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Brie Laridon
 

Reducing Noise with Fast Action


 
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Brie Laridon

 
 
Hey there,

I'm just starting with attempts to get action wildlife photos. I'm using a Canon Rebel T3i, a 200 mm 2.8 lens and a 1.4x teleconverter, all Canon. I attempted some shots tonight at a wildlife refuge and I couldn't find a happy medium with ISO/exposure and having to use fast shutter speeds for birds in flight at the golden sunrise/set hour. Some of them would've turned out great if it wasn't for the noise. This image was taken 2500/sec f/8 ISO 1600.

Thank you :)


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August 20, 2014

 
- Ken Smith

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  Your shutter speed is very fast. Perhaps try to shoot at 1/1000th (which should still be fast enough). This might effectively get your ISO down to 800 or lower, assuming lighting conditions the same.


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August 20, 2014

 

Brie Laridon
  Thanks Ken, I'll give that a try, I appreciate it :)


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