ISO 6400 and volleyball

I’m sick of oblong volleyballs, the way they streak through my camera frame, going way to fast to be accurately captured by my “film”. Enter ISO 6400. I decided a couple of weeks ago, while at the Snohomish gym shooting volleyball, that I would push up to the nether regions of my camera’s capabilities and shoot on “H”, otherwise known as 6400. Ta-da! Thanks to 1/500th of a second at 2.8, we now have round volleyballs. (Well, more round) The grain at 6400 is a lot more pronounced, especially in the shadows, but in the lighter midtones and highlights, it’s not as bad and even non-existent when properly exposed.

Here are a couple more photos from last night’s match featuring Jackson at Kamiak. And just for contrast, I’ll include a couple of photos from previous years, shot at lower ISOs. You’ll notice that the older photos are much darker, with more ball movement.