kuzeycem
Medicinal Birding
So, I was photographing some finches and tits at a local park this morning and tried to some experimenting with my Canon 7D + 400mm 5.6.
First I tried Tv mode as that is the mode I use when it's all sunny. However, as you can imagine, dim light doesn't go well with Tv (or anything in that matter).
As my lens in 400mm, I usually need a shutter speed of more than 1/400 or 1/640. However when I enter these values the ISO value it gives me is very inadequate for my current position. And when I increase the ISO, noise comes in.
Then I tried Av. I set the ISO to 400 and aperture to f/5.6. It was very well lit but for some reason the shutter speed kept changing, even though I usually kept the ISO and f-stop constant.
Shutter speed was also very slow, about 1/80, so it had massive motion blur. Of course it can become sharp with higher ISO, but... noise.
So what is the deal? Is there any way you can get a nice, sharp, well-lit shot? What is the technique?
Thanks in advance.
First I tried Tv mode as that is the mode I use when it's all sunny. However, as you can imagine, dim light doesn't go well with Tv (or anything in that matter).
As my lens in 400mm, I usually need a shutter speed of more than 1/400 or 1/640. However when I enter these values the ISO value it gives me is very inadequate for my current position. And when I increase the ISO, noise comes in.
Then I tried Av. I set the ISO to 400 and aperture to f/5.6. It was very well lit but for some reason the shutter speed kept changing, even though I usually kept the ISO and f-stop constant.
Shutter speed was also very slow, about 1/80, so it had massive motion blur. Of course it can become sharp with higher ISO, but... noise.
So what is the deal? Is there any way you can get a nice, sharp, well-lit shot? What is the technique?
Thanks in advance.