50mm f/1.4d shots

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50mm f/1.4d shots

Postby WadeM on Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:08 pm

A guy I work with has basically given me his f/1.4d. I put my first round through it in the afternoon on Saturday.

Comments on how to improve any part of my photography are welcomes. As always rip apart the little mistakes so I don't repeat them.

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Postby Heath Bennett on Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:19 pm

sharp and with beautifully creamy bokeh. nice work.
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Postby stubbsy on Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:20 pm

Wade

#1 is ho hum - can't really put my finger on why. #2 - Great - I love shots like this lots of nice crisp lines & good colour. #3 is also good. It's a really neat lens - you have a good mate.
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Postby big pix on Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:24 pm

stubbsy wrote:Wade

#1 is ho hum - can't really put my finger on why. #2 - Great - I love shots like this lots of nice crisp lines & good colour. #3 is also good. It's a really neat lens - you have a good mate.



#1 needs the point of focus ranged left or right or cropped to a vertical...... then it should have more interest

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Postby PiroStitch on Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:31 pm

Nice one Wade :)

1st image - not very interesting, I'd suggest next time with a plain and boring subject such as a sticker on a pole, try working from an angle or compose the pole to the side and have a nice blurred background behind it to create the DOF.

2nd image - Mmmm patterns :D

3rd image - Don't you love the low fstop :D
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Postby WadeM on Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:00 am

I wasn't too sure on #1 either. I like taking photos of such things, but struggle to frame them well. Thanks for the tips PS & bp!

I love f/1.4 already ;) I'm going to go for a shoot in the city if it doesn't rain all week. It's such a small setup.

To get his lens, I let him borrow my D70 for 2 weeks a few months ago...

(Thanks for the general comments on the other photos too :oops: )

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