Low Light Help

[Phil1974]

Hi All,
I need some advice about shooting in low light as some of the shots I'm getting are really disappointing. Below is a shot I took today....


Bushy Park 14-10-12-031.jpg by Phil Mighall, on Flickr

It's not bad and needs some work in Lightroom but it's just not sharp enough. Ok, it was early morning and misty but the ISO was only at 640 and shutter speed 1/250 which should have been fine for me to handhold
My question is does this appear to be a focus issue, an exposure issue or just the ISO? I have had better, sharper shots at ISO 800-1000 than this (and yes, I am guilty of pixel peeping )

 

[HoppyUK]

Nothing wrong with that, at least not much that you can do without getting closer.

It's sharp, but doesn't look very sharp because it's so low contrast. The overcast conditions and particularly the heavy misty atmosphere, accentuated by being at some distance, ie there's a lot of moist atmosphere between camera and subject. It would also benefit from a bit more exposure.

Pretty much the first rule with wildlife is to get close, ie field craft, before equipment and camera technique.

 

[admirable]

Nothing wrong with that, at least not much that you can do without getting closer.

It's sharp, but doesn't look very sharp because it's so low contrast. The overcast conditions and particularly the heavy misty atmosphere, accentuated by being at some distance, ie there's a lot of moist atmosphere between camera and subject. It would also benefit from a bit more exposure.

Pretty much the first rule with wildlife is to get close, ie field craft, before equipment and camera technique.

 

[weybourne]

Nothing wrong with that, at least not much that you can do without getting closer.

It's sharp, but doesn't look very sharp because it's so low contrast. The overcast conditions and particularly the heavy misty atmosphere, accentuated by being at some distance, ie there's a lot of moist atmosphere between camera and subject. It would also benefit from a bit more exposure.

Pretty much the first rule with wildlife is to get close, ie field craft, before equipment and camera technique.

too.

Re. the bit I put in bold, the exif says that -1/3 stop of exposure compensation was dialled in - was this intentional, Phil?

 

[Phil1974]

too.

Re. the bit I put in bold, the exif says that -1/3 stop of exposure compensation was dialled in - was this intentional, Phil?

Thanks for the replies. The negative exposure comp is confusing. I normally dial in +0.3 to 0.7 as a starter as I find the D7000 underexposes. Maybe I was tired and went the wrong way
I'll check some of the other shots tonight.