crucial shots are safely in the bag. Always iso 50 or 100 for macro and landscapes though.
I sometimes for the fun of it shoot an identical,heavily-detailed scene at all iso's from 50 up to 3200 on a 5D,just to compare the results.
Printed a couple of A3+ comparisons the other day and the quality at iso 1600 was phenominal with the print at arms length being virtually indistinguishable from the iso 50 one, tend to use Neatimage though for that finishing touch, not that it's always necessary.
I'm Constantly amazed with the advances in modern technology
Phillip.
Fantastic capture, as are all of your wader images to date. Elliot beat me to it asking for the location though!
Chris.
Thanks for the techy details, always a help.
As usual a fine shot, well exposed and composed, no nits.
Did you get my PM by the way?
Regards
Rob