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400D + 50mm 1.8

Postby Ady on Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:40 pm

Hi, I'm new here so I thought i'd share some of my recent photos.

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Postby christiand on Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:59 pm

Hi Ady,

NICE :)
I like the skin colour, the model, composition and the lighting and the way you used DOF.

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Postby Bindii on Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:09 pm

Pretty girl and great poses...I'm not so sure on the PP in the first shot though...the background blur finishes awkardly on her neck...mind you having said that the first is also my favourite of the three....go figure :)
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Postby Justin on Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:31 pm

Like the first one heaps - the eyes have it. Also you have one you didn't post which has a candid air - 1219
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Postby Ady on Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:38 pm

Thanks for the comments. I must admit the DOF is rather shallow. The lens was kind of new to me and I thought 1.8 would be the way go, I dial it back a little now after those experiences, but i'm still getting used to se4tting the apeture to get the DOF just right.
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Postby petal666 on Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:16 am

Ady wrote:Thanks for the comments. I must admit the DOF is rather shallow. The lens was kind of new to me and I thought 1.8 would be the way go, I dial it back a little now after those experiences, but i'm still getting used to se4tting the apeture to get the DOF just right.
I think DOF is just right on the first one.
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Postby Big V on Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:56 am

The exposures on these are spot on... This girls has a very interesting look and is very comfortable in front of the camera.
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Postby Ady on Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:07 am

Thanks, it is my GF so does make it quite a bit easier I guess. Not sure I would do so well with a relative stranger.
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Postby vikin70 on Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:14 pm

thumbs up ! i like the first one best, 50 primes rock
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Postby gstark on Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:34 pm

I'd actuallylike to see a tad more DoF in the first one of these.

You have her right eye in focus, but the left one is not. I think the image would benefit from both eyes being in sharp focus.
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Postby Ady on Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:06 pm

gstark wrote:I'd actuallylike to see a tad more DoF in the first one of these.

You have her right eye in focus, but the left one is not. I think the image would benefit from both eyes being in sharp focus.


Yes, I do agree with you myself. Ultimately that is the way I would want it, but I did not realise the depth would be quite that shallow at the time.
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Postby gstark on Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:19 pm

I've not yet had an opportunity to play with a 400D, so I can't say whether chimping would have helped you address this issue; it wouldn't have on the D70, but it would have on the D200.

But with these lenses wide open - or close to - the DoF is quite shallow, and you need to just bear this in mind as you're shooting. All it takes is a nudge here or there and the problem can be addressed. :)
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Postby Ady on Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:48 pm

Yes, it does help. It's quite a nice big and bright screen on the 400D. Once I get on a bit of a roll though I don't normally have a look till I get them home on my PC.
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