Hi all
I have these images at flickr right now. I want to put them in the gallery here but what is the max size dimension or does the gallery do that for you?
www.flickr.com/photos/neilsphoto
Anyway. No light in this room at all. 6-10 40w bulbs in track light cans aimed everywhere but where they need to be. I was going to go Auto ISO but went with a straight on 12,800 after a few test shots. In camera NR set to low. No ADL set. "A" mode for exposure and at times I found myself at 1/40th at F2. So you can imagine the light level for that kind of exposure at ISO 12,800
I used mostly single point AF in S or C setting. I did some 9 point shots but felt the camera was loosing focus as the players were never still. I totally forgot to try "3D" tracking. The best contrast for focus in light this low was eyeglass frames so those were my target. Whenever possible I moved the focus point to work with my composition.
These are B&W jpgs (normal/small) right out of the camera. No extra USM or anything. I used the Exp/comp to darken many as I needed to leave them good jpg versions as I left and the D3 really likes to brighten up shots. It seems to "shoot to the right" if you know what I mean. I wanted moody and dark to better convey the scene so I shot that way.
Most shots with the 85/1.8, some were with a 50 and some 35. I did use my 80-200 for some.
I really like the look of these. The last 2 years before I went digital I was shooting film, scanning and printing with my Epson 2200. These ISO 12,800 shots are very much like TMZ @1600. I love the look and grit and "grain" No Alien Skin needed here.
So give me some tips on GetDPI gallery sizes and I'll put them here.
Neil
I have these images at flickr right now. I want to put them in the gallery here but what is the max size dimension or does the gallery do that for you?
www.flickr.com/photos/neilsphoto
Anyway. No light in this room at all. 6-10 40w bulbs in track light cans aimed everywhere but where they need to be. I was going to go Auto ISO but went with a straight on 12,800 after a few test shots. In camera NR set to low. No ADL set. "A" mode for exposure and at times I found myself at 1/40th at F2. So you can imagine the light level for that kind of exposure at ISO 12,800
I used mostly single point AF in S or C setting. I did some 9 point shots but felt the camera was loosing focus as the players were never still. I totally forgot to try "3D" tracking. The best contrast for focus in light this low was eyeglass frames so those were my target. Whenever possible I moved the focus point to work with my composition.
These are B&W jpgs (normal/small) right out of the camera. No extra USM or anything. I used the Exp/comp to darken many as I needed to leave them good jpg versions as I left and the D3 really likes to brighten up shots. It seems to "shoot to the right" if you know what I mean. I wanted moody and dark to better convey the scene so I shot that way.
Most shots with the 85/1.8, some were with a 50 and some 35. I did use my 80-200 for some.
I really like the look of these. The last 2 years before I went digital I was shooting film, scanning and printing with my Epson 2200. These ISO 12,800 shots are very much like TMZ @1600. I love the look and grit and "grain" No Alien Skin needed here.
So give me some tips on GetDPI gallery sizes and I'll put them here.
Neil