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<blockquote data-quote="Dawg Pics" data-source="post: 685613" data-attributes="member: 26505">[USER=19871]@egosbar[/USER]Thanks for looking.The exposure compensation on the coot was just an accident.&nbsp; I forgot to change it.&nbsp; The 2 images I posted were 2 keepers, alought not awesome to say the least.&nbsp;&nbsp; The ISO was on auto, which is why it ran up so high.&nbsp; I agree about ISO, I like to keep it as low as possible most of the time.&nbsp; Now and then I shoot a really high ISO image just for giggles.&nbsp; However, since I got the D500, I have been using auto more ISO often, which again, is why you are seeing the higher numbers.&nbsp; This has also been somewhat experimental. I actually prefer lower ISO and less noise when possible.The time of day didn't help my images either with the lake being backlit.I messed around with the aperture settings for DOF on some of the images, but most weren't worth keeping.&nbsp; No biggie.&nbsp; &nbsp; Mainly, this was experimental since I shoot manual most of the time. I wasn't paying that much attention to shutter speed because I set the minimum to 250th (I think), which was fine for the lens I started out with.&nbsp; I decided to change to my longer lens and didn't pay attention to the minimum shutter after I did that.&nbsp; Thanks for pointing out the shutter speed issue.I understand the exposure triangle and sensor noise from high ISO. Just for whatever reason, my exposure seems to be all over the place on A mode. Maybe people using it are in an area with consistent light?? I got tired of screwing around with the exposure compensation.&nbsp; Anyway, I thought I would see what the fuss was about.&nbsp; After shooting on A today, I kind of remembered why I don't use it.&nbsp; I guess I need practice just like with everything else.&nbsp; I will take a look at your images.&nbsp; Thanks for taking time to analyze my images.&nbsp; (I haven't read the other thread yet.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dawg Pics, post: 685613, member: 26505"] [USER=19871]@egosbar[/USER] Thanks for looking. The exposure compensation on the coot was just an accident. I forgot to change it. The 2 images I posted were 2 keepers, alought not awesome to say the least. The ISO was on auto, which is why it ran up so high. I agree about ISO, I like to keep it as low as possible most of the time. Now and then I shoot a really high ISO image just for giggles. However, since I got the D500, I have been using auto more ISO often, which again, is why you are seeing the higher numbers. This has also been somewhat experimental. I actually prefer lower ISO and less noise when possible. The time of day didn't help my images either with the lake being backlit. I messed around with the aperture settings for DOF on some of the images, but most weren't worth keeping. No biggie. Mainly, this was experimental since I shoot manual most of the time. I wasn't paying that much attention to shutter speed because I set the minimum to 250th (I think), which was fine for the lens I started out with. I decided to change to my longer lens and didn't pay attention to the minimum shutter after I did that. Thanks for pointing out the shutter speed issue. I understand the exposure triangle and sensor noise from high ISO. Just for whatever reason, my exposure seems to be all over the place on A mode. Maybe people using it are in an area with consistent light?? I got tired of screwing around with the exposure compensation. Anyway, I thought I would see what the fuss was about. After shooting on A today, I kind of remembered why I don't use it. I guess I need practice just like with everything else. I will take a look at your images. Thanks for taking time to analyze my images. (I haven't read the other thread yet.) [/QUOTE]

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