Most up-to-date cameras handle high ISO well, but the Sony a9 is exceptional. To be successful in extreme conditions always remember to expose properly and work with minimal crops. This image was made during last summer’s Deluxe Atlantic Puffin Workshop in Quebec. The sweet light quickly faded as fog started to roll in and I really wanted to keep my shutter speed up at 1/5,000s, so I jacked-up the ISO to 20,000. Trying to track these fast moving bullets headed directly toward you is not quite as easy as you may think - smile.
Atlantic Puffin with fish (Fratercula arctica, Macareux moine, ATPU) from my DELUXE ATLANTIC PUFFIN TOUR Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Quebec, Canada. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds All Rights Reserved. Sony Alpha a9 Mirrorless camera, Sony 600mm f/4 GM OSS Lens, Sony FE 2X Teleconverter @ 1,200mm f/8 ISO 20,000 @ 1/3,200s.