I discovered yesterday I had been walking around for a couple of days with my camera set at 1600 ISO, following some night photography. You should check these things, obviously, but it's not the first time it's happened, and won't be the last. It's the digital equivalent of leaving the lens cap on.
What is interesting, however, is how much the high sensitivity suits a certain low-contrast, high-key look I've been favouring lately. 1600 is pushing it a bit -- the graininess is fairly unpleasant -- but I might try 800 for a while. As people always say, we can often learn more from our mistakes than our intentions. I'm glad I've got the Noise Ninja plugin for Photoshop to help me out, though...
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