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Morgan & Michael.
Can anyone tell me why this is so noisy? exif says, 0.04 sec., f/22.0, ISO 6400, focal length 41mm. Should I have set the ISO lower manually instead of allowing the camera to choose? It was a very overcast morning. Raining, actually. Thanks for any advice you can give! :)

[Allison Williams]

Great smiles.

[Julie Duncan]

@allie912 Thank you, Allison! :)

[Rosie Kind]

nice shot and I can't see a lot of noise. However, to avoid this you could have set your aperture to say 7.1 which would have rendered the background out of focus and made the couple stand out. This would allow you to lower the ISO. Having said that I think this is fine as it is.

[Julie Duncan]

@rosiekind Thanks so much, Rosie! I appreciate your advice and kind comments. :)

[Ingrid]

I would offer the exact same advice as Rosie :)

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome portrait.

[Julie Duncan]

@ingrid_marianna Thank you, Ingrid! It seems to be the consensus! I appreciate your help. :)

[carol white]

A lovely portrait

[Lisa Poland]

Beautiful shot. That's a very high ISO, probably your culprit. But, it's not that noticeable.

[Julie Duncan]

@homeschoolmom Thank you, Lisa! :)

[Julie Duncan]

@carolmw Thank you, Carol! :)

[Helge Erik Storheim]

It is a great portrait Julie. At ISO 6400 you will see some noise even on a DSLR. Shooting with such a small aperture (f22) will also cause diffraction which makes the image softer/blurry. On a crop sensor DSLR you shouldn't use smaller apertures than f16 (unless you absolutely have to of course ;-) I usually never go smaller than f8 or f11 on my DSLR.

[Julie Duncan]

@helstor Thank you for the helpful hints, Helge! I appreciate it! :)