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calicokat
26th of April 2006 (Wed), 22:53
Playing around with the 1D and 85L:

First taken with a 1D and 85L. ISO 200, f/2.8, 1/100th in manual mode.
Second taken with 1D and 85L. ISO 100, F/1.2, 1/160th in A/V
Keiffer
26th of April 2006 (Wed), 23:20
Man that 1.2 is almost dangerous, Not much room for error with that DOF.
calicokat
26th of April 2006 (Wed), 23:25
Man that 1.2 is almost dangerous, Not much room for error with that DOF.

Yeah, I focused a bit low on her face, should have focused on the eyes a bit better. Still usable though :)
calicokat
27th of April 2006 (Thu), 04:42
What do you think of the B/W version of #2
DwightMcCann
27th of April 2006 (Thu), 16:53
With the 85L you must ALWAYS focus on the close eye. Harsh criticism: don't have her smile quite so big ... all those teeth and gums suck the eye to her mouth. Suggestion: don't have her so straight on; have her sit with her body facing 90 degrees away and turn her heard toward you; then shot and have her rotate her body a bit, shoot, rotate, shoot, rotate ... you will find an angle within the 180 degrees where her body faces left to right that suits you and her best. Also, I'd get a little closer to tighten up the crop ... she has a beautiful face and everything else is a distraction. And, of course, watch those backgrounds.
mrclark321
27th of April 2006 (Thu), 17:32
Not sure if the 85L is a recent purchase so I will congratulate you anyway. I am definately not a pro but I will say for sure that the 85L can be tricky to use, stoppe down you still get great results with this lens. The first one is very nice. :)
This is a shot of my mother with the 85L, straight out of the camera....No PP
Apeture 8.0
Shutterspeed 1/60
ISO 320
Flash used

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/mrclark321/IMG_1184.jpg
calicokat
27th of April 2006 (Thu), 17:45
With the 85L you must ALWAYS focus on the close eye. Harsh criticism: don't have her smile quite so big ... all those teeth and gums suck the eye to her mouth. Suggestion: don't have her so straight on; have her sit with her body facing 90 degrees away and turn her heard toward you; then shot and have her rotate her body a bit, shoot, rotate, shoot, rotate ... you will find an angle within the 180 degrees where her body faces left to right that suits you and her best. Also, I'd get a little closer to tighten up the crop ... she has a beautiful face and everything else is a distraction. And, of course, watch those backgrounds.

I don't mind the cririsism, its how we get better. Thank you for your suggestions, I will practice some more and put them to good use :)
calicokat
27th of April 2006 (Thu), 17:46
Not sure if the 85L is a recent purchase so I will congratulate you anyway. I am definately not a pro but I will say for sure that the 85L can be tricky to use, stoppe down you still get great results with this lens. The first one is very nice. :)
This is a shot of my mother with the 85L, straight out of the camera....No PP
Apeture 8.0
Shutterspeed 1/60
ISO 320
Flash used

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/mrclark321/IMG_1184.jpg

Thank you, thats a very nice shot of your grandmother, I will be sure to step the lens down a bit next time :)