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<blockquote data-quote="spb_stan" data-source="post: 655328" data-attributes="member: 43545"><p>More light lowers the need for detail robbing hi-ISO settings. Those birds are not moving very fast so why give up so much light gathering that is prevented by 1/2500. The further you are away the slower a maximum shutter speed needed to reduce displacement of the detail do to movement.A bird 5 feet from you moving quickly has more arc of displacement than the bird making the same movements 100 feet away.</p><p>Proper Exposure is the key to sharp looking images assuming camera shake and subject movement are reasonably under control.</p><p>By setting your metering to Spot mode, and using only the centermost focal point, you will blow out the brighter sky but the subject will be better exposed. Try it in Program mode or Shutter priority Auto Exposure mode and set the shutter speed to one appropriate for the speed of movement and distance. 1/800 would have been more than fast enough for those birds, maybe 1/500. Turn off VR for any speeds 1/500 or faster. Set the ISO to a value that has acceptable noise, 1000 or so, and lower if you are going to crop at all. </p><p>Get closer so the subjects fill the frame. All these steps will result in sharper more detailed images</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spb_stan, post: 655328, member: 43545"] More light lowers the need for detail robbing hi-ISO settings. Those birds are not moving very fast so why give up so much light gathering that is prevented by 1/2500. The further you are away the slower a maximum shutter speed needed to reduce displacement of the detail do to movement.A bird 5 feet from you moving quickly has more arc of displacement than the bird making the same movements 100 feet away. Proper Exposure is the key to sharp looking images assuming camera shake and subject movement are reasonably under control. By setting your metering to Spot mode, and using only the centermost focal point, you will blow out the brighter sky but the subject will be better exposed. Try it in Program mode or Shutter priority Auto Exposure mode and set the shutter speed to one appropriate for the speed of movement and distance. 1/800 would have been more than fast enough for those birds, maybe 1/500. Turn off VR for any speeds 1/500 or faster. Set the ISO to a value that has acceptable noise, 1000 or so, and lower if you are going to crop at all. Get closer so the subjects fill the frame. All these steps will result in sharper more detailed images [/QUOTE]
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