HELP! w/my D90

[kccaptures]

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[kccaptures]

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[kccaptures]

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[kccaptures]

Odd, I posted the photos and now what?

 

[KmH]

Here is the EXIF data for this image:
[Image]
Make = NIKON CORPORATION
Model = NIKON D90
Orientation = top/left
X Resolution = 300
Y Resolution = 300
Resolution Unit = inch
Software = Nikon Transfer 1.1 W
Date Time = 2010-03-29 21:03:22
YCbCr Positioning = centered
Exif IFD Pointer = Offset: 212
[Camera]
Exposure Time = 1/500"
F Number = F5.6
Exposure Program = Not defined
ISO Speed Ratings = 1100
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Date Time Original = 2010-03-28 17:40:18
Date Time Digitized = 2010-03-28 17:40:18
Components Configuration = YCbcr
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Max Aperture Value = F5.66
Metering Mode = Pattern
Light Source = unknown
Flash = Flash did not fire, auto mode
Focal Length = 300mm
User Comment =
Subsec Time =
Subsec Time Original =
Subsec Time Digitized =
Flashpix Version = Version 1.0
Color Space = sRGB
Exif Image Width = 4288
Exif Image Height = 2848
Interoperability IFD Pointer = Offset: 674
Sensing Method = One-chip color area sensor
File Source = DSC
Scene Type = A directly photographed image
CFA Pattern = [G,B],
[R,G]
Custom Rendered = Normal process
Exposure Mode = Auto exposure
White Balance = Auto white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio = 1x
Focal Length In 35mm Film = 450mm
Scene Capture Type = Normal
Gain Control = High gain up
Contrast = Normal
Saturation = Normal
Sharpness = Normal
Subject Distance Range = unknown
[Interoperability]
Interoperability Index = ExifR98
Interoperability Version = Version 1.0
[Thumbnail Info]
Compression = JPEG Compressed (Thumbnail)
X Resolution = 72
Y Resolution = 72
Resolution Unit = inch

 

[white]

It's hard to offer advice when you don't post full image stats. Maybe you have a high ISO because you have a fully stopped down aperture and a fast shutter.

Edit: Thanks, KmH.

 

[o hey tyler]

It definitely looks like an ISO problem. Can you set your ISO manually while in sports mode? And also, where is Sangerville?

 

[KmH]

It's not a problem.

As the second post mentioned. The camera is working perfectly.

It is in the fully automatic "Sports" mode which means it will choose aperture and ISO values to ensure a minimum of 1/500 of a second in shutter speed to stop sports motion, and an aperture with plenty of DOF (f/5.6) at a focal length of 300 mm.

Are those the settings I would use to capture the same scene? No.

But I can see the scene, but the camera can't.

The subject scale in the image is way to small. Without being told there was a bird, and it being virtually dead center in the image, most people wouldn't see it.