High ISO of D800 still amazes me as does the whole Nikon system

Thank you very much for your lovely comments on my gallery and these photos, Bob.

Even those these were taken in rather dim late afternoon light, using the high ISO in daylight hours is really a no brainer when you need fast shutter speeds with long lenses. What I have found with shooting birds is that unless they are perfectly still, then you may get motion blur unless you use reasonably high speeds. So, it is better to use a higher ISO and a high shutter speed to make sure they are pin sharp as the high ISO is so damn good that they clean up nicely in post process, I use Noiseware Professional - highly recommended!

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