Pushing low light to the max with high ISO/fast glass but no tripods

[wdwmagic]

Not sure we have one for this already, but lets see your shots pushing low light to the limit.

I'll start with this one - tough shooting conditions with very low light and moving across the scene.

 

[BoarderPhreak]

The Holy Grail shot...

 

[C&D]

 

[fractal]

I find Dinosaur the most challenging to shoot. For one, you risk knocking a tooth out with the herky, jerky and violent movement and two, it's so freaking dark!

My best results came from my most recent trip.

ISO 8000, 1/100 sec, f/1.4

 

[BoarderPhreak]

Hodor! ISO 12,800 - 1/17s @ f/1.4.

 

[C&D]

These low light and ISO pushed extended shutter photos (especially with the better cameras sometimes represented here) make pictures that the naked eye can't even see.

 

[Magicart87]

These low light and ISO pushed extended shutter photos (especially with the better cameras sometimes represented here) make pictures that the naked eye can't even see.

That just tells me that attraction light levels or dynamics are not where they should be, not if most of the scene detail is lost in the shadows. These are some nice pics! Keep'em coming! Great thread @wdwmagic!

 

[BoarderPhreak]

ISO 12,800 - 1/70s @ f/1.4

 

[BoarderPhreak]

ISO 12,800 - 1/200s @ f/1.4

 

[Magicart87]

ISO 12,800 - 1/200s @ f/1.4

Is that his right eye showing through the eyepatch!? Looks like a Cyborg.

 

[BoarderPhreak]

ISO 12,800 - 1/110s @ f/1.4

 

[BoarderPhreak]

ISO 12,800 - 1/20s @ f/1.4

 

[wdwmagic]

ISO32000
f1.8
1/60

 

[BoarderPhreak]

Not only high ISO... A high ISO pano! ISO 6,400 - 1/75s @ f/1.8

 

[BoarderPhreak]

ISO 12,800 - 1/280s @ f/1.4

 

[BoarderPhreak]

ISO 6,400 - 1/300s @ f/1.4

 

[BoarderPhreak]

This scene is always harder than it should be. You don't have a lot of time, let alone for AF - and it's pitch dark.

ISO 12,800 - 1/180s @ f/1.4

 

[BoarderPhreak]

No tripod - four-shot handheld pano. Stitched image is YUUUGE. Boosting contrast I lost a few stars.

ISO 3,200 - 1/240s @ f/2

 

[fractal]

ISO 3200, f/1.4, 1/30 sec.

I know I raised the exposure at least 2 stops in post so really more like ISO 12,800.

 

[C&D]

ISO 3200, f/1.4, 1/30 sec.

I know I raised the exposure at least 2 stops in post so really more like ISO 12,800.

Wow, that is so much more than my eye could ever see. Pushing this to the max is really an advantage (to viewing). Nice job!

p.s. I never could figure why "Disney" didn't clean this image up better for little more definition.