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Bad Iron
2nd of January 2006 (Mon), 18:46
Taken the other morning while breakfast was being made. Got out the 50 1.8 that I got for Christmas to try out since there was some rare natural light coming into the kitchen. Comments welcome.
Bad Iron
2nd of January 2006 (Mon), 18:47
One more.
SoaringUSAEagle
2nd of January 2006 (Mon), 19:02
Great shots!!
ewaters70
2nd of January 2006 (Mon), 19:16
great shots of a beautiful little girl. She seems to know what it takes to model for the camera...were you coaching her or is she just a natural, ;)!

thanks for sharing
Ed
Wavy C
2nd of January 2006 (Mon), 19:20
I agree, great shots! I especially like the last one and the highlights in her eyes.
dmilwain
2nd of January 2006 (Mon), 19:25
they look great!
-david
Bad Iron
2nd of January 2006 (Mon), 19:37
great shots of a beautiful little girl. She seems to know what it takes to model for the camera...were you coaching her or is she just a natural, ;)!

thanks for sharing
Ed

I wish I could take credit but she's just a natural. I'm going to have a real problem posing if I ever get some new subjects.
Art Rodriguez
2nd of January 2006 (Mon), 20:15
Great shots. She is a very adorable girl.

Art
KaplanMultimedia
2nd of January 2006 (Mon), 20:38
Fantastic, razor sharp images. You're very lucky to have such a lovely model. She's a beautiful little girl. :D
the.good.life
2nd of January 2006 (Mon), 20:46
great shots of your little girl. #3 for me, it brings ur attention to her eyes coz of the light. A little too much shadow on her lower nose area I think. Maybe if she was positioned facing a little to her right, then it might have softened the shadow a bit. I like the way she posed on those 3 pics. Looks like a future model in the making.
wu_wei0
2nd of January 2006 (Mon), 22:03
Lovely shots. lovely child.

~wu
Desertraptor
2nd of January 2006 (Mon), 22:41
Adorable, a little camera shy I see :)
queenbee288
2nd of January 2006 (Mon), 23:13
These are wonderful shots.
Maureen Souza
3rd of January 2006 (Tue), 01:58
Just beautiful, Bob. That natural light is a plus and your shooting skills were in top form. She'a beauty, those eyes are amazing.
goatee
3rd of January 2006 (Tue), 07:52
They are lovely shots. Just out of interest - what aperture are you using in them? I got a very similar pressie this year - the 85mm f/1.8. Been playing about with it - mainly to work out what the biggest aperture I can use, and still have a slight margin for error in focussing on my fast moving 20 month old son :)
Bad Iron
3rd of January 2006 (Tue), 08:58
They are lovely shots. Just out of interest - what aperture are you using in them? I got a very similar pressie this year - the 85mm f/1.8. Been playing about with it - mainly to work out what the biggest aperture I can use, and still have a slight margin for error in focussing on my fast moving 20 month old son :)

I'll have to check when I get home tonight. I think they were around 2.0 @ 400 ISO. It's really hit or miss (mostly miss) with that lens wide open as most people can tell you. At 1.8 I usually get one eye in focus and the other out of focus.

Thanks for the comments.
goatee
3rd of January 2006 (Tue), 10:02
Cool - thanks - yeah, the focus on the 85mm is really accurate, but at f/1.8 I find the DOF is so narrow, that as I use the central focus point, and then recompose, it can cause problems - I normally tweak the focus, as it has full time manual focus.
20D_Newbie
3rd of January 2006 (Tue), 10:12
I may have to break down and buy either the 50mm 1.4 or 1.8.
goatee
3rd of January 2006 (Tue), 10:32
I haven't used either - but the 85mm f/1.8 is an absolute cracker of a lens! I guess the best way to do it is to go to a shop that has them both, and play with the 1.8 first. I get the impression if you try them both, or you try the 1.4 first, you will want the 1.4 - whether you can afford it or not!
Michael L
3rd of January 2006 (Tue), 10:36
Really nice shots. Great job on the use of natural light. I wish my house had more natural light inside.
Bad Iron
3rd of January 2006 (Tue), 17:14
They are lovely shots. Just out of interest - what aperture are you using in them? I got a very similar pressie this year - the 85mm f/1.8. Been playing about with it - mainly to work out what the biggest aperture I can use, and still have a slight margin for error in focussing on my fast moving 20 month old son :)

Goatee,
I shot these in Program mode. First one was:
1/60
2.0
400 ISO

Last one was:
1/80
2.5
400
JohnnyG
3rd of January 2006 (Tue), 21:19
Wonderful shots of a cute girl with a fantastic lens! What a combination!!!
goatee
4th of January 2006 (Wed), 02:34
Thanks very much Bad Iron - your focus was spot on for both of them - no mean feat considering the problems some people suffer with the motor in that lens.

Lovely shots!

Goatee,
I shot these in Program mode. First one was:
1/60
2.0
400 ISO

Last one was:
1/80
2.5
400