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Kalkadan
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« on: October 17, 2006, 08:43:17 PM »

Experimenting with a nikkor 17-35mm on the D200.  All shot wide open at f2.8 on a monopod, pretty slow shutter speeds.  
Can you see the noise from the high ISOs?

ISO 1400

ISO 1250

ISO 720
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« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2006, 08:53:06 PM »

Whoa, they're really nice Dan! I especially like the first pic and find it the most pleasing composition of the 3. The noise isn't objectionable at these sizes - the second seems the worst even though it's not the highest ISO. Is it a crop? The digi seems to capture a pretty good dynamic range. So this was Kangaroo Point somewhere? Good to see some more local scenes Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2006, 05:14:11 AM »

I like that first one too as the dark areas toward the center really suggest the atmosphere of the city at night.  Digital seems a good choice for this kind of work as the modern meters do a remarkably good job of sorting out complicated lighting, and some progress has clearly been made with sensors since I picked up my old coolpix about five years ago.  
 . . The only time I tried something similar was for an architectural assignment.  I locked the ASA at 100 to minimize the digital artifacts.  I thought I could do a better job by manually selecting exposure, but it turned out that the camera was at least as smart as I was.
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« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2006, 05:37:33 AM »

Stunning, kalkadan. I like the first one, but the third one draws me in, too.
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« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2006, 05:44:55 AM »

Pretty good on all 3 with the web sizes.

#2 has some noise-like stuff in the clouds, but that might just be how the clouds are.
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« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2006, 06:06:08 AM »

Why not shoot a lot slower ISO?  They are really noisy in the clouds even at web resolution.
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« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2006, 07:56:29 AM »

They're all acceptable to me for hi-ISO shots. What'll that top out at, Dan, 3200 yes?
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« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2006, 07:56:41 AM »

Nice shots, BTW.
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« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2006, 01:44:07 PM »

Very nice images. Noise is noticeable in the third and obvious in the clouds in the first two. Not important IMO, just because you asked about it. It is a strange effect in the clouds, and it is hard to see it anywhere else. Weird. Maybe exagerating it with Photoshop to get a special effect?

Since this is critique, I think the third shot would be a killer with less sky area and a bit less exposure. But I wish I had these quality pictures of my own city.
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