I had the great pleasure to work with this young lady today. She is like a for-real model and pageant girl, having won some large regional ones apparently. Quite the looker too. Anyway, I'm hoping to work with her in the future for some film stuff (this was for her personal use and needed to be done ASAP), so for now, some D700 images, first with a 50/1.2, AIS, second, with an 85/1.8 AI:
Originally Posted by Peter J. De Smidt
Thanks guys!
Dear Mr. Coldslabs, Austin Granger has instructed us to inform you that you are infringing on his copyright. To avoid legal action, please refrain from ever again photographing your elongated shadow on the ground. Thank you. Sincerely, Austin Granger's team of lawyers....with apologies to Austin's avatar.
Jonathan
Self with Lantern, Alvord Desert, Oregon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/austingranger/
Corran,
Those are some nice photos of a very pretty young lady. The character of the out-of-focus areas, though, is distracting.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
I know some folks won't like it and find it distracting. Myself, I like it. If I had had more time I would have tried some different aperture settings though to see the difference.
That's what matters!
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
This is cool.
Yes very cool. Looks like a great place. Reminds me of the race track.
I wish I could poll some non-photographers about this. It seems to me that the character of OOF areas of photographs is something we, as photographers, spend a lot of time analyzing and debating, so we are hyper-aware of it. I am not immune to the appeal of discussing which lenses have the creamiest "bokeh," but are other people as attuned to this as we are? I wonder if a more average, casual viewer would find the f/1.2 bokeh distracting or simply think, as I did, "Wow, she's cute!"
Jonathan
Jonathan, probably the latter.
I use mostly Nikon primes for my non-action shots. The bokeh is often quite harsh. I'd really like one of the DC lenses, but I can't afford one. Since I see it so often in my own work, it stands out when I see it elsewhere.
On the other hand, if you're going to go by what the casual viewer thinks, then none of us would be using LF.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
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