Assignment: "High ISO"

[Saralonde]

This week is the "High ISO" assignment. I know this might be a bit difficult for some of you with point and shoot style cameras if you don't have that capability so next week's assignment will be more inclusive.

This was challenging for me as I rarely set my ISO for anything above 400. My XTi will take a decent shot at 800, but at 1600 it is not the best. A few shots I took indoors yesterday just made my furniture look "dusty" from the graininess and being sick kept me from venturing out into the cold. So I checked my archives for any high ISO shots I might have taken. A few weeks ago I took these of my Christmas tree. I'm only including the first one shot at ISO 400 so you can see the difference. You just need to post your high ISO shot. All other settings were the same.

ISO 400:




ISO 800:



Exposure: 0.25 sec (1/4)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 20 mm

As always, the rules...Please note the change in closing time.

1. Your image you submit should be taken between the 14th of January and the 28th of January. Each week as an assignment closes on the Wednesday, it will be AUTOMATICALLY deemed *CLOSED* after 8am GMT ( 3am EST) and any posts after that time will not be eligible for the assignment competition.

2. Your post must include "Assignment: High ISO" (to show your permission to count it for the contest) and the date the picture was taken (to show that it is a valid entry).

3. EXIF data should be intact. It helps if you can include the main points (including camera, lens, date taken, ISO, shutter speed and aperture) in the text of your message.

4. Only one entry per member (if you can't restrain yourself until the end of the first week you can post two or three separate pictures but your entry should be in a separate post and the only marked with the text above).

5. Remember the cross-site image size limit (800px on the longest side).

6. If the image does not exist in post at the end of the contest, it is disqualified. If you modify anything on flickr and re-save the image then the link is broken and the message needs edited to link the picture again before it will be included in the contest.
For everyone, please do not repeat other people's photos by quoting them until the contest is over. If you want to comment on or discuss an entry you can use a link to it (or just delete the picture from the quoted text).

Next week we enter the world of "Negative Space". As this deals more with composition, any type of camera can be used. Negative space is basically the space that is around your subject. Here are some articles that will help you to understand the concept:
Wikipedia definition
Negative Spaces & Positive Spaces in Digital Photography
Negative Space
Flickr (try checking out these images and see if you can tell which ones show the concept of negative space)

[KodiakStar]

Mr. Bokeh Parrot

Assignment: High ISO

Olympus E-510, 1/125, f/3.5, 54 mm, ISO800
January 18, 2009 at 12.00pm EST

[WildRain]

Simple Gifts: Beyond Words
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial



'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,
'Tis the gift to come down where you ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gain'd,
To bow and to bend we shan't be asham'd,
To turn, turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right.
"Simple Gifts", by Elder Joseph, 1848.

Olympus FE-310, iso640, f/4.3 @ 1/500s, 15.5mm focal length, Flash did not fire
Date taken: 1/19/9

[wulf]

As an example (even if weren't a moderator, this wouldnt' count because it was taken a few days too early):



Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 1/80s
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 90mm (Vivitar 90mm f/2.5 Macro lens)
ISO Speed: 800
Date: 9 January 2009

At macro range in natural light outdoors, high ISO can sometimes be the key to getting a decent exposure, when you can't open the aperture (DoF issues) or slow the shutter speed any more (handheld - sometimes you can't get the tripod in the right position and breeze causes a problem anyway).

Wulf

ps. This is an example of Hamamelis (witch hazel). See my Flickr account for more details

[den_lim]

Nikon D40
50mm f/1.4 AF-S
1/20/2009
ISO: 1400
Shutter: 1/30
Aperture: f/2.5

[laurie millar]

I had a lot of fun taking pictures for this assignment even though I avoid a high iso at all cost...

This is my baby's foot...I think the noise makes it look vintagey...(:

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire
Exposure Program: Manual

[Gnome J]

I'm not sure if ISO 500 counts as 'high' or not....

Nikon D70, 10mm focal length, 10/13 sec., f/4, ISO 500, no flash, taken Jan 21

My flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25409279@N02/

[lisa]

Assignment: High ISO



Taken on 21.1.09
Exif: Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Full: http://www.flickr.com/photos/puckers...in/photostream

[GDRJOSHI]

Date - 21-01-2009
Camera - Canon 590IS
ISO - 1600
Shutter speed - 1/25 sec
F Number - f/2.6
No Flash
Focal length - 6mm
P mode

[Nitaw]

I found this assignment so interesting, because I very rarely go over ISO 200 when I'm shooting (due to noise). But this one was taken at ISO 1600! I was impressed that I was able to handhold the camera for a night-time shot, might have to use higher ISOs more often :-).



EXIF:
Camera: Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 22.4 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire
Taken on: January 20, 2009 at 8.12pm NZDT