Low light/High ISO experiment

I wanted to try out the low light/no flash capabilities of my new camera. With my old camera I could only get usable results up to 1600 ISO. The Canon 7D goes up to 6400! Using a can of my favorite beverage as my model I shot this at 6400 ISO with an 85 mm lens at 2.8 with a 1/200 shutter speed. I had more light in my kitchen than I'll have at events, but it was still a nice test. It's definitely grainy (I didn't apply any noise reduction) but shooting at 6400 you expect grain. I'm looking forward to trying it out at a concert in a couple of weeks.

 

 

January 1, 2011

It's a new year, a new camera, and a new photography project. I'm going to attempt to do a photo of the day project. I may not make it 365 days, but if I fall down, I'll get right back up again. At year's end we'll see how well I've done.

Today's post is from my first photowalk of the year. It was a dreary sort of day here in NYC but I was determined to get out and shoot. The combination of the weather and having a camera I'm not yet comfortable with was challenging and I didn't think I'd find the shot I wanted to post. But then I came across this abandoned bouquet on 117th St between Broadway and Clarendon and I knew I had an interesting subject. I'm sure once I have a better feel for this camera I'll be able to do more. But for now, here's my first entry in the 2011 year in photos project.