gossamer
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My first attempt at this post failed to get posted properly for some reason (despite "draft saved").
I have a D500 with a 14-24mm f/2.8 and an SB-700 in TTL mode and trying to figure out the best way to navigate environments with very low light.
This picture was taken in manual at f/4 ISO 1250 1/160th and was still slightly underexposed. The main problem is the boy in front is somewhat soft, presumably because of the DoF at f/4. I'm already starting to see some noise at ISO 1250, so really don't want to go beyond that.
Ideally I'd like to take the shot at f/2.8, of course, but it also means a much more shallow DoF and would result in an increase in softness.
You can really see the focus point in the picture is the man. Perhaps if I had set the focus point on the woman it would been less soft both in the area in front of and behind her?
Hypothetically speaking, if I took this shot with the family standing as they are, except with a wall directly behind them, would it have made any difference? Is this a matter of better understanding how this lens works, or perhaps increasing the flash exposure compensation?
I have the original NEF if anyone is interested.
I have a D500 with a 14-24mm f/2.8 and an SB-700 in TTL mode and trying to figure out the best way to navigate environments with very low light.
This picture was taken in manual at f/4 ISO 1250 1/160th and was still slightly underexposed. The main problem is the boy in front is somewhat soft, presumably because of the DoF at f/4. I'm already starting to see some noise at ISO 1250, so really don't want to go beyond that.
Ideally I'd like to take the shot at f/2.8, of course, but it also means a much more shallow DoF and would result in an increase in softness.
You can really see the focus point in the picture is the man. Perhaps if I had set the focus point on the woman it would been less soft both in the area in front of and behind her?
Hypothetically speaking, if I took this shot with the family standing as they are, except with a wall directly behind them, would it have made any difference? Is this a matter of better understanding how this lens works, or perhaps increasing the flash exposure compensation?
I have the original NEF if anyone is interested.
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