Hello Photographers!

In nature photography, the fear of noise makes a lot of good photos cease to exist.

There is a very common lock in those who are learning nature photography: holding the ISO as long as possible, as if any noise were a serious mistake. However, in the countryside, this logic is usually expensive.

When the light falls, the animal moves and the scene calls for speed, insisting on too low an ISO can cost sharpness, reaction time and even the entire photo. And in practice, an image with a little more noise can still work much better than an image that is shaky or lacks momentum.

• Photo settings: ISO 5000, Speed 1/250, f/5.6 aperture

The problem is that many people learn to fear the ISO before they learn to think about the scene. But ISO doesn't exist alone. He is always trading with speed and openness. If the behavior calls for quick action, holding the ISO out of technical pride rarely helps.

This does not mean using any value carelessly. It means understanding priority. In an inned bird, with good light and a calm scene, you may be able to work more freely. In the understory, flight, territorial dispute, or low light, high ISO is often the natural price of a possible shot.

It is also worth remembering that cameras and software have evolved a lot. In many cases, the fear that remained in the imagination is greater than the real problem in the final image.

• Photo settings: ISO 1250, Speed 1/640, f/8.0 aperture

On the field, good technique is not the one that protects your ego. It is the one that protects the possibility of the photo.

On the next outing, notice at what point you stop raising the ISO out of fear. This answer usually says a lot about what is holding back your evolution.