tim_ziegler

<p>Thank you all for your responses, I am learning a lot here! Note that I checked and I have Active D off so that is not a concern. I did have to bring up the second (high noise) image a little (exposure setting in Camera Raw) from the original since the eyes were a bit dark and I wanted the examples to be similar. That second image also was very hot on the right and as mentioned, out of focus. I've noticed that very dark images are usually a loss when they are shot at high ISO but these two were not that different from each other. It shocked me when I found out how close the settings were.<br> I am going to take notes on everyone's advice and most importantly practice what I've learned! I can't tell you how much I appreciate your help. Thank you again for taking the time to respond.</p>

<p>Guys,<br> Please take take a look at the two image crops. Both taken a few minutes apart with similar settings, the same high ISO (1,250), same camera (D7000) model, almost same shutter speed (1/80 vs 1/60), similar light level (but not direction). They both are 200% crops of the same eyes. You will notice the eyes are different size and therefore were a different distance from the lens (but that should not make a difference noise wise). The first image is sharp and has very little noticeable noise. The second is reasonably sharp with LOTS of noise! Why? Except for the distance, shutter speed, and slight light level differences these should be the same noise level. Does light direction make all this difference? Or does the slightly lower light level make all the noise happen? Any help you can give me is MUCH appreciated.<br> <img src="/photo/17983403" alt="" /><br> <img src="/photo/17983401" alt="" /></p>