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Originally Posted by vandergus
Another thing to consider when evaluating noisy images is the size that they will eventually be used at. The noise may be objectionable when viewing the image at %100 but may be fine in an 8" X 12" print. Do you have an idea of what the end use of the images will be?
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Good thoughts, vandergus. I shoot RAW, use NX 2/Paint Shop, and some of the parents do view at 100%. I had one lady tell me about the stitching on her boy's jersey. Glad he doesn't play outfield. I know at least one who got some 20" prints made.
All of this is a result of poor planning on my part. Should have checked the weather yesterday. I could have done some testing yesterday evening. I've only done a couple of games. The first turned out okay, the second much better because I changed from hand held to free wheeling tripod shots, although I lost some nice shots in the second game because framing from the tripod took practice. Lots of straightening going on on some of those shots.
The D300 gives me good shadow detail. I know because bright sun and baseball caps make for shadowed faces, and I've been able to bring out those faces pretty well with color control points in NX 2. That is where I got the idea to under-expose, but I am not easy about it.