~ first shoot with my 50 / 1.8 ~

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~ first shoot with my 50 / 1.8 ~

Postby flipfrog on Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:11 pm

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love the quality of this lil lens!
if u dont have one, get one now!
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Postby wendellt on Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:15 pm

were you shooting at f1.8 if so pretty dam sharp i can see texture on the nose!


pretty girl and pretty photo too
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Postby birddog114 on Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:17 pm

wendellt wrote:pretty girl and pretty photo too


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Re: ~ first shoot with my 50 / 1.8 ~

Postby NikonUser on Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:25 pm

flipfrog wrote:if u dont have one, get one now!


It's on my list :)
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Postby flipfrog on Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:30 pm

that is f9 with studio strobes, USM in PP
but yeah, pretty sharp huh?..i love it!
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Postby wendellt on Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:36 pm

yeah at f9 damn sharp
no wonder everything is in focus

I've got to get myself on of them, i already have the lens
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Postby MCWB on Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:38 pm

wendellt wrote:I've got to get myself on of them, i already have the lens

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Looks great Dee, superb! :)
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Postby Alex on Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:38 pm

Damn sharp and lighting is great. Great looking subject too!

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Postby nito on Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:43 pm

nice, nice, shot. That is one mean prime. :D
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Postby flipfrog on Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:45 pm

and for just 170 bones too! (canadian dollah)

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Postby vort on Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:50 pm

Oh hey you're the flickr dude :P I watched you and you watched me back.

This pic is fantastic dude! I really love it. Who's the model?
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Postby mudder on Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:02 pm

Strewth that's sharp and detailed, you're making that lens work well... Good PP too...
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Postby shakey on Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:17 pm

It's a great shot BUT I would suggest getting rid of the hotspots on the lips. A little more PS. There's a great minitutorial in Scott Kelby's PS CS2 for digital photographers book about doing this using the clone tool,darken mode, 50% opacity. OK if you want to "browse" this in a bookshop its on page 302.
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Postby HappyFotographer on Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:41 pm

Dee, I was looking at that lens today trying to work out how to convince my man I need one......your images will do a fabulous job for me.

Very nice, lovely and sharp, fantastic work.
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Postby psionic on Sat Mar 11, 2006 12:06 pm

Both of those images are great ! The sharpness is fantastic and subject is very easy on the eye :lol: . I like the shot with the bubbles, I like the pose and expression of the model.

I've been thinking of getting something like this for some basic portait work and your images confirm this lens is a good one to start with..

I also just found out my local photoshop in Sterling has em for a measley $93 bucks (US), so I might have to get up there this weekend and pick one up.

Many thanks for sharing, new toy here we come !

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Postby Jonesy on Sat Mar 11, 2006 12:27 pm

WOW :D on the lens, the subject, and the photographer

nice work
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Postby losfp on Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:26 pm

Yeah, the 50/1.8 is definitely one of my faves. Small, light, sharp, and oh so deliciously cheap :)

Fantastic shots too! I need to work on my portrait work.. I can't get people to sit still for me unfortunately...
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Postby PiroStitch on Sat Mar 11, 2006 5:40 pm

Talk about bang for your buck..err bones...err buck :D Great stuff as always Dee!
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