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Posted: **Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:43 pm**

Just got back from Blackdown Tabletops National Park... Wow what a place, I cannot recomend a visit to this place highly enough just beautiful and the perfect place to try out my new lens which i only picked up last thursday... (Canon 50mm Prime f1.8

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To say i'm happy with this little lens is an understatment... it only came off my camera for approx 2 mins to shoot a young fat healthy Kookaburra with my 70-300mm (I'll post these later) but I have a lot to learn about using this fast lenses... I kinda way overexposed a lot of the shots...

I have over 400 pics to wade through but thought i'd put these up to start with... they have only been framed and resized - no other PP performed...

I'm not sure which one I like better - the fast shutter capturing the crisp flames or the slower (not by much) bluring the flames... I await your opinions...

Cheers

Bretski

Posted: **Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:53 pm**

Both shots are nice, but I like the second one better.

Posted: **Mon May 01, 2006 12:22 am**

The second one is a much nicer shot - i really like the way the ambers have blurred. I personally find it very hard to get a good "flame" photo, and have tried a number of times with no results I am happy with.

Oh yes - and that lens - 'aint it great?

Tristan

Posted: **Mon May 01, 2006 8:18 am**

I also shoot with a 350D and was tossing up between the f1.8 or the f1.4, but with shots like the ones above... I might just save the extra dosh

The flames in the second are alot nicer.

Posted: **Mon May 01, 2006 10:12 am**

#2 does it for me...

I was wondering wether to buy this Canon 50mm f1.8... looking at your pics, I will get one.. excellent pics

Cheers
Mak

Posted: **Mon May 01, 2006 10:22 am**

Both fantastic images Bretski. The frames, however, do nothing for them.

Posted: **Mon May 01, 2006 11:38 am**

#2 is more pleasing to my eye. Agree with manta on the frames though - simple 1px border would have done for me.

Posted: **Mon May 01, 2006 3:23 pm**

Looks great!

Posted: **Mon May 01, 2006 5:26 pm**

Both are very nice shots Bret but I'm still leaning towards the 2nd

Posted: **Mon May 01, 2006 5:42 pm**

No 2 for me

so the 1.8 is dearer that the 1.4 ...

Posted: **Mon May 01, 2006 5:52 pm**

Nope Big Red, the f1.8 MKII is about 180 and the f1.4 is 400+

Cheers
Mak

Posted: **Tue May 02, 2006 1:27 am**

Big Red wrote:No 2 for me

so the 1.8 is dearer that the 1.4 ...

Best price I found on ebay was around $150 by the time u added postage etc good ol Hardly Normals did it for $160... I figured it was worth the extra ten bucks to get my hands on it and have proper warranty to back it up...

Posted: **Tue May 02, 2006 1:28 am**

Manta wrote:Both fantastic images Bretski. The frames, however, do nothing for them.

Yes your right... they really don't suit do they...

Posted: **Tue May 02, 2006 1:31 am**

A few more... No PP just Borders and Resize at this stage...

I'm really happy with some of the shots i ended up with

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