Truly a low light image
Feb 2, 2023 11:17:24 #
This picture of a Masked Trogon was taken at Sachamatia Lodge outside of Mindo, Ecuador. The lodge has a moth blind (a piece of white canvas stretched between two poles with light shining on it that stays on all night). Early in the morning (in just barely gray light) many birds come to eat the moths that have collected all night. This is one of those birds. This image was taken with a Canon R5, 600 mm II lens off a tripod. SS was 1/6 second (not a typo), f/5.6 (a mistake on my part-should have been f/4.0) and ISO of 10,000. Processed in DXO Pure Raw, edited in PS (small crop from L and bottom), a piece of wire was cloned out on L and the BG was brought down slightly. Finally it was run through Topaz DeNoise AI at Low Light settings. Would never have dreamed of this shot 5 years ago with my first 70D Canon camera. I debated removing the grapes on the L and the specular highlights but decided to leave it alone. Ideally this shot would have been taken with a 400 or 500 mm lens, but alas, do not have one.
Feb 2, 2023 11:22:41 #
Feb 2, 2023 11:43:04 #
Stunning! Both the bird and your spectacular shot. You done really good.
I share your amazement at what current cameras can do.
I share your amazement at what current cameras can do.
Feb 2, 2023 11:59:02 #
Feb 2, 2023 12:11:54 #
Feb 2, 2023 12:33:12 #
bajadreamer, Quality image! Thanks of your post and the details of your keen use of software.
Feb 2, 2023 12:39:54 #
Feb 2, 2023 12:40:19 #
What a super catch. I got carried away and tried to get it to come on onto my finger.
Cheers and Beers Graham
Cheers and Beers Graham
Feb 2, 2023 12:46:46 #
Feb 2, 2023 12:50:53 #
Tote1940
Loc: Dallas
bajadreamer wrote:
This picture of a Masked Trogon was taken at Sacha... (show quote)
Gorgeous and amazing! Thank you
Can you imagine this in days of film cameras? ISO over 400 had horrible grain
I think fastest I used was BW pushed to 1000 in color 800
Did you use image stabilization? Even with tripod 1/6 mighty slow
Feb 2, 2023 13:02:30 #
Feb 2, 2023 13:14:57 #
bajadreamer wrote:
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A superlative capture 🎖️🎖️🏆🎖️🎖️
Feb 2, 2023 13:51:07 #
Feb 2, 2023 15:44:25 #
petrochemist
Loc: UK
Fantastic shot! I'm very surprised the subject stayed still long enough to come out so sharp at 1/6s (even without any blur from possible camera movement).
FWIW I have used ISO above 10,000 on a camera released in 2013.
My results where obviously noisy but the light levels were considerably darker than 'barely grey light' still needing multiple seconds at f5.6 and my post processing skills are woeful - no additional denoise used.
My better efforts on that occasion (now very nearly 5 years ago) used iso 3200 & a 30s exposure - one of these I was willing to put on flickr (due to catching both a shooting star & distant lightning) see https://flic.kr/p/28uLqfH if it's of interest.
Even back then low light performance was very impressive compared to when I started shooting digital.
FWIW I have used ISO above 10,000 on a camera released in 2013.
My results where obviously noisy but the light levels were considerably darker than 'barely grey light' still needing multiple seconds at f5.6 and my post processing skills are woeful - no additional denoise used.
My better efforts on that occasion (now very nearly 5 years ago) used iso 3200 & a 30s exposure - one of these I was willing to put on flickr (due to catching both a shooting star & distant lightning) see https://flic.kr/p/28uLqfH if it's of interest.
Even back then low light performance was very impressive compared to when I started shooting digital.
Feb 2, 2023 15:50:17 #
CaltechNerd wrote:
Stunning! Both the bird and your spectacular shot. You done really good.
I share your amazement at what current cameras can do.
I share your amazement at what current cameras can do.
Thank you. While it might not be a Nat Geo image, I am pleased it came out as well as it did. Now I have a bunch of other images of other birds taken that morning in the same conditions. We will see how those come out.
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