Tuesday, July 9, 2013

ISO love my Canon EOS 5D Mark III

One of the biggest reasons I decided to upgrade to the Canon EOS 5D Mark III was for the amazing advancements in noise reduction at higher ISOs. Especially when photographing night action scenes for the fire department when using a flash isn't an option. Here's some quick samples of daytime progressive ISO with 100% magnification.

ISO 100 F/9 @1/500

100% MAG - ISO 100 F/9 @1/500

ISO 400 F/11 @1/1000

100% MAG - ISO 400 F/11 @1/1000

ISO 1250 F/16 @ 1/1600

100% MAG - ISO 1250 F/16 @ 1/1600

ISO 3200 F/20 @ 1/2500

100% MAG - ISO 3200 F/20 @ 1/2500

ISO 6400 F/22 @ 1/3200

100% MAG - ISO 6400 F/22 @ 1/3200

ISO 12,800 F/22 @ 1/8000

100% MAG ISO 12,800 F/22 @ 1/8000

ISO 25,600 F/22 @ 1/8000

100% MAG - ISO 25,600 F/22 @ 1/8000

I was able to raise the ISO so high that it eventually exceeded the capabilities of the lens aperture and shutter speed of my camera! My older digital camera couldn't produce a usable image at ISO 3200 (way too much noise and artifact). Pretty amazing tool. ISO love my Canon : )














Friday, July 5, 2013

Point-of-View

Every Photo Playdate I pick a topic or focus to work on. Today was centered around interesting perspectives and points-of-view. Reminding myself to look up, look down, get close and find the unique angle... 


 The perfect portrait of my photobuddy Linda ... she always has camera in hand and her head in the clouds!


 

POV is probably the easiest yet most effective way to add interest to an everyday scene. 


Some of these required a little yoga and absolutely no pride.  




Endless digital memory and instant feedback prevents scraping of knees and elbows on barnacles.


And sometimes an interesting POV assignment is just a great excuse to layout in the backyard.