Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

[ieatstars]

Adopted and discovering life outside a shelter. :D
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6096/6370012691_c1eb941859_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ieatstars/6370012691/)
Hey, look at me! I've got a home! :D (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ieatstars/6370012691/) by i eaт sтars (http://www.flickr.com/people/ieatstars/), on Flickr

[paradiddleluke]

Congratulations! its a great feeling, looks like you got a smart one! very curious with tons of life in his eyes!!

[ieatstars]

Congratulations! its a great feeling, looks like you got a smart one! very curious with tons of life in his eyes!!

Certainly is :) (both comments, haha) I've been waiting to adopt my whole life. It's been immensely rewarding so far (even if I've lost more sleep than with a toddler :lol:).

[paradiddleluke]

absolutely haha, I remember the first few nights with my pup, hated his cage, then we gave up on the cage :p almost 9 years later here he is, mans best friend is damn right

sorry if this image in a few dozen pages back, i don't remember if I ever posted it and I havn't gotten many new pics of him as i've been at school

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2551/5738297278_dedb4d39f9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukecs/5738297278/)
Jake (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukecs/5738297278/) by LukeCS (http://www.flickr.com/people/lukecs/), on Flickr

[ieatstars]

absolutely haha, I remember the first few nights with my pup, hated his cage, then we gave up on the cage :p almost 9 years later here he is, mans best friend is damn right

sorry if this image in a few dozen pages back, i don't remember if I ever posted it and I havn't gotten many new pics of him as i've been at school


Aw, haha. That's such an awesome shot. PS where in Chicago are you from?

[paradiddleluke]

thanks! and I'm from the northern suburbs, up near Highland Park, around the boarder of cook/lake county. familiar with the city?

[CameraMan]

My dog was cage trained rather quickly. Maybe 3 months. By then she knew how to ask to go outside. She wasn't much of a chewer either. I think I broke her of that when I put red hot chilli pepper juice on the corners of the table she did chew on. She never chewed anything ever again. She has a nasty habit of bringing leaves, sticks, rocks, etc inside when she comes in. I don't know why. We love her though!

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6107/6371530459_f59da67c9e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanmars/6371530459/)
Shadow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanmars/6371530459/) by CameraMan65 (http://www.flickr.com/people/alanmars/), on Flickr

[paradiddleluke]

all this talk of Chicago, had to take a pic of my flag.

in 51 hours i'll be stepping off a plan into O'hare to visit home for Thanksgiving, cannot wait!

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6240/6371954225_c1933e6496_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukecs/6371954225/)
Home (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukecs/6371954225/) by LukeCS (http://www.flickr.com/people/lukecs/), on Flickr

[ieatstars]

thanks! and I'm from the northern suburbs, up near Highland Park, around the boarder of cook/lake county. familiar with the city?

Born & raised! :cool: :D


Love the flag shot!

[paradiddleluke]

It truly is a great city, I didn't realize how much I loved it till I left for school. the plan right now is to move back once I graduate but life always throws curveballs so we'll see what happens :p

[Tony_Stark]

All this talk of Chicago makes me want to go back so bad! I havent visited in so many years, but last time I did go I enjoyed it very much! Beautiful city!

Some shots from me,

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6239/6373177045_11155a6bb8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6373177045/)
Day 180/365 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6373177045/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6211/6373178991_bb35319cc6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6373178991/)
IMG_4062.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6373178991/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr

[ieatstars]

All this talk of Chicago makes me want to go back so bad! I havent visited in so many years, but last time I did go I enjoyed it very much! Beautiful city!

You should! It is a pretty cool place :-) (and I say that after seeing half the world)

I love the Christmas cups shot! Great light & bokeh. Those cups make me stupidly happy for no reason. :D

[emelvee]

Hoping to get this lens someday ... subscribing to be envious ;)

Love everyone's shots!

[stevemtno]

Been a while since I posted anything, so I thought I'd upload one of our faithful security system..

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6055/6374071231_3177b16253_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevemtno/6374071231/)
IMG_2287 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevemtno/6374071231/) by SteveMTNO (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevemtno/), on Flickr

Comments are welcome..

[MikeFairbanks]

A buddy and I were lucky enough, back in the early 90s to get the entire city of Chicago to ourselves. We skateboarded all over the city. It was on a memorial day and the whole town was gone. Great experience I'll never forget. We even jumped on these odd conveyer belts that vertically climbed parking towers. Dangerous but thrilling.

[paradiddleluke]

haha wow, I can't imagine it ever being anywhere close to empty! gah cannot wait to get home! haha, worst part is after a week at home I have to come back to school and start studying for finals! yuck

[ieatstars]

My dog was cage trained rather quickly. Maybe 3 months. By then she knew how to ask to go outside. She wasn't much of a chewer either. I think I broke her of that when I put red hot chilli pepper juice on the corners of the table she did chew on. She never chewed anything ever again. She has a nasty habit of bringing leaves, sticks, rocks, etc inside when she comes in. I don't know why. We love her though!

That's so funny! (chili pepper -- I'll have to try that :p) Sorry I missed your post earlier. Cute pup :D I hope mine trains that fast. He's been doing really great so far.

[nWmR12]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6223/6352061395_6484e3051b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nwmr12/6352061395/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nwmr12/6352061395/) by NoahWmR12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/nwmr12/), on Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6038/6352805758_21f6e18737_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nwmr12/6352805758/)
Bokeh! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nwmr12/6352805758/) by NoahWmR12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/nwmr12/), on Flickr

[Elboubou]

Hi all!
This is my first picture on the forum
5d m2 + 50/1.4
Istanbul in October 2011
RPP + PS4


very nice colors

[speed200]

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk104/jo5ant05/DPP_10868_out_out.jpg

This was taken in the chapel of Mafra Portugal

[LeeRatters]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6371581819/lightbox/

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6114/6371581819_1aea9aafe2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6371581819/)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6375853449/lightbox/

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6059/6375853449_7a4558bbfc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6375853449/)

[speed200]

Autumn Colors taken with this lens.;)

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk104/jo5ant05/DPP_10892.jpg


http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk104/jo5ant05/DPP_10894.jpg

[CameraMan]

That's so funny! (chili pepper -- I'll have to try that :p) Sorry I missed your post earlier. Cute pup :D I hope mine trains that fast. He's been doing really great so far.

We only put her in the cage when we left the house or when we went to bed. Then later when we went to bed we could trust her to lay in bed with us. After she was potty trained we folded up the cage and put it away until she had puppies.

Amazingly, when I set it back up before she had puppies she went right to it to have her puppies in it. She knew it was a safe place for them. She's very smart.

[firefighter4u]

From a recent wedding I attended....

[paradiddleluke]

We only put her in the cage when we left the house or when we went to bed. Then later when we went to bed we could trust her to lay in bed with us. After she was potty trained we folded up the cage and put it away until she had puppies.

Amazingly, when I set it back up before she had puppies she went right to it to have her puppies in it. She knew it was a safe place for them. She's very smart.Yeah same thing happened when we were training our dog, except he only used the cage for a few weeks then we finally gave up on it, he was well enough trained to sleep out of it and it was very quick till he learned the bed was much more comfortable than the floor!

It is cool though, hes a german shepherd/hound mix and we think he may have a touch of husky in him based on personality... though he hated his cage before, while the door to it is open he loves just hanging out in it, we put some blankets over it to make it dark so we figure its because it seems like a cave or something

and because I can, heres another!

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3536/img4721o.jpg

[agphotography]

Just got another copy of this lens (third time now that I will be owning it). Finances have been tight so I decided to trade my 50L for one of these and put the difference in cost towards bills / expenses.

Just did some testing around my folks backyard and this copy is great wide open thankfully! Probably the best of the three I've had.

Here's one at f/5.6 on a 5DmkII

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6237/6379968017_33dc14120a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/agphotography/6379968017/)
Looking Into The Valley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/agphotography/6379968017/) by Abram Goglanian (http://www.flickr.com/people/agphotography/), on Flickr

[Taylor02GT]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6035/6380144917_d2e6b06c83_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taylorhockman/6380144917/)
Chipper 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taylorhockman/6380144917/) by taylorhockman (http://www.flickr.com/people/taylorhockman/), on Flickr

[CameraMan]

Nice photos Taylor and Luke! Beautiful dogs. Mine is part Black Lab part Border Collie. She has the long hair and ears of a Border Collie and the black hair and snout of a Black Lab. She also has a fine white stripe down her front side about 6" long. Otherwise she's all black.

[bfleck51]

I'll play!

http://bfleck51.zenfolio.com/img/s9/v0/p274213254-3.jpg

http://bfleck51.zenfolio.com/img/s3/v24/p768970697-3.jpg

[CameraMan]

That looks like one OLD dog! Looks like a mix between a Wire Haired Terrier and a Chihuahua.

[speed200]

Will you keep the faith....

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk104/jo5ant05/DPP_10877.jpg

[fotuwe]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6113/6384018997_32e2cbc8de_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotuwe/6384018997/)
Pacman! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotuwe/6384018997/)

[Blinkstang]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6113/6384018997_32e2cbc8de_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotuwe/6384018997/)
Pacman! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotuwe/6384018997/)Haha, nice!

[MikeFairbanks]

Just got another copy of this lens (third time now that I will be owning it). Finances have been tight so I decided to trade my 50L for one of these and put the difference in cost towards bills / expenses.

Just did some testing around my folks backyard and this copy is great wide open thankfully! Probably the best of the three I've had.

Here's one at f/5.6 on a 5DmkII

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6237/6379968017_33dc14120a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/agphotography/6379968017/)
Looking Into The Valley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/agphotography/6379968017/) by Abram Goglanian (http://www.flickr.com/people/agphotography/), on Flickr

Please don't post pictures of Temecula. It makes me homesick. ;)

I grew up in Encinitas and we owned a cabin in Idyllwild, so we used to go through Temecula a few times a year (back when it was country).

[MikeFairbanks]

By the way: What is the advantage of buying this lens over the Nifty Fifty (if we don't consider build quality and a slightly wider aperture)?

I really want a 50mm, but at three times the price, is the 1.4 worth it?

[thrash_273]

it should be worth it, not unless you prefer the almost 10 times the price.=D or more than.=D

[rpaul]

By the way: What is the advantage of buying this lens over the Nifty Fifty (if we don't consider build quality and a slightly wider aperture)?

I really want a 50mm, but at three times the price, is the 1.4 worth it?

It's an all-around better lens. Better build quality, better focusing, nicer blur, better IQ (especially at wider apertures). Yeah, it's 3x the price ... but it's still one of the cheaper lenses out there, and a great value.

[Taylor02GT]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6033/6379993583_9ab42636cd_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taylorhockman/6379993583/)
9/365 | MacBook Bokeh..Bokeh (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taylorhockman/6379993583/) by taylorhockman (http://www.flickr.com/people/taylorhockman/), on Flickr

[Taylor02GT]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6220/6386218641_a4ff3e89aa_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taylorhockman/6386218641/)
10/365 | Picture in Picture [iPhone4] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taylorhockman/6386218641/) by taylorhockman (http://www.flickr.com/people/taylorhockman/), on Flickr

[jerr6]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6386322375_d38caa6631_z.jpg

[speed200]

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk104/jo5ant05/DPP_10899.jpg

[hairyjames]

By the way: What is the advantage of buying this lens over the Nifty Fifty (if we don't consider build quality and a slightly wider aperture)?

I really want a 50mm, but at three times the price, is the 1.4 worth it?

If it wasn't worth it lots of folks, myself included, would NOT plunk the money down for the 1.4

No regrets on my part, that's for sure!

[slickooz]

Just came back from a small car meet.
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6234/6387424755_bae90b773e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70337480@N04/6387424755/)
IMG_5652 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70337480@N04/6387424755/) by slickoooz (http://www.flickr.com/people/70337480@N04/), on Flickr

[paradiddleluke]

It's an all-around better lens. Better build quality, better focusing, nicer blur, better IQ (especially at wider apertures). Yeah, it's 3x the price ... but it's still one of the cheaper lenses out there, and a great value.^this...

I have both, I got the 50 1.8 II as a gift to see if I liked the concept of a fixed focal length lens, when I realized I did the 50 1.8 just didn't quite cut it, the build is great on this lens, the AF is much better, quicker, quieter, and more accurate, the image quality is great and it gets some rather nice bokeh depending on your background and such... It is definitely worth it for me.

[Genmai]

This is a greatly underrated lens. No PP. Shot wide open for both images. These sample images were saved for the web and got noticeably softer with compression, especially on the trackball image. Cat is already pretty soft though. :p

[fotuwe]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6048/6388834599_c2427345a1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotuwe/6388834599/)
eager for knowledge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotuwe/6388834599/)

[CameraMan]

Hmmm... Now that's cool!

[arch.cm]

^^ Awesome and faved :)

[agphotography]

Please don't post pictures of Temecula. It makes me homesick. ;)

I grew up in Encinitas and we owned a cabin in Idyllwild, so we used to go through Temecula a few times a year (back when it was country).

I grew up out here so I've seen A LOT of development over the years.

[agphotography]

Here's a couple more from me, getting into the holiday spirit. Photography style!

Both are taken with a 1DmkIII @ f/2

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6108/6391051767_6d7c6c0523_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/agphotography/6391051767/)
Holidays Are Coming. 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/agphotography/6391051767/) by Abram Goglanian (http://www.flickr.com/people/agphotography/), on Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6232/6391052713_a279c0c094_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/agphotography/6391052713/)
Holidays Are Coming. 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/agphotography/6391052713/) by Abram Goglanian (http://www.flickr.com/people/agphotography/), on Flickr

[thrash_273]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6391415273_3b626d52b1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6391415273/)
Arch (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6391415273/) by madyimages (http://www.flickr.com/people/22951249@N08/), on Flickr

[CameraMan]

Here's a couple more from me, getting into the holiday spirit. Photography style!

Both are taken with a 1DmkIII @ f/2


Those are cool! I gotta find me some!

[vivala1210]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6150/6005786688_d2920efd1b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reflexivephotography/6005786688/)
AJ Rafael (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reflexivephotography/6005786688/) by martin L photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/reflexivephotography/), on Flickr

[Jenya]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6048/6388834599_c2427345a1_z.jpg

Very, very cool)

Istanbul

f1.4

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6393134003_cd9ee2861b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijenya/6393134003/)
IMG_1880 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijenya/6393134003/) by iJenya (http://www.flickr.com/people/ijenya/), on Flickr

[Taylor02GT]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6393394633_c24c60e8e0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taylorhockman/6393394633/)
11/365 | Goodbye (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taylorhockman/6393394633/) by taylorhockman (http://www.flickr.com/people/taylorhockman/), on Flickr

[fotuwe]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6035/6393904967_a8130a3afb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotuwe/6393904967/)
inside the big bang (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotuwe/6393904967/)

[ieatstars]

Happy Thanksgiving!! :D

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6394964841_c73e0b7f27_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ieatstars/6394964841/)
Oh, hey guys! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ieatstars/6394964841/) by i eaт sтars (http://www.flickr.com/people/ieatstars/), on Flickr

[.Davis.]

Spent my Thanksgiving morning with a friend of mine

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6395706625_ae31446ba1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmonz07/6395706625/)
Sonya (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmonz07/6395706625/) by David Monzingo (http://www.flickr.com/people/dmonz07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6395886627_660a5e1c34_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmonz07/6395886627/)
Sonya (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmonz07/6395886627/) by David Monzingo (http://www.flickr.com/people/dmonz07/), on Flickr

[pixel_junkie]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6396199857_e44cc6a1be_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilkaraphotography/6396199857/)
The Window.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilkaraphotography/6396199857/) by EMIL KARA (http://www.flickr.com/people/emilkaraphotography/), on Flickr

[courier]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6395723117_11840b98da_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/43398743@N02/6395723117/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/43398743@N02/6395723117/) by RinsingAgent (http://www.flickr.com/people/43398743@N02/), on Flickr

[thrash_273]

Thanksgiving Day
Today i have a whole new appreciation of what i have, I was truely blessed.
Our church went to serve breakfast at a homeless shelter on thanksgiving morning, seeing young one's in the shelter truely breaks my heart for i myself has one. This child capture my attention for being so playful and cheerful inspite of her uncertain sorrounding, you bless me. i give thanks with a greatful heart.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6396417155_53b5636948_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6396417155/)
Day 125 of 365 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6396417155/) by madyimages (http://www.flickr.com/people/22951249@N08/), on Flickr

[JimmyDude911]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6396488495_624566d047_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/25753704@N04/6396488495/)
Emma + Debbie (http://www.flickr.com/photos/25753704@N04/6396488495/) by jimmydude911 (http://www.flickr.com/people/25753704@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6036/6395746387_f6f0caf57e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/25753704@N04/6395746387/)
Emma (http://www.flickr.com/photos/25753704@N04/6395746387/) by jimmydude911 (http://www.flickr.com/people/25753704@N04/), on Flickr

[ninhja]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6397475307_57b355b8d6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/aninh/6397475307/)
Happy Thanksgiving! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/aninh/6397475307/) by allen_n (http://www.flickr.com/people/aninh/), on Flickr

[rozon]

gives me a better idea. :)

[Blurr Cube]

Spent my Thanksgiving morning with a friend of mine

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6395706625_ae31446ba1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmonz07/6395706625/)
Sonya (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmonz07/6395706625/) by David Monzingo (http://www.flickr.com/people/dmonz07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6395886627_660a5e1c34_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmonz07/6395886627/)
Sonya (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmonz07/6395886627/) by David Monzingo (http://www.flickr.com/people/dmonz07/), on Flickr

Bottom pic. Normally I look at "eyes" on portrait shots. The fact that she is looking down and can't see her eyes is what I think makes this interesting to me. Thanks for sharing. ;)

Background bokeh is good too. ;)

[.Davis.]

Bottom pic. Normally I look at "eyes" on portrait shots. The fact that she is looking down and can't see her eyes is what I think makes this interesting to me. Thanks for sharing. ;)

Background bokeh is good too. ;)

Thanks for the compliments. I love shooting with the 50mm wide open :cool:

[Drucifer29]

@1.4
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6057/6400010749_8409b84eb4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42198641@N06/6400010749/)
IMG_3307 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42198641@N06/6400010749/) by Drucifer30 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42198641@N06/), on Flickr

[CameraMan]

Thanksgiving Day
Today i have a whole new appreciation of what i have, I was truely blessed.
Our church went to serve breakfast at a homeless shelter on thanksgiving morning, seeing young one's in the shelter truely breaks my heart for i myself has one. This child capture my attention for being so playful and cheerful inspite of her uncertain sorrounding, you bless me. i give thanks with a greatful heart.


Very cool! Great experience! Thanks for sharing that!!!

[Taylor02GT]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6402301125_830c205dc5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taylorhockman/6402301125/)
Bryar's Senior Photoshoot | 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taylorhockman/6402301125/) by taylorhockman (http://www.flickr.com/people/taylorhockman/), on Flickr

[izthistaken]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6211/6373178991_bb35319cc6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6373178991/)
IMG_4062.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbucur/6373178991/) by George.Bucur (http://www.flickr.com/people/gbucur/), on Flickr
BMW!!! Yours is an E34 though, right?

[erdons]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6032/6407231579_6ed19e4a02_b.jpg

[jerr6]

@1.8
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6408260033_97784134a1_z.jpg

[JonK]

Slapped this guy on for the day and went to the city

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6408594257_060056798e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67031861@N08/6408594257/)
Love park (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67031861@N08/6408594257/) by Jon Kensy (http://www.flickr.com/people/67031861@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6408593903_b0a5a906ef_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67031861@N08/6408593903/)
Going over (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67031861@N08/6408593903/) by Jon Kensy (http://www.flickr.com/people/67031861@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6408591965_8996db30d9_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67031861@N08/6408591965/)
Saxophone (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67031861@N08/6408591965/) by Jon Kensy (http://www.flickr.com/people/67031861@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6219/6408591595_fb5f639d59_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67031861@N08/6408591595/)
Drums (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67031861@N08/6408591595/) by Jon Kensy (http://www.flickr.com/people/67031861@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6094/6408592457_3a4aa1a04f_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67031861@N08/6408592457/)
Presents (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67031861@N08/6408592457/) by Jon Kensy (http://www.flickr.com/people/67031861@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6408595347_1d275d0bdb_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67031861@N08/6408595347/)
Looking up (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67031861@N08/6408595347/) by Jon Kensy (http://www.flickr.com/people/67031861@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6408594605_ebb3993c22_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67031861@N08/6408594605/)
Street band (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67031861@N08/6408594605/) by Jon Kensy (http://www.flickr.com/people/67031861@N08/), on Flickr

[jerr6]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6408719169_5ee2565249_z.jpg

[Leffe67]

One of my favorite subjects:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6408992209_da12a815a7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/leffe67/6408992209/)
Looking (http://www.flickr.com/photos/leffe67/6408992209/) by Leffe67 (http://www.flickr.com/people/leffe67/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6409010909_e0e7991a17_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/leffe67/6409010909/)
milk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/leffe67/6409010909/) by Leffe67 (http://www.flickr.com/people/leffe67/), on Flickr

[chumlee]

Gettin my skyrim on!


http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6098/6408934885_ccdc913f4a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53252389@N06/6408934885/)
Skryim for PC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53252389@N06/6408934885/) by JPang Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/53252389@N06/), on Flickr

[highstakes]

Gettin my skyrim on!


Best $60 I've spent in a long while, enjoy the game!

Staying on topic: did you focus on the controller or the track pad?

[chumlee]

Controller.


I didn't think that I was going to like playing with the controller as opposed to using the mouse/keyboard. Its actually much better!!!

[agphotography]

I did some one light portraiture today (It's been ages!) and here is one of my results

Thankfully my sisters were home from school so I had some subjects to work with over the holiday weekend :)

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6096/6409943173_ae40415057_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/agphotography/6409943173/)
One-Light Portrait (http://www.flickr.com/photos/agphotography/6409943173/) by Abram Goglanian (http://www.flickr.com/people/agphotography/), on Flickr

[erdons]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6410191295_20e7607a1a_b.jpg

[gonças]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7145/6411457907_7500bb744d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/6411457907/)
Classic AC Cobra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/6411457907/) by Gonçalo Reis Bispo (http://www.flickr.com/people/greis_photography/), on Flickr

at F1.6

[frederiksenp]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6412891869_d98eae293e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vxsarin/6412891869/)
The Washington Monument (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vxsarin/6412891869/) by Paul Frederiksen (http://www.flickr.com/people/vxsarin/), on Flickr

[CameraMan]

Every year we put one of these up and every year it looks different. We went with a more 3D effect this year with the ski hill. Now I just need to buy some chaps with skis on their feet to make it look authentic.

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6098/6413089863_803f780ff7_b.jpg

I know it's a little crooked. I need to get another shot at a different angle.

[CameraMan]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6419842507_4c7f48eacc_z.jpg

[chumlee]

I have this little guy in my 8G nano reef!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6412977213_2e52bacd9f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53252389@N06/6412977213/)
Clownfish (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53252389@N06/6412977213/) by JPang Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/53252389@N06/), on Flickr

[thrash_273]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6421997069_5fe4c60034_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6421997069/)
Christmas Portraiture of 2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6421997069/) by madyimages (http://www.flickr.com/people/22951249@N08/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6421997997_eeb4bf4303_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6421997997/)
Christmas Portraiture of 2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6421997997/) by madyimages (http://www.flickr.com/people/22951249@N08/), on Flickr

[jerr6]

f/1.8

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6421988309_f2ef44c92f_z.jpg

[StrwBryFruitCake]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6423209593_25e07a45f7_b.jpg

[erdons]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6041/6423534841_628860f2ea_b.jpg

Trying out some PP in Lightroom

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6423577661_272cf47151_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6212/6423598859_8579feef67_b.jpg

[arch.cm]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6421997069_5fe4c60034_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6421997069/)
Christmas Portraiture of 2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6421997069/) by madyimages (http://www.flickr.com/people/22951249@N08/), on Flickr

This is a pretty neat picture!

[thrash_273]

This is a pretty neat picture!
Thanks.=D the family had a blast.=D

[imagesbybarbara]

Been making myself use my lens just sitting in my case. I do love the 50 very nice lens.

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac95/basauder/IMG_0022-1.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac95/basauder/IMG_0024.jpg

[LeeRatters]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6425445427/lightbox/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6425445427_6e148775f6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6425445427/)

[vivala1210]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6428891119_694f95531f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reflexivephotography/6428891119/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reflexivephotography/6428891119/) by martin L photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/reflexivephotography/), on Flickr

[thedcmule2]

Anyone ever feel constricted by the angle of view of the 50mm? I feel like its such a narrow space sometimes, but looks pretty good for portraits.

[JimmyDude911]

Anyone ever feel constricted by the angle of view of the 50mm? I feel like its such a narrow space sometimes, but looks pretty good for portraits.

pretty sure you’re using this lens on a crop sensor, and yes, it is kind of tight on crop. however, on full frame i find the focal length works much better for me

[CameraMan]

pretty sure you’re using this lens on a crop sensor, and yes, it is kind of tight on crop. however, on full frame i find the focal length works much better for me

Same here. Although I like it on my 40D as well as my 5D Mk II. It's pretty versatile.

[ieatstars]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6096/6430930863_6b0256c693_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ieatstars/6430930863/)
Have another cookie (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ieatstars/6430930863/) by i eaт sтars (http://www.flickr.com/people/ieatstars/), on Flickr

[agphotography]

I am really happy with my new copy of this lens. I was really bummed at first to give up the 50L, but I much prefer the size and weight of this lens. Though admittedly the MF ring is nowhere near as nice ;)

This lens works and balances wonderfully on my 1V for film too!

[fotuwe]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6435451333_e3d7027f48_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotuwe/6435451333/)
whale watching (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotuwe/6435451333/)
:)

[JaapW]

Spent my Thanksgiving morning with a friend of mine

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6395886627_660a5e1c34_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmonz07/6395886627/)
Sonya (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmonz07/6395886627/) by David Monzingo (http://www.flickr.com/people/dmonz07/), on Flickr

Beautiful portrait!

Looks sharp @ 1.4, too.

[gonças]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6436647827_845f15c2e3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/6436647827/)
Shark Eyes (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/6436647827/) by Gonçalo Reis Bispo (http://www.flickr.com/people/greis_photography/), on Flickr

[Jaynez]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6443204569_0a4cf79b24_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaynez/6443204569/)

[chr11st1an]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6116/6426544713_a346e7f5a2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelohchristian/6426544713/)
Red Eye (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelohchristian/6426544713/) by angelohchristian (http://www.flickr.com/people/angelohchristian/), on Flickr

[k-lo]

One from today
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6444627435_85dd484ceb_b.jpg
coworker

[chumlee]

I <3 My white Iphone!!!!


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6444804451_e432f62aa3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53252389@N06/6444804451/)
Iphone (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53252389@N06/6444804451/) by JPang Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/53252389@N06/), on Flickr

[chr11st1an]

From a trip to Reno NV bowling tournament :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6445374851_0b6246e56d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelohchristian/6445374851/)
Hail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelohchristian/6445374851/) by angelohchristian (http://www.flickr.com/people/angelohchristian/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6445374061_b2a4e1f931_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelohchristian/6445374061/)
National Bowling Stadium - Reno, NV (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelohchristian/6445374061/) by angelohchristian (http://www.flickr.com/people/angelohchristian/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6445373775_a4cf0d23a5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelohchristian/6445373775/)
Pit Stop (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelohchristian/6445373775/) by angelohchristian (http://www.flickr.com/people/angelohchristian/), on Flickr

[Frogdog]

Daily walk

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6448301913_05f9fb4854.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martijn74/6448301913/)
IMG_5170-Edit (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martijn74/6448301913/) by coltrane74 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martijn74/), on Flickr

[Shotman]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6031/6313499661_28b8166874_b.jpg

[stevemtno]

Do most people shoot using a tripod with this lens? I normally shoot handheld and a lot of it ends up less that tack sharp.

Should I use a tripod, boost my shutter speed, etc?

[thedcmule2]

Yes Steve, handheld is fine if your shutter speed is fast enough for the subjects' edges and your aperture isnt wide open (really hard to focus at 1.4). This thing excels at 4.0+ f-stops from what ive encountered, but 1.4 is fantastic with a tripod.

[chumlee]

Family portrait for a friend's family.... I know this isn't the C&C forum, but if you guys could give me some feedback on this one it would help.


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6450992405_b962d898b6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53252389@N06/6450992405/)
IMG_2818 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53252389@N06/6450992405/) by JPang Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/53252389@N06/), on Flickr

[Forgottenalarm]

^^^looks pretty good to me. If i had to say anything, the star is crooked and the bottom of the tree sticking out both sides distracts me as well.

[Forgottenalarm]

My lens is coming in tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

[chumlee]

^^^looks pretty good to me. If i had to say anything, the star is crooked and the bottom of the tree sticking out both sides distracts me as well.

Thanks!

[ieatstars]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6459814039_118303918d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ieatstars/6459814039/)
Bringing Sexy-Fluffy Back (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ieatstars/6459814039/) by i eaт sтars (http://www.flickr.com/people/ieatstars/), on Flickr

[Shotman]

My lens is coming in tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
You will love it, it´s my favourite toy :D

[CameraMan]

Mine too!!!

[stillwater]

First post for me on this site. Finally had a sunny day yesterday to try out this lens, picked it up a week ago. Happy with it so far !

One day shot and one night shot:

http://stillwater67.smugmug.com/Other/Random-Shots-4/i-mMbNLBM/0/L/ship-brace-L.jpg

http://stillwater67.smugmug.com/Other/Random-Shots-4/i-pCtNH5p/0/L/railchair2-L.jpg

[LeeRatters]

Do most people shoot using a tripod with this lens? I normally shoot handheld and a lot of it ends up less that tack sharp.

Should I use a tripod, boost my shutter speed, etc?

I don't even own a tripod I trust the weight of the 5D2 on so handhold everytime ;)

[Embickillo]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6456591667_c751fd8459.jpg

shot wide open

[nWmR12]

From a very cold early morning walk

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6462483039_cdd1e83341_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nwmr12/6462483039/)
Frosted (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nwmr12/6462483039/) by NoahWmR12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/nwmr12/), on Flickr

[CameraMan]

I don't know what it is about a photo of a park bench. So peaceful especially with snow on it.

[Forgottenalarm]

i love this thing

[fotuwe]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6465467851_52fbd58c50_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotuwe/6465467851/)
within in darkness (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotuwe/6465467851/)

[ieatstars]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6466013491_f00a7271ba_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ieatstars/6466013491/)
Born to be King (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ieatstars/6466013491/) by i eaт sтars (http://www.flickr.com/people/ieatstars/), on Flickr

[mdvaden]

Used both this 50mm & the 85mm the same day here. Still like each one about as much as the other depending on the shot.

[.Davis.]

Beautiful portrait!

Looks sharp @ 1.4, too.

Thanks!

A little bit of sharpening in Photoshop, but not much

[andrewnarit]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6466668581_a4d8162f5c_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewnarit/6466668581/)
SelfPortrait (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewnarit/6466668581/) by andrewnarit (http://www.flickr.com/people/andrewnarit/), on Flickr

[fotuwe]

2 much PP on the eye

[Shotman]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6454966629_805a41d9e9_b.jpg



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6454981849_44fb067d27_b.jpg



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6454977817_f650788f82_b.jpg

[Jonathan Taylor]

Headshot session from last week...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6467378733_6424c95938_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonton/6467378733/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonton/6467378733/) by Jonton95075 (http://www.flickr.com/people/jonton/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6467378605_6297b61e4e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonton/6467378605/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonton/6467378605/) by Jonton95075 (http://www.flickr.com/people/jonton/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6467378475_85226d51aa_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonton/6467378475/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonton/6467378475/) by Jonton95075 (http://www.flickr.com/people/jonton/), on Flickr

[Organic Treats]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/organictreats/6462809991/lightbox/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6462809991_7c655914ab_b.jpg

[thedcmule2]

We should also write what camera body we used here. As I look through the hundreds of pages in this thread, I couldn't help but realize that the bodies that cost twice as much usually give out images that look twice as good.

Our 60Ds, 550Ds, 7Ds, etc all look decent but Jordan Voth's 5D Mark II's images blow them all out. Not to be negative, but I just want to some 60D shots that look good too lol!

[chumlee]

Im using a 40D and Im getting some pretty good shots out of this lens IMO..^^^


http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6057/6332881507_70ef21a92d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53252389@N06/6332881507/)
Evo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53252389@N06/6332881507/) by JPang Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/53252389@N06/), on Flickr

[rpaul]

Our 60Ds, 550Ds, 7Ds, etc all look decent but Jordan Voth's 5D Mark II's images blow them all out. Not to be negative, but I just want to some 60D shots that look good too lol!

550D, 60D, and 7D essentially use the same sensor. 5D has its own sensor, plus it's FF so there's that difference as well.

[Organic Treats]

Full frame man. That's the only difference. My 50 is sharp as a tac.

[thrash_273]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6469074171_b4b2a18cf6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6469074171/)
135 of 365 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6469074171/) by madyimages (http://www.flickr.com/people/22951249@N08/), on Flickr

[alchamy]

http://korento.se/wp-content/uploads/MG_6511.jpg

[HayleySara]

Any tips to AF this lens at 1.4?
Such as what AF modes and such?
I manage just fine, but I feel I have to continually make sure EVERY photo is in focus right after I shoot it.
My focus-recompose method doesn't work with such a large aperture. :(

[phant0mv87]

Any tips to AF this lens at 1.4?
Such as what AF modes and such?
I manage just fine, but I feel I have to continually make sure EVERY photo is in focus right after I shoot it.
My focus-recompose method doesn't work with such a large aperture. :(

one shot AF
and use the point closest to the subject you want in focus

[Leffe67]

It was a foggy night a few days ago and I snuck outside and took a few photos... Not sure if these work or not.

First try with some longer exposures. My older Rebel XT captures quite a bit of noise on longer exposures.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6475036345_57b63aab93_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/leffe67/6475036345/)
IMG_7390 - Version 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/leffe67/6475036345/) by Leffe67 (http://www.flickr.com/people/leffe67/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6475045457_306fa0e695_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/leffe67/6475045457/)
IMG_7383 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/leffe67/6475045457/) by Leffe67 (http://www.flickr.com/people/leffe67/), on Flickr

[paradiddleluke]

It has been a while since I've been shooting... unfortunately 20 credits in one semester has caught up with me the last 3 or so weeks, but for one of my large final projects a "snapshot headshot" was needed, I decided to do a bit more than that and go for something I haven't done... a self headshot that I actually like.... that being said I suck at posing....

regardless, 2 strobes, 1 YN460-ii on the background to blow it out and 1 YN560 into a qbox24 camera right and up, reflector (white) below

@f/2.0, 1/250th, iso125

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6475423451_2ee2c39caf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukecs/6475423451/)
Selfie for a School Project (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukecs/6475423451/) by LukeCS (http://www.flickr.com/people/lukecs/), on Flickr

[mdvaden]

It has been a while since I've been shooting... unfortunately 20 credits in one semester has caught up with me the last 3 or so weeks, but for one of my large final projects a "snapshot headshot" was needed, I decided to do a bit more than that and go for something I haven't done... a self headshot that I actually like.... that being said I suck at posing....

Pose seems fine.

Maybe wash the dirt off your face :D

Tried to see what a different crop looked like.

:cool:

[paradiddleluke]

Haha thanks! I like the crop, but for some reason horizontal headshots grow on me a bit more haha

[brokkbloodaxe]

Leffe67 those are great

[Quad-Response]

Love my 1.8 now that I have stripped and cleaned it but I think the 1.4 will be my next purchase, would love the L but a little out of my range right now.

[thrash_273]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6479802517_0a95c2719e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6479802517/)
Day 137 of 365 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6479802517/) by madyimages (http://www.flickr.com/people/22951249@N08/), on Flickr

[thedcmule2]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5248/5219322958_6b844b82f7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jojo2fast/5219322958/)
Natasha (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jojo2fast/5219322958/) by jordanvoth.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/jojo2fast/), on FlickrSorry to quote such an old post, but how was it possible to use 1.4 aperture on this and get her face AND her boots in focus? I thought 1.4 was paper thin, is there a trick to this, like your distance from her?

[chumlee]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6479802517_0a95c2719e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6479802517/)
Day 137 of 365 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22951249@N08/6479802517/) by madyimages (http://www.flickr.com/people/22951249@N08/), on Flickr

How did you light this?