High ISO and FP Flash Fun

When you need high shutter speeds to capture action in early evening situations, nothing impresses more than theD300's higher ISO's and FP flash. Shot a few images at a pool party tonight while experimenting with this approach - here's a couple keepers with some added manipulation in Adobe Lightroom.

DSLR D300 w/ 16-85/3.5-5.6 VRII
Flash SB-800 Speedlight
ISO's 1800 + 6400


6400 ISO @ 1/1000 f5.6 w/ +100 Sharpening (Amount, Radius, Detail), +100 Luminance NR

Produced a very cool grainy effect and revealed decent image detail...



1800 ISO @ 1/1000 f5 w/ +100 Blacks, +100 Clarity, -100 Vibrance,

High contrast and color shift adds a different look...

The D300 and SB-800 work beautifully together in creating images from 1800 to 6400 ISO's - add FP flash and you have a powerful nighttime image machine at close quarters.