ISO 6400


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Folks we are here in the Danish Catacombes..The Metro of Copenhagen.
Driving forward by a speed of ± 80-100 km/h
(± 50-65m p h )
In this situation what be done in this scares light situation..?
Flash ? No.. irritating reflection in to the METRO glass
Like you see sometimes in Zoo’s..people flashing in dark Aquarium ..it never work;
(unless you and put the lens tight to the glass.. same for flash if possible.)
What than ? Yes..pump up the ISO!
Now for some less pricey camera’s 400 ISO is absolute MAX and lots of grain / blurr to see..
Some Camera’s are fine till 800 ..even some to 1600 .. but Brother o Brother that is a lot of ISO
Let me explain something. A normal SLR (I have two) has a small chip and ± 8 – till 12 million pixels are squeezed on to that ..That is partly responsible for grain at higher ISO
Now we all know the term FULL frame Camera’s
The FULL frames have quite larger chips but are very expensive
Often 2-3x the price of a Normal DSLR
My Canon 40 D (excellent Camera-10 mill pix) did cost me 1/3 of my latest 5D Mark II
Same as my 450D (12,3 mill pix)
Why than am I so stupid to buy such an expensive camera?
Among others it can make photo’s .. out of hand !.. standing in a dark Metro ..only TL lights
by 6 4 0 0 ISO ! and all looking still nicely sharp
Is this a perfect photo ? no .. we always can do better but I thought this would work fine example to use and explain to some beginning RB members the use of ISO
Thank you for reading my MAMBO JAMBO Folks..
John
Tech Spechzz
Make – Canon Lens 24-105 L is
Model – Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Software – Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
DateTime – 2009:10:26 20:54:23
ExposureTime – 1/25 seconds
FNumber – 4
ExposureProgram – Aperture priority
ISOSpeedRatings – 6400
ShutterSpeedValue – 1/25 seconds

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kathy s gillen...
excellent John
John44 replied
Thnks Kathy
Kelvin Hughes
Grain? What grain? – a good shot John
John44 replied
Thanks Kelvin
Gerry Danen
Flashing in the aquarium works just fine if you know how…
Nice shot!
John44 replied
You are right I have to make a little ajustment Gerry
ok
Thanks
J.K. York
zoom, zoom, zoom. vier bieren voor u.
John44 replied
Danke Jens.. uuhhhmmm 2 beer misschien ??
:-))
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
John44 replied
Thanks Scot
Jeff Burns
Absolutely Gorgeous Love this
John44 replied
Hey Jeff .. thanks for your reaction
Michael McCasland
Now this is just plain cool!
John44 replied
Thank you for you comment
Sinisa Saratlic
Fantastic !
John44 replied
Thank you so much
DJ LeMay
Holy HIGH ISO, Batman!! That’s just incredible! .. no grain at all, really! It’s a SUPERB shot! ...that expensive camera… worth every penny!!
John44 replied
Smiles for your reaction my dear..Batmann and all..lol
Thanks
Peter Maeck
This could out the back of the train or out the front. Either way we’re zooming; I forget this is a still picture, a frozen moment, the forward or backward thrust is creating high G-force. A brilliantly kinetic picture.
John44 replied
Standing in front Peter and train speed about 80-100 km/h
Tom Gomez
Excellent work in the low light conditions John.
John44 replied
Thanks so much Laird Tom
( how is life ? will call you soon, this week)
jell
John were you on the metro when you captured this superb shot.
PS i use program All available light rarely use flash but interest in your writing on the side I use Olympus 550 UZ
John44 replied
Thanks for the comment John..
I am sure that .. as we say .. more orads lead you to Rome :
)))I do not know the Olympus other than from tests and they always perform great!
Choosing a camera is like marriage :
a blond or brunette .. all can work :
GailD
High ISO definately works John. Great shot.
John44 replied
Hello Dance Pard and thanks for the comment
ISO is a big puzzle for many ( even moi now and than :-)
Ralph Angelillo
Great image John !
John44 replied
Ralph mon Ami de Montreal ..Ca va ?
Thanks for the spontane reaction Ralph..
Are you ok ?
C U
John
JimFilmer
good impact and feeling of speed
John44 replied
Thanks Jim and yes it gives that feeling
John
Derek Dobbie
remarkable shot…..the fish tank shot has’nt a look in…well done.
John44 replied
:-))
Thanks Derek
John44
Jens .. you are a great guy and a language wizzard.. but this translation is realy wrong .. hahahaha
Still thanks for the efford sevliger arkadasim :-)
Cee Neuner
Great capture!!
Please consider putting this into the Which Way group.
John44 replied
Thanks CEE and will check out that group
Evita
♥ Excellent John !!! :D ♥
John44 replied
Dear Evita.. welcome on this ride , do not get dizzy.. and thanks :-))
John
Bootiewootsy
Wonderful composition. I feel like I am riding right along….Just terrific
John44 replied
Thanks Carol,and due to your nice comment you can stay in your chair.. a free ride ok ? :-))
John
Tom Gomez
I’m very well my friend, still out of work but enjoying not having to get up in the morning – hehehe
John44 replied
Thats the spirit Tom.. always look at the bright side of life ( who was that singer? ) :-))
Tom Gomez
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.
Here are the lyrics
John44 replied
hahahaha..oh yes Tom .. Thanks my friend!!
John Vandeven
Fabulous shot John and an excellent explanation of ISO.
John44 replied
Hey John so great to ‘see’you and thanks for your time and comment
All ok at your end ? The new bush fires .. close to you ?!?
Cheers John and again thanks
chijude
Fantastic. Wheeee!! and ta for the tech stuff too!
John44 replied
Dear Judy,, thanks so much!
( still have the Koala in your home ?)
Lee-Anne Raffe...
Wow, Great movement
John44 replied
Wow, great comment :-)
carlosramos
Fantastic capture, very well presented, excellent use of the slow shutter speed.
John44 replied
Thanks Carlos..and Carlos.. little ajustment..its not so much the shutterspeed.. that was 1 / 125 but more the speed of the Metro train I think.. what you think ?
Edge-of-dreams
Awesome!!!
John44 replied
Thanks
dinghysailor1
what a catch! amazing work my friend and thanks for the careful explanation – really appreciated… and a vivid and beautiful illustration
:))
John44 replied
Well Captain we have to explain now and than.. When we start a Boating Group together in here and let all posters explain there Sailing skills ..?!
Maxoperandi
Full frame does it for me!...and thanks for the info…that why I use a 1DS
John44 replied
1 DS is a next step up
Memaa
Fabulous. I have tried using high ISO also, but your effect is stunning. WOW Marvelous, my friend :)))
John44 replied
Dearest friend thanks so much (also the other)
Glad you find it usefull
John
CarolLeesArt
COOL!!!!!
John44 replied
I think it was round 11Centigrade
Stephen Thomas
Awesome photo!
John44 replied
Thank you
Terry Everson
Great image John and didn`t mind the tech talk.
John44 replied
Hello Terry and thanks for the feedback
Glad you are fine with the tech talk to
bubbleblue
Excellent
John44 replied
Thanks Joy
kamaljeet kaur
EXXXCELLENT capture at such high ISO….......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can feel the movement in the image!......WOW :)
John44 replied
Charming reply… Thanks Kamal Lady
Kathy Reid
Awesome, love those lead-in lines dashing you around the corner…feels like I’m zooming along too.
Great shot John!
John44 replied
Lovely comment Kathy.. thanks !
John
kamaljeet kaur
A special thanks for the great information you added along with the image :)
John44 replied
A great Indian man ones said:
If we share what we know others might grow
Steve & Lesley
wonderful image john
John44 replied
Thank you Stevie
George Salazar
stunning
John44 replied
Thanks
the6tees
Bravo… John, Fantastic Image!!
John44 replied
Hello Rosie Thank you for the reply and I would say: Enjoy the ride :-))
Jeff Catford
This is a cracker of an image John… I really feel like I’m zooming along into the Catacombes. Very impressed with the ISO 6400 too!!
Thank you.
John44 replied
Thanks so much Jeff and to be honest I am still impressed with that possibility to myself
Lynn Stratton
I get a rush looking at this, its an excellent movement shot. You are right that most ISO over 1000 gets really grainy but this is perfect. Goes to show that its good to play with all the different camera settings. :)
John44 replied
Thanks for the comment Lynn
Well it is camera depending with this ISO under 1600..
Like I stated .. also reading and reading tests.. one Camera kills photo’s already with 400 ISO and others are smiling to you at 1600
What camera again are U using ..Will check later
A wink and bye
John
Uwe Krueger
Great shot. Well done.
John44 replied
Thanks Uwe
Your name makes me think you are from Germany ?
if so.. Danke sehr mein freund
John
Adri Padmos
John “op de bok” in de Metro….wie had dat oot gedacht?!
Dit is héél gààààff man!
Dat je met deze snelheid ook nog oog had voor een goede compositie…..TOPPIE hoor!
Groet uit Schouwen,
Adri
John44 replied
Altijd alert blijven Adri :-))
Bedankt voor een fijne reaktie
John
PrairieRose
Absolutley AMAZING capture John!
Brill job!!! :))))
John44 replied
Is it not so that it takes an amazing person to recognize amazing things? +_*
LYN EVANS
Wow….brilliant image John
John44 replied
Hello Queen of Photo Art :-)
So nice of you to pop in
John
Cheryl Lunde
remarkable, looks like it is moving :) Instant fave :)
John44 replied
Dear Cheryl.. 2x thanks ..comment and FAV
John
Colleen Milburn
Wow. Fabulous work, John. I got sucked right in! :))
John44 replied
Thanks Colleen .. so kind of you
Kelly Cavanaugh
Fantastic, John!
John44 replied
Yes you are Kelly +_*
Ken Thomas
Magnificent capture!!!
John44 replied
Thanks much Ken
Patriciakb
Fabulous shot John….
John44 replied
with your comment saying that I slowly start to believe it myself :-)
Thanks Patricia
Wanda Raines
Great capture of this almost golden like tunnel. Great information on the process. Now, maybe I need to find me one of those camera’s. LOL. Someday, maybe.
John44 replied
Dearest wanda thanks so much
Sarafeline
Speedtastic…Feels like I plunging at a high speed into your art, A heart racing Image :).x.
John44 replied
Well for expressions :
Speedtastic
Plunging in to my Art
Heart Racing image
you get a Dutch Special Prize
A round Gouda Cheese!
Soon in your Area :-)
and thanks angel
Brenda Dow
I’m thrilled, John!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You captured this amazingly well!!!!!
Really really nice!!!!!! A fav!!!1
John44 replied
Well well Bren Thrilled you are?
Makes me a proud man..thanks
John
Cora Wandel
Fabulous, John, it is an exciting image, a great sense of flying through space. (-:
John44 replied
Hello my good old ( sweet) friend Cora and tnx so much for the comment
John
Ellen
Ja, ik had hem toch gezien. Mooie foto John, snap niet hoe je die gemaakt hebt!
En nog wel op zoveel asa! Amazing…..zoals ze hier zeggen!
(p.s. als je nog op mijn boek wil stemmen; Zie mijn laatste Journal hier en klik op de link. (dat is voor mij het makkelijkst uitgelegd) Bedankt.
John44 replied
El.. een heel simple klikje na richten .. da’s al:
)))Ik kijk zo even bij je weet wel :
Doeii
Kim Calvert
Love this, so cool..
John44 replied
Thanks so much Kim
rodeorose
BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!
John44 replied
THANKS !!!!!!
Terence Russell
My dream to up to one of the pricier cameras. I just upped from XTi to T1i for 50% higher pixel range. I am not at the point I think my needs justify the upgrade to something that can do 6400ISO. Still the image is impressive, the data interesting, and all gives one something to think about. Thanks for sharing the tips and data!
John44 replied
Sorry to have brought some confusion Terrence.. but I quickly had a look in your photo portfolio and must ssay you are doing VERY well with the camera(s ) you’re having now.
Thank you for such good detailed answer
John
kappisan
Yes yes yes!:)
Big Fav!:)
and i keep on smiling!:)
Thanks fot sharing!:)
kappi:)
John44 replied
Hallo Dutch girl
Leuk weeer eens een nieuw gezicht te zien van eigen bodem
(waar woon je ?)
Bedankt voor de reactie en de FAV ..Blijven glimlachen is een goed ding :-))
Thanks for sharing wordt ook wel vaak afgedaan met : TFS
(ook door mij)
Nogmaals dank en we ‘zien’ elkaar hier nog wel *_+
John
kappisan
Ps:Thanks FoR sharing!:)
(sorry)
John44 replied
Goedzo.. eindelijk ook eens iemand met een klein type foutje
Doe ik nl. steeds. :-))
Laurie Search
This is just awesome, John!!! Great job!
John44 replied
Such a lovely comment from such a nice Girl
Thanks Laurie
Vicki Pelham
Very cool shot, well done!!!!!!! :-)
John44 replied
Vicki.. hello young Girls from SW New Mexico and shooting with Pentax K10D and currently shooting with a Pentax K20D.! Yes I had a look in your corner.. great shots! ( will be back there soon)
How great it must be to live and photograph in your Area.. Why don’t you not organize a RB photo shoot:-)
Thanks for taking the time to comment and bye for now
John
noffi
Here i am again at the end of many many comments. I read your facts and explanations with interest. And i looked at your photograph with more than that. Since i have not been on for a few days i had to scan your recent shots and decide which one was worthy of taking time to comment well. I chose this one. it is really good. it gives the feeling of movement and speed without sacrificing clarity and detail…no blurrying to show the speed yet the slightly way lines of the tunnel on the right side tell you quite clearly that you were moving very fast. Super that you could show the racing of the train this way. I think the camera helped but you still needed to know how to use it correctly. Remember…”It is not just the gun but also the gunner.”. Super job!
“Lizzie”
John44 replied
My dearest dearest dearest friend ..how I always long for your pop ins
And again the comment is so well fundamented.. (how ever if this is the one with enough ‘panache ‘I shall have to delete the others..( whee whee) But back to this photo, well Lizzie the result was a little surprise to me too.. after
Thanks so much dear and a smile from the GUNNER
Johnny
kathy s gillen...
John44 replied
Well thanks so much Kathy..highly appreciated and good for my self a steam!
John
kamaljeet kaur
CONGRATULATIONS JOHN SIR…...this is great news!!!! so well done!:)
John44 replied
well thank you Kamal Lady
Helen Lewis
Wonderful impact shot!
John44 replied
Helen thank you !
Lucindawind
wow its awesome John ! excellent
John44 replied
Lu thanks darling
carlosramos
How you did it does not matter,what matter is that this is just an amaizine capture. my compliments to you my amigo !!!!
John44 replied
Carlos amigo.. thank you so much !
elatan
Beautiful capture. Excellent explanation!!! Congratulations!
John44 replied
Wow Venezuela Entrada entrada in mi photo casa Amiga
Bienvenidos..encantado y gracias .. muchos gracias!
Hasta pronto .. :-)
John
foppe47
Hoi John
Je ziet ik zit er op.
Gelijk ook maar even vertellen dat deze foto wel gaat ( hahaha)
Groet Foppe
John44 replied
Dank Fop.. leuk dat je meedraait hier
John
Mukesh Srivastava
Dear John, I am scratching my head to see the result at ISO 6400!!!!!!!!! Such a SUPER image only a professional photographer can deliver!!! I am proud of your caliber!!!! We all learn from each other…It’s an unlimited process…. Love it….
John44 replied
Mukesh sir.. so nice to see/ read you
Thanks so much and your words are very true.. we learn from each other
John
AnnieSnel
“k Was even bang dat je uit het ‘raam’ had gehangen maar gelukkig er zat glas tussen. Wel even ‘gelapt’?:-)) Serieus, een mooie verrassende foto John!
John44 replied
Hahaha.. Nee Annie .. in fact .. dit is een onbemande shuttle , maar wel heel safe. Dank voor het bezoekje
John
Steven Agius
Brillant shot !
John44 replied
Thank you Steven
bdazzled
Great shot John -o)
John44 replied
Kira darling .. thanks so much !
Jayme Rutherford
Great movement coming from this.. super shot, John!
John44 replied
Thanks Jayme .. glad you like it :-))
Linda Sannuti
wow..this is awesome John!
John44 replied
Dear Linda .. thanks Girl and have a great weekend
John
BigD
John44 replied
Thanks so much Canon 5D Mark II Group!
An honor for me!
John
Munggo
Superb shot.
John44 replied
Well thanks Mungo
Joanne Bradley
Wow! That’s sensational John! Just from viewing I get the feeling I am rushing forward! Amazing composition, pov and dof!
John44 replied
Bonjour / soir Joanne
Thanks for the kind comment
RakeshSyal
OUTSTANDING JOB!!
John44 replied
Thanks Rakash Sir
Crispin Gardn...
Great Mambo-Jambo John and even better shot.
John44 replied
Lol.. thanks so much Friend
John
Svetlana Sewell
WOW!!! and…..........WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am travelling!!!!!!!!!!!
John44 replied
Oh dear .. what a dream comment from you :-)) I love you … hahahahah
imagic
Great shot of the Copenhagen Metro, Johnske siting at the front window stearing the train and taking photos at the same time, unbelivebel that it came to a shot at all…..
Well done work Johnske.
Jens.
John44 replied
Thank you very much Jens
Now we wait for yours
John
Sibel Sancar
Breathtaking !
John44 replied
thanks so much :-))
Sandy Stewart
Very nicely composed, using the lines coming out of the corners to draw the viewer’s eyes along and into the deep tunnel! You captured the movement spot on as well! Very nice work! : )
John44 replied
Thank you very much San…
John
CraigsMom
That is incredible. I have a Canon XSi, and it won’t go above ISO 1600, and the pictures with that ISO are no good…even 800 they are grainy….so this is great.
John44 replied
Thank you very much M A
John
AnnieSnel
Hier ben ik nogmaals John. Ik zie je bent heel populair (zie link) Gefeliciteerd!
groetjes, Annie
John44 replied
Ik heb gekeken lieve annie .. maar ik mis iets daar .. wat is de link ??
Buckwhite
What a fantastic shot and with ISO 6400 – unblievably beautiful result.
John44 replied
Thank you very much
John
niki78
Excellent work John :)
John44 replied
Thank you very much
John
Andy Smith
Love the zoom effect and you cant get a better leading line than a tunnle
John44 replied
Thank you very much Andy
John
Peter Hill
Without a doubt the ISO performance of the 5D Mark II is almost without peer in the DSLR market – I still get the heebie jeebies pushing it to the max on mine when I need it, but mostly I rest way down at ISO 50. I say almost without peer as the Nikoff D3 is definitely comparable. After that there’s daylight between them and The Rest [excuse the pun]. Awesome shot btw.
John44 replied
It gives a lot of space to play with Peter..
Thank you very much
John
DragonFlyer
WOW! Now this is the exact reason why I DO (one day) want a better camera, not just better ‘glass’.... But I’m still a looong way from this league though…
Stunning capture – congratulations!
K x
John44 replied
Thank you very much K
John
Clare Colins
Congratulations on such a wonderful capture. Brilliant!
John44 replied
Thank you very much Clair..
You have stunning shots too
John
parmi
This is one hell of a shot. Difference in camera really shows up. Congrats John, the investment really paid off well! :)
John44 replied
Thank you very much
John
MagpieMagic
Brilliant shot!
John44 replied
Thank you very much M M :-)
John
Erika Gouws
Superb shot, John! I’m most impressed!
John44 replied
Baie dankie Erika.. hoe gaan dit aan die Kaap?
Gooie naweek
John
LTPhotography
Fantastic!
John44 replied
Thank you very much
John
Danica Radman ...
iso ISO !!!! :) wow – I stare at and adoreeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this image! woohoo
John44 replied
Thanks Tazzy :-)
Mel Brackstone
I love my 5D Mk II as well, the high ISO is absolutely awesome! My 40D looked like a jigsaw at ISO 800, in comparison!
John44 replied
Well lets say I know the feeling here Mel :-))
Stephen Colquitt
What a view!
John44 replied
tnaks so much
Sibel Sancar
Galiba Türkçe biliyorsunuz. Bu müthiş bir fotoğraf.
John44 replied
tesekkürler Sibeln,
begendigine sevindim… :)
debbydoo
wow such a powerful shot
John44 replied
Thank you very much Deb!
John
Nicolette Thain
BRAVO JOHN!

John44 replied
Thanks dear!
And Nicolette … you have good taste :-))))
Philip Golan
Congratulations on the feature John.
Excellent shot, and I enjoyed reading the mumbo jumbo :)
John44 replied 24 days ago
Shalom Philip and thank you so much
Greets from Holland
John
Munggo
Superb shot.
John44 replied 24 days ago
Thenk you Mungo
cas slater 28 days ago
great photo! i remember this view from copenhagen! happy days :)
John44 replied 24 days ago
Hey Cas.. thanks for the reaction my friend
blueeyesjus 24 days ago
Congratulations John on winning the December Group Avatar Challenge at TUNNEL VISION, ISO 6400 will be our group avatar for the entire month of December
John44 replied 24 days ago
Thank you for this great news blueeyesjus
Just posted a Journal.. pleasse read here
Again .. thank you so much..I am a little proud and honored
Regards: John44
Themis 24 days ago
You weren’t driving the train at the same time, were you?!
I think what makes this a fantastic shot is the composition, not the ISO (although that helps). Maybe I’m not so impressed by high ISO because I had compact cameras with ISO1600 and 3200 since DSLRs could only dream of this (4 years = ages in digital photography!) and I hardly use flash (aquarium or not aquarium). Now, if I could only persuade the Tube drivers to let me ride shotgun… :-)
John44 replied 24 days ago
Thanks for your intresting/funny reaction :-))
carlosramos 24 days ago
Felicitaciones!!!!!! congratulation John, this is a fantastic shot.
John44 replied 24 days ago
Ahh Carlos .. muchos muchos gracias and have a good weekend
John
Hans Bax 24 days ago
Geweldig shot, John! Er zit vaart in….
Van harte met je Challengewin in de December Group Avatar Challenge Challenge! Een terechte eerste plaats!
Groeten en goed weekend verder,
Hans.
John44 replied 24 days ago
Hans een dubbel bedankje ..
Ik schakelde net in en zag jouw reactie als eerste .. ik wist nog van niets..
Neem maar een wijntje met Pieter van me :-)
Ciao
John
anisja 24 days ago
Congratulations ! Great photo.
John44 replied 24 days ago
Thanks Anisja
Lucindawind 24 days ago
wow stunning shot John and congrats ! xx
John44 replied 24 days ago
Lu darling .. thanks so much xx
have a drink on me :-))
dinghysailor1 24 days ago
completely amazing!! well done my friend and so happy to celebrate your challenge win.. now where did i put our heineken’s…LOL
John44 replied 23 days ago
Thanks Magss.. and dont worry about the Heineken.. I bring you a new crate :-))
ellismorleyphto 14 days ago
Erm… just… wow! Seriously, that is great! I still cannot get my head around ISO… at least I taught myself OK in aquarium situations, but not in my friend’s wedding. At least I think my ISO was too high which is the 1st answer I have about the grain. I need to keep practising :
P I am learning slowly but surely, maybe one day when I am rich I shall get a better camera :-P At least I can say that I do not use the flash for any photos :) :-)Congratulations on your features!!!
Russ Underwood 13 days ago
excellent image!
AleFletcher 11 days ago
Great capture!!