hey all,
So following on from another thread (http://www.ausphotography.net.au/for...m-%28my-son%29!) I took some more photo's today and also put up a few pics from a few days ago.
Like I said in the other thread he's a challenge to photo as he's constantly moving, plus I have a house that is fairly dark inside and is in constant low-light conditions which makes it very challenging to get a fast shutter speed without over-exposing.
As you can see in most of the tests, I didn't reach over 1/100s. My camera is a Nikon D7000 with the 18-105mm 3.5-5.6 lens.
Note: I took most photo's trying to aim for the exposure meter to be in the middle and also aiming for the widest aperture possible (low f number).
1. Late afternoon of my sleeping doggy - not moving - starting to test with reasonable ISO
Focal length: 105mm
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/25s
F: 5.6
2. Starting to test on my boy with reasonable ISO again - moving / minor zoom
Focal length: 30mm
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/10s
F: 4.2
3. Starting to test on my boy with reasonable ISO again - moving / zoomy
Focal length: 85mm
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/20s
F: 5.6
4. Auto mode pic used as a control pic - did a manual shot next same focal length / position
Focal length: 62mm
ISO: 800 (auto)
Shutter: 1/60s (auto)
F: 5.3 (auto)
5. back to manual mode and upping ISO to get a different result of the image above
Focal length: 62mm
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/60s
F: 5.3
6. More manual testing at higher ISO - the images are coming out very grainy in bits now.. as a result of the ISO i'm guessing
Focal length: 42mm
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/50s
F: 4.8
7. Lowered the ISO now to see if it'd be less grainy - but now I can't get a faster shutter speed and he's turned out blurry
Focal length: 18mm
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/25s
F: 3.5
8. Upped the ISO once more but getting grainy areas on the floor board / lounge. But I have been able to reach 1/100 shutter speed here. I did use the flash in this picture.
Focal length: 18mm
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/100s
F: 3.5
9. Upped the ISO again and the grain is getting worse everywhere - I used the flash again here
Focal length: 18mm
ISO: 3200
Shutter: 1/50s
F: 3.5
10. Last pic: lowered the ISO again to test and results came out slightly better but the wood grain is distorted - flash was used
Focal length: 32mm
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/60s
F: 4.2
Any help would be greatly appreciated as taking pictures of my boy is one of the main reasons why I wanted to improve my photography.
Mods: sorry in advance if I included too many pics. I checked the FAQ and it didn't say anything about it.
Regards, Kin