post by Peptic Ulcer | | Re: Bracket and Blends: How To <Reply # 82 on 10/21/2015 2:07 AM >
I began playing around with bracketing tonight and quite frankly I'm struggling a bit. It took me some time to figure out how to do it on my D750 but here's what I've got. The 1st image below was shot on Auto with no flash.
1/10 sec. ISO 6400 F3.8
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The 2nd photo was a bracketed shot consisting of 5 shots merged in photoshop cc (latest version) ISO read "ISO-AUTO Hi1.0 f6.3
Brackets were up and down increments of .3 on the F stop.
The only thing I can figure is the ISO and I have no idea what Hi1.0 is and I cant figure out how to change it while trying to bracket. The below photo is "grainy". Any suggestions?
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And so I dont have to answer the question, NO that isnt a bomb. Its a 1926 lightbulb tester taken from an East German factory thats been repurposed into this:
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post by Peptic Ulcer | | Re: Bracket and Blends: How To <Reply # 83 on 10/21/2015 3:41 AM >
Nevermind, I think I've figured it out. I changed the ISO to 6400 manually through the menu and then shot 5 shots with a difference of 1 up and down. The 1st photo below is the bracketed the 2nd is the Auto pic.
Neither of these pics has had any imaging processing. I like the sharpness of the Auto but the bracketed seems smoother and much more like what I'm actually seeing with my eye. Any thoughts? And yes I know the house is a mess - the maid is coming on Thursday...
post by Deuterium | | Re: Bracket and Blends: How To <Reply # 84 on 10/26/2015 2:12 PM >
If you're using a tripod to take pics of stationary subjects, force it into 100 or 200 ISO and let it expose 5-10 seconds instead of 1/10 at 6400.
You're using high ISO inappropriately. You lose the dynamic range and color quality when you use a high ISO. It's great if you're shooting a show in a bar or you're a journalist. If the subject is moving, you've got no choice but to shoot it fast.
This was at ISO 6400 for 1/6 sec, handheld. This is a very high quality picture relative to the alternative of blurry mess you'd get from hand holding the camera for 1.5 seconds at ISO 400.
At 100:
At 3200:
Not as good looking, but very much usable. If it was shaky where i was taking the pics or the boats were moving, I don't have a choice.