Playing with high ISO...

BigAl

...with my 40d.

Moorhen feeding chick (ISO 1000)




Moorhen (ISO 640)




Redknobbed Coot stretching (ISO 640)




Redknobbed Coot (ISO 640)




Yellowbilled Duck with chicks (ISO 800)




No noise reduction in any of them - not too bad hey :wink

Giphsub

Excellent! Is that with the Bigma? I particularly like that last shot of the ducks.

PrescottPhotog

BigAl wrote:

...with my 40d.

Hi Al, Looks like your 40D is working out very well.. very nice shots.

Harryb

Very good Al. Your photos demonstrate what I've found about shooting at high ISOs, you have to nail the exposure which is what you did on these shots.

BigAl

Giphsub wrote:

Excellent! Is that with the Bigma? I particularly like that last shot of the ducks.

Thanks Mike! Yep, Bigma it is.

dbaker1221

good shooting Al

bfjr

Harryb wrote:

Very good Al. Your photos demonstrate what I've found about shooting at high ISOs, you have to nail the exposure which is what you did on these shots.

exactly

riddim_maker

Great captures Al

BigAl

PrescottPhotog wrote:

Hi Al, Looks like your 40D is working out very well.. very nice shots.

Thanks Chris, still trying to get used to it.

BigAl

Harryb wrote:

Very good Al. Your photos demonstrate what I've found about shooting at high ISOs, you have to nail the exposure which is what you did on these shots.

Thanks Harry! Dark birdies are not easy as you know, but I've been practising on my cats - and they are both black

BigAl

dbaker1221 wrote:

good shooting Al

Thanks Dave!

kdog

Very nice set, Al. Looks like that 40D is working very well for you indeed.

I recently made the switch myself from the 20D, and it was love at first click. I must admit I'm a bit curious at the couple of references you've made that it's taken some getting use to for you.

Cheers,
-joel

BigAl

bfjr wrote:

exactly

Thanks Ben!

BigAl

riddim_maker wrote:

Great captures Al

Thanks Russ!

BigAl

kdog wrote:

Very nice set, Al. Looks like that 40D is working very well for you indeed.

I recently made the switch myself from the 20D, and it was love at first click. I must admit I'm a bit curious at the couple of references you've made that it's taken some getting use to for you.

Cheers,
-joel

Thanks Joel!

I really like the AF on the 40d, it's way better than the 350d. My problem is getting used to the 40d (still). It's weight and size is way bigger than what I'm used to - my film cameras (Minolta X700) were similar size and weight to the 350d. On the tripod I'm ok (except for the stupid positioning of the buttons in front of the top screen [which is also useless on a tripod], but I'm beginning to remember which button is which without looking), handheld and on a monopod I'm still trying to get a feel for the balance of the heavier camera. The back wheel is also taking more time to get used to than I expected, more often than not I turn the wrong wheel. Having the top screen's info on the main screen helps a lot as it tells you which wheel is does what. I *will* get there eventually

kdog

Ah, I see. Coming from the 20D, which was my first SLR, my learning curve was pretty short. Sometimes inexperience pays off. :giggle

Cheers,
-joel