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Todd Louis Green
28th of January 2006 (Sat), 16:37
My first Canon prime:

100% crop, 1/6 @ f/16, ISO 100

http://greent.com/photos/potn/first50/first50-crop.jpg


Same pic, not 100% crop:

http://greent.com/photos/potn/first50/first50-1-small.jpg
(full size image here (http://greent.com/photos/potn/first50/first50-1.jpg))



Pic #2, 1/20 @ f/8, ISO 100

http://greent.com/photos/potn/first50/first50-2-small.jpg
(full size image here (http://greent.com/photos/potn/first50/first50-2.jpg))



Pic #3, 1/320 @ f/2, ISO 100

http://greent.com/photos/potn/first50/first50-3-small.jpg
(full size image here (http://greent.com/photos/potn/first50/first50-3.jpg))



Pic #4, 1/400 @ f/2, ISO 100

http://greent.com/photos/potn/first50/first50-4-small.jpg
(full size image here (http://greent.com/photos/potn/first50/first50-4.jpg))

Comments, critiques, and corrections always welcome ...
mrclark321
28th of January 2006 (Sat), 16:39
Very nice.....and sharp!

Dan
NickSimcheck
28th of January 2006 (Sat), 16:44
First one is the best, as always!

You'll love that lens, I know I do.

I think primes really make you 'think' and really help hone your skills. How do you like the 24-105? Any chance of some samples from that? I'm thinking that will be my next buy...
Todd Louis Green
28th of January 2006 (Sat), 17:04
Nick -- Here is a 100% crop from a photo I took today, 1/1300 @ f/4, ISO 200, 58mm focal length.

http://greent.com/photos/potn/24-105-crop.jpg

And here are a couple of full images if you want to look:
Loki on Tree #1 (http://greent.com/photos/potn/loki1.jpg)
Loki on Tree #2 (http://greent.com/photos/potn/loki2.jpg)

(images were auto-leveled but not sharpened/USM'd)
Jackal
28th of January 2006 (Sat), 17:24
I've been shooting natural light photos indoors with impressive results with my Tamron. I've been having to push the ISO a bit higher though for some shots and at F2.8 the Tamron isn't as sharp as it is at F4.

I've been looking at the 50mm 1.4 as my next lens as I've seen sharp pictures even at 1.4 and even better at 1.8.
NickSimcheck
28th of January 2006 (Sat), 17:26
Looks as if I'm gonna have to tell my wife how wonderful she looks for a few weeks...
BigBlueDodge
28th of January 2006 (Sat), 18:01
The only thing I can think is what all the people were thinking that were watching you at that water fountain with your camera :)
Todd Louis Green
28th of January 2006 (Sat), 18:09
The only thing I can think is what all the people were thinking that were watching you at that water fountain with your camera :)

Lots of people came by (we were on a jogging path that goes through Rock Creek Park in Maryland). Most were mildly amused, but one woman got very offended because she "felt awkward asking me for permission to take a drink." :rolleyes: Other than that, maybe five or six people needed to have a drink during the hour or so I was at the fountain and they were all very polite about it considering it's a public fountain.
GyRob
28th of January 2006 (Sat), 18:10
oh ! so its not a bidet :)
Rob.
NickSimcheck
28th of January 2006 (Sat), 18:26
Other than that, maybe five or six people needed to have a drink during the hour or so I was at the fountain


An HOUR? Tisk Tisk, the tree huggers would burn you on a stake for all that priceless water you wasted!
Todd Louis Green
28th of January 2006 (Sat), 18:29
Well, the fountain wasn't running the whole time. My conscience is clear.

Plus, I guarantee I was significantly better armed than any gang of tree huggers in the woods. :)
bolantej
28th of January 2006 (Sat), 19:04
congrats on the new lens, Todd. It looks like a keeper to me!
mbze430
29th of January 2006 (Sun), 02:48
I think we need a 36 shot perspective of that drinking fountain.
Todd Louis Green
29th of January 2006 (Sun), 09:51
Is that like a 24-gun salute? :)