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Still practicing with the 70-200 IS, a few candid shots from a family lunch today:

Lovely photos - the first one is great.

Sheish Max! WOW! These are terrific! My ONLY comment would be that no.1 seems a little TOO sharp for the content. Have u done any PP USM or sharpening of any sorts? For childhood/baby portraiture soft(er) isn't always a bad thing. The 2nd one is also good, but the woman holding the baby doesn't look impressed, maybe she's tired but imagine if she'd have been smiling a 'proud' smile? Magic!
The 3rd one - good again but what aperture did you use here? Looks a little too narrow for my preferences as HIS left eye seems to the the only focal point..
I've been overly critical but push your boundaries and you will only leap forward in your abilities!

My preference is for number 1, the smile on her face seems to sum up everything about haveing the baby.

Thanks all for the comments, especially yours Geoff. Yes, I agree the 1st is most probably a tad too sharp, it was sharpened but most probably no need to do so. These pro lens are in many ways too sharp but I suppose it's better to be too sharp and then soften things a little in PS.

The second is my daughter carrying her little cousin around for about an hour and was most probably getting sick of me taking photos, but comments acknowledged in any case!

I think the 3rd was at 2.8 for a bit of variation and you're right, the depth of field is razor thin. Some like it, some don't. I do like these type of shots. (Anyone have a 135 F2 that I could borrow permanently? )

Thanks again for the comments all.

Ozi