Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II - Nifty Fifty [Archive] - Page 47

oldvultureface

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 07:40

Bought this lens in the week this is my wife I love this picture of her so much. Shot at F2.8

Good choice of aperture. f/2.8 blurs unwanted background details but keeps most of the subject in focus.

wenzz

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 09:30

can someone please tell me the trick to shoot a liquor with black background?

such as this one.. (credit to Kevin Chu via flickr)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2782/4458145825_d8c0e9fe3c.jpg

ni$mo350

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 11:05

One of my favorites so far from downtown Portland.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x80/hksnismo350/4469355974_8bc239bc35_b.jpg

lensmen

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 11:12

Do you guys just take your camera stuff into restaurants??

Yes, it is a habit here in some parts of Asia, that when a dish arrives, the cameras will get the 1st shot before anyone takes a bite.

A chance to practice before biting.

lensmen

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 11:14

Got my 50mm II on Friday night and immediately took it out for a walk.

Fish shop. I would have love it, had the human figure be a mother with a little child. But I dun do photoshop.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Snoopy88/Canon%2050D%20test%20shots/IMG_5221-1.jpg

k.CHU

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 11:17

can someone please tell me the trick to shoot a liquor with black background?

such as this one.. (credit to Kevin Chu via flickr)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2782/4458145825_d8c0e9fe3c.jpg

why not ask me myself :lol:,

basically direct flash will not work. Take ur strobe somewhere at an angle, mine is under some plastic square casing thingy.. and use the highest shutter speed possible for ur camera. Either 1/200 or 1/250. Also separate the subject from the background. The farther it is from the background, the less of the background you will see..

.mark.

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 11:23

Since getting my 5D Mark II this lens is seeing a lot more action.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4469859460_265e558859.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_stevo/4469859460/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2775/4469124879_60fbab111b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_stevo/4469124879/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2725/4469900146_c0a1eaa4c4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_stevo/4469900146/)

.mark.

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 11:31

and one more...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2705/4469131833_a095bfe6ec.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_stevo/4469131833/)

wenzz

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 11:56

why not ask me myself :lol:,

basically direct flash will not work. Take ur strobe somewhere at an angle, mine is under some plastic square casing thingy.. and use the highest shutter speed possible for ur camera. Either 1/200 or 1/250. Also separate the subject from the background. The farther it is from the background, the less of the background you will see..

still can't understand.. :(

is there anyway to show me when you try to practice it? Like how you do it.. you make it in a picture.. process and teach me how to do it.. :D

I didn't ask you coz I dunno when you will come back to this thread.. :lol:
but thanks anyway for the answer.. :p

Electric Shepherd

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 12:08

wenzz

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 13:03

Put simply, with low background lighting go for a narrow aperture around f/22 and quickest shutter speed you can still sync flash with as Kevin indicated.

This combination of small aperture and short exposure means that the background will be massively underexposed, ie black.

You then light your subject with a flash, mounted off camera to the side somewhere, so that light from the flash does not illuminate the background. You then end up with a correctly illuminated subject but underexposed background.

yup~ got it.. :D

thanks for the lecture dude.. now i'd like to show my 1st picture with ue background.. though it's still far from perfect.. but i made a good 1st step.. i think.. :D

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4470709770_923b610e99.jpg

Joneildu

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 13:42

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2701/4470715170_f536c3250e_o.jpg

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II
Image Date: 2010-03-27 03:12:22 -0500
Focal Length: 50.0mm
Aperture: f/3.2
Exposure Time: 0.0020 s (1/500)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Manual
Flash Fired: No (Manual)

bigpow

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 13:55

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4413606162_d4eee4352f_o.jpg

Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Exposure: 1/80
Aperture: f/10
ISO Speed: 100

ayee007

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 14:44

versedmb

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 15:20

wamguy89

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 15:34

im still learning guys...when in indoors and low light situations, i bust out my 50mm...set the fstop to 1.8 or maybe a stop higher...is there a way to get crisp pictures without the bokeh in the background? the bokeh looks great all the time but there are times where i want a sharp image all around, not just on the subject...

This really depends on the distance at which your focusing. The closer your subject is to the background, the more the subject and the background will both be in focus. A camera focuses on a specific distance, so if everything is close to that distance, everything will mostly be in focus. But, if one thing is much closer than something else, the camera will only be able to focus on one of those things. Shooting at a higher aperture allows more to be in focus, but it sacrifices the amount of light that you let in to the camera. Therefore, if you're in a dark environment, you are pretty much forced to shoot at lower apertures, which means that you will have a much narrower depth of field (expanse of focus distance). I hope this helps and makes sense!

k.CHU

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 15:51

yup~ got it.. :D

thanks for the lecture dude.. now i'd like to show my 1st picture with ue background.. though it's still far from perfect.. but i made a good 1st step.. i think.. :D

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4470709770_923b610e99.jpg

looks fine. But if u can see its not PURE black as u can see from the top right. Just fix that in PS or anything, really easy :cool:

oldvultureface

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 16:08

Joneildu,

Sweet in more ways than one. Cute subject nicely done. :)

wenzz

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 21:29

looks fine. But if u can see its not PURE black as u can see from the top right. Just fix that in PS or anything, really easy :cool:

yes I can realize that Kevin, there is a shadow from the spot light I'm using to focus on the object.

i still haven't installed any PS here cause my computer is dumb.. too slow to run the program~

ayee007

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 21:31

This really depends on the distance at which your focusing. The closer your subject is to the background, the more the subject and the background will both be in focus. A camera focuses on a specific distance, so if everything is close to that distance, everything will mostly be in focus. But, if one thing is much closer than something else, the camera will only be able to focus on one of those things. Shooting at a higher aperture allows more to be in focus, but it sacrifices the amount of light that you let in to the camera. Therefore, if you're in a dark environment, you are pretty much forced to shoot at lower apertures, which means that you will have a much narrower depth of field (expanse of focus distance). I hope this helps and makes sense!

8-)

and you're from maryland too! =)

CRich917

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 21:34

wamguy89

28th of March 2010 (Sun), 23:16

Joneildu - Nice shot!! The colors and bokeh look great!

8-)

and you're from maryland too! =)

Woo hoo!! Haha Well, actually from VA, but I go to college in Baltimore... I like MD!

Craggles123

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 00:19

Canon 50D
50mm f/1.8 @ f/9
Speedlite 430EXII

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2800/4469066391_37d38c4fb0_b_d.jpg

Symphonic

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 06:21

^^Wow, that's a nice shot.
Is it with extensions tubes or just nifty fifty?

Craggles123

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 06:51

Just a nifty, no extensions, so was a bit of crop involved.

lensmen

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 06:59

Just a nifty, no extensions, so was a bit of crop involved.

I am very impressed by this shot too.

Just a question, what kind of fluid was used ? Water ? The surface is flat like solid ground !

How was the flash setup ? i am guessing 1 with blue gel and another with a cone to focus the light ?

Thanks in advance for the info.

Craggles123

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 07:21

No nothing special in regards to setup, I only got the flash last week, my first so was just playing with it this weekend.

Water was used, approximately 0.5 - 1cm deep on a mirror, I used clay to create a dam on the mirror and keep the water from going all over my bench.

I had a black piece of cardboard behind the mirror so that where I focussed all you could see in the mirror was the black card. To the right of the mirror I had a piece of blue card.

The flash was mounted on the camera, am yet to get a wireless / cord (on their way) and aimed at the blue card.

Shot in manual mode with a shutter speed of 1/250 and an apeture of f/9.

lol by no means a proffesional setup thats for sure, arg and I'm embarissed to say I had the dropper in one had and my other hand on the trigger, shutter release on its way though....

Inspeqtor

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 08:17

Craggles123,

You did an excellent job!

Craggles123

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 08:26

Thanks Inspeqtor.

Here's another from the same set of shots I played with tonight, looks a bit more like a crown :)

Same setup as before

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2694/4472608123_2a153ff360_b_d.jpg

TATER64

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 08:31

^ wicked shot well done^

Inspeqtor

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 08:33

Bravo!

lensmen

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 08:43

Craggles123

bw!bw!bw!bw!bw!

5 BW icons for your work. I really loved it.

You make it sounded like a PnS shoot !

If I can recreate this, it will be on a frame up on my wall (plus a poem).

Well done.

PS: Do we get to see more ?

jsigone

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 09:07

one of the new flowers I planted in the yard...good for practice:D

F2.0
1/640s
ISO 200

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/DLSR%20Photos/Gardenmakeover_38sm.jpg

.mark.

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 15:11

5D Mark II | f/8.0
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4469896596_71950b74a5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_stevo/4469896596/)

5D Mark II | f/2.0
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4469907404_4a2777e129.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_stevo/4469907404/)

jessartisan

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 15:13

5D Mark II | f/8.0
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4469896596_71950b74a5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark_stevo/4469896596/)
I love this.

.mark.

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 15:18

I love this.

Thanks! I'm certainly not the first to take a shot like this but I thought I'd give it a go. Glad you like it.

brianodom

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 15:21

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4473685987_6850f67f9d_b.jpg

mom2AnH

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 17:18

^^^^^^ how absolutely precious is this??!?! Great shot and love the b&w conversion!!

ayee007

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 17:21

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4473685987_6850f67f9d_b.jpg

this is probably one of my favorite pictures ive seen in a long time!

wamguy89

29th of March 2010 (Mon), 22:37

^I second that! Great shot! Looks awesome in B&W, too!

Rakazishi

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 05:59

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4473792335_56271a3b82.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakazishi/4473792335/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4475337139_cf1d4a21da.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakazishi/4475337139/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2438/3915222020_33688ae698.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakazishi/3915222020/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2765/4475357555_aaf4cdd326.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rakazishi/4475357555/)

This lens is my walkaround on my 40D, quite long FL but still good, anyway i'm thinking about buing 28mm f/1.8 Canon lens to replace my nifty.

niwooe

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 12:42

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4475998379_c87aa79c46.jpg

k.CHU

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 13:05

a few..

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4477043586_a28de2e11e.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4477043284_1e35e74192.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4476267321_9085814ca9.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2721/4477041752_71a586bc02.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4477042526_4da48068e9.jpg

themonk3y

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 14:12

Just ordered this lens from Amazon!! I got a $25 gift card a while back for filling out some survey and I used my free trial of Amazon Prime to get free 2 day shipping. These 2 days are gonna crawl.

I just got my camera a couple months ago so I can't wait to try taking pictures with something other than the kit lens.

Deep Pocket

30th of March 2010 (Tue), 14:17

noooooo don't make me miss my Nifty Fifty now :(

k.CHU

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 00:41

a few more..
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2731/4478448010_067cd2a401.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4478447522_011e7f2ea7.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4478447258_99ba3730cf.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4477823877_f1b941f52e.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2732/4478446984_57d2371f2d.jpg

niwooe

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 07:00

I used to hate this lens on my 40D because it tends to produce soft photos,
but now when put on a 1D, I changed my mind and starting to like it more.

shot wide open
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4478287163_6046963479.jpg

rstyle

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 07:21

I finally got one after hearing EVERYBODY tell me it was a must have. Now I know why!!!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VU8VLNoKur4/S7IP-OVJujI/AAAAAAAAAyo/3r2uXZZ5MV4/s320/IMG_9207.JPG

londonandlawson

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 08:42

How did you get that look/colors etc
I used to hate this lens on my 40D because it tends to produce soft photos,
but now when put on a 1D, I changed my mind and starting to like it more.

shot wide open
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4478287163_6046963479.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4476947767_de51f62288_b.jpg

niwooe

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 09:14

I did some cross-processing on them, lowered down the saturation by a little and thats all ;)

ToxMox

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 09:22

Here is one I took this past weekend:

http://photos.dandyfine.com/Albums/2010/03-Richard-Bday/2010032713-33-501664/823898273_s8Gy4-XL.jpg

enrigonz

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 09:27

noooooo don't make me miss my Nifty Fifty now :(

yeah, I'm beginning to miss mine too! that sucks!

jj_glos

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 14:40

Self portrait with my daughter, sadly missed the focus somehow but it was a remote release! Needs cropping a tad as well I guess looking at it, but one of my favourite pics. Notwithstanding having my ugly pug in it!

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_YuHJFANHapY/S5QKIfL8AdI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/PEVb7sbgISI/s800/Jennie%20%2820%20of%2038%29.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/photo/oVhhGC89gX-QP3JCvH48Jw?feat=embedwebsite)

londonandlawson

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 14:53

What is the best focusing option to use on this lens?

jj_glos

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 14:57

Cross your fingers and pray!

Seriously though in good light it's fine (not super fast and pretty noisy, but "fine"), but if you're trying to make use of the f1.8 in low light the focus is really hit and miss. I tend to use focus assist on an external flash if I can.

londonandlawson

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 15:19

I have a 580exii but am a complete noob with it

willy b

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 15:53

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2770/4480001274_0d412b6fa2.jpg

jj_glos

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 16:04

I have a 580exii but am a complete noob with it

That'll do focus assist nicely :D What body do you have? Basically you enable focus assist on the camera, but also disable the external flash from firing (also a setting on the body). When focussing the body will use the "red" assist light on the external flash, which I have found to help in low light. It should all be in your manual how to set it up. Also as the focus isn't that fast, if you are using a narrow aperture (f1.8 ) then it is very easy to lose focus on your subject if it is moving even slightly as the depth of field is so small.

londonandlawson

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 17:03

xti

oldvultureface

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 17:09

... Notwithstanding having my ugly pug in it!

Yes, she's much cuter than you. :)

jj_glos

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 18:09

Yes, she's much cuter than you. :)

That's not what my mother says! Actually that's a lie, I'm sure she's commented on how lucky it is my daughter takes after her mum! ;)

fotograffik

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 19:12

Man i need to get this 50mm. Where can purchase it for the lowest price new? Since my local camera store sells it for $130 . I read they sell it cheaper online

mom2AnH

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 19:27

I got mine at B & H Photo (online) for 99.95

Karizmatik

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 19:52

http://www.kariz-matik.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/IMG_1849-Edit.jpg

themonk3y

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 19:55

Man i need to get this 50mm. Where can purchase it for the lowest price new? Since my local camera store sells it for $130 . I read they sell it cheaper online

I just ordered mine from Amazon yesterday. They have a free trial of Amazon Prime going on right now too so you can get free 2 day shipping. Should have mine tomorrow :-)

wamguy89

31st of March 2010 (Wed), 23:23

Karizmatik - That's a beautiful portrait! The eyes and colors look great!

Here's one from my totally random shoot today! Let me know what you think! There are more on my flickr and facebook (links in signature)! :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2681/4480937716_4f9187cde7.jpg

brianodom

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 00:12

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4481018290_55532aa9a2_o.jpg

kloodee

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 05:52

wonderful shot wamguy89!

here is a simple one @ 5.6, this glass is really sharp when stopped down

http://www.adigicam.com/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_3538.jpg

enrigonz

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 07:34

you guys suck! I'm going to have to spend $100 and buy a nifty-fifty again!

niwooe

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 09:31

two from today, both shot wide open
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4481182759_4c221f5c09.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4481830008_7d285f3aaf.jpg

icebat

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 11:30

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4376901652_bdf72a4751_b.jpg

Sdot85

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 15:54

heres my contribution for the day

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4478402544_e6c96a2721.jpg

k.CHU

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 16:12

heres my contribution for the day

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4478402544_e6c96a2721.jpg

nice tones

wamguy89

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 18:03

sdot - Nice tones is right!

icebat - Cool bokeh!

niwooe - I like those portraits!

Here's another from my shoot last night, too... A little more low-key... Feel free to view larger on flickr...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4480288881_5449b4646d.jpg

vudu2424

1st of April 2010 (Thu), 23:35

Woo hoo got my lens today. Can wait to post some pics!

jsigone

2nd of April 2010 (Fri), 02:29

First try with wide first astrophoto. A single image of the constellation orion, image was cropped some as the corner caught part of the nabors house.

XS (1000D)
F4.5
240 seconds (4 mins) exposure
ISO 800
Tracking on Celestron ASGT-CG5 under my C6 SCT scope

cstreames

2nd of April 2010 (Fri), 06:34

A few i took of a friends baby yesterday no PP all 1.8 200/1
http://gallery.me.com/cstreames/100060/IMG_0045/web.jpg?ver=12702077200001

http://gallery.me.com/cstreames/100060/IMG_0026/web.jpg?ver=12702077160001

http://gallery.me.com/cstreames/100060/IMG_0014/web.jpg?ver=12702077120001

http://gallery.me.com/cstreames/100060/IMG_0007/web.jpg?ver=12702077070001

http://gallery.me.com/cstreames/100060/IMG_0004/web.jpg?ver=12702077010001

garryknight

2nd of April 2010 (Fri), 14:33

Going Home Time
A contra-jour shot often makes it look later in the day than it really is.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2741/4484987306_6da3f9e161.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/4484987306/)
EOS 40D, 1/1600 sec @ f/8, ISO 400

jasongraaf

2nd of April 2010 (Fri), 14:37

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2681/4480937716_4f9187cde7.jpg

I can't believe no one commented on these- they're absolutely awesome!

FSUnoles

2nd of April 2010 (Fri), 16:59

very cool shots guys. the telescope shot is really cool. i love this lens
oh and yea thats a great shot ^^

here are some quick snaps at the park
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l09qnfpUEt1qzu186o1_500.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l09rg24u5B1qzu186o1_500.jpg
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l09rjulPZh1qzu186o1_500.jpg

jasongraaf

2nd of April 2010 (Fri), 18:33

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/4451613791_e34b2d3c6f_b.jpg

usdave1t

2nd of April 2010 (Fri), 19:49

My parents never let me play with matches when I was a kid........but now :D
A couple from today.....

http://usdave1t.smugmug.com/Still-Life/Nifty-Fifty/IMG3306Edited/825981200_CxNPD-L.jpg

http://usdave1t.smugmug.com/Still-Life/Nifty-Fifty/IMG3305Edited/825981137_VmafW-L.jpg

Always knew it would be fun!

zachbreaux

2nd of April 2010 (Fri), 22:39

Just a few from dying Easter eggs tonight. The 5D really loves the nifty fifty.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2700/4485282113_f556622637.jpg
Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachbreaux/4485282113/

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4485281983_bebd12d281.jpg
Link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachbreaux/4485281983/

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4485282263_c8ff058b88.jpg
Link:
http://www.flickr.com/photo

tfd888

3rd of April 2010 (Sat), 00:17

Random shot from today taken with the nifty-fifty and 20D on my way home.

http://arroshotz.smugmug.com/photos/826248374_isWSU-L.jpg

Lil Freek

3rd of April 2010 (Sat), 00:27

First attempt at dog-park adventures with strangers' dogs :p

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4485451474_b406dcf498_o.jpg

wamguy89

3rd of April 2010 (Sat), 01:41

Some nice shots lately! I like the dog photos! :) Lots of bokeh from this wonderful lens, too!

I can't believe no one commented on these- they're absolutely awesome!

Thank you so much! I think people may be put off by the smoking... :( Haha

Also, sadly, people use these threads just as a dumping ground for views... I try to comment on people's photos when posting an image or just browsing...

JMS803

3rd of April 2010 (Sat), 02:32

one from today, dof is insane haha

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/4486334244_e2c82a2367_b.jpg

HSK

3rd of April 2010 (Sat), 08:04

^ sweet! love the tones.

lensmen

3rd of April 2010 (Sat), 08:46

the blured background, gives the feel as it it was taken with a mirror lens - those round looking shadows in the background.

jerryx1101

3rd of April 2010 (Sat), 14:44

taken today early morning sunrise with T1i + 50mm...unedited except resized. :D

fotograffik

3rd of April 2010 (Sat), 21:09

Love it. Good one^

Mitch.A

3rd of April 2010 (Sat), 23:16

one from today, dof is insane haha

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/4486334244_e2c82a2367_b.jpg

Wow !! love the dof here ! it's truly insane :D

fotocrack

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 03:23

Here is my contribution. This is my first post and I am a newbie. Feel free to offer CC! :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4488605805_3b327fdd1e_o.jpg

wamguy89

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 03:29

^Nice first post! Welcome! This is a great place to learn stuff!

Your photo looks a little over-exposed to me. Try increasing the shutterspeed or lowering the iso...

I just shot a bunch of skateboarding stuff. I used my 50mm in the very beginning just to mess around. After about three shots I switched to a wider angle, though. Please check out the other photos on my facebook or flickr (links in signature). I just can't post them here because I used a wider lens...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs445.ash1/24554_382294654599_260532699599_3624188_2373000_n. jpg

fotocrack

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 03:53

^Nice first post! Welcome! This is a great place to learn stuff!

Your photo looks a little over-exposed to me. Try increasing the shutterspeed or lowering the iso...

Thanks! How can I do that? I usually shoot on Av and Tv modes for now.
I am re to learn:cool:

simmo1

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 04:03

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y203/simmo01/fence1copy1.jpg

RobinSchouten

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 04:34

Just a quick portrait shot of my girlfriend.

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/093/5/a/Portrait___Svenne_by_robinschouten.jpg

niwooe

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 05:36

shot wide open

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4488803467_33814dc27c.jpg

oldvultureface

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 07:43

Thanks! How can I do that? I usually shoot on Av and Tv modes for now.
I am re to learn:cool:

You had +1 exposure compensation dialed in. That's why the picture was overexposed.

fe1ixs

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 08:06

taken with t1i f/3.2 at iso 800, no flash

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy291/fe1ixs/edit1.jpg

b00mALJA

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 08:50

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4489165893_32f35371e9.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4489810880_53b02e2bba.jpg

wamguy89

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 11:29

Thanks! How can I do that? I usually shoot on Av and Tv modes for now.
I am re to learn:cool:

Someone already pretty much answered your question, but I would suggest beginning with selecting the Aperture at which you want to shoot. If you want a subject in focus with a blurred background, you probably want to be at f/4 or below, and if you want everything fairly in focus, you probably want f/5.6 or higher. This varies depending on how close you are to your subject, though... If you're far away and you shoot at a wide aperture, everything will still be in focus. Hope this helps!

mattjns93

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 12:02

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4488697912_21d3f0291f_o.jpg

ayee007

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 13:33

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4488697912_21d3f0291f_o.jpg

beautiful picture

fotocrack

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 16:07

You had +1 exposure compensation dialed in. That's why the picture was overexposed.

Someone already pretty much answered your question, but I would suggest beginning with selecting the Aperture at which you want to shoot. If you want a subject in focus with a blurred background, you probably want to be at f/4 or below, and if you want everything fairly in focus, you probably want f/5.6 or higher. This varies depending on how close you are to your subject, though... If you're far away and you shoot at a wide aperture, everything will still be in focus. Hope this helps!

Helps a lot! Thanks guys for the advice. I lowered the exposure to 0 and changed my ISO to 200 ( did some reading in the lens section). I will take another picture later.
Thanks again.

oldvultureface

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 17:18

FMX

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 18:04

nature!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4490783957_82d0fdc6a7_o.jpg

FMX

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 18:07

shot wide open

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4488803467_33814dc27c.jpg

nice pp! what settings?

ions

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 18:12

I don't own one of these, borrowing a friend's. I do like it and will likely buy one one day.

http://home.cogeco.ca/~ionsvw/images/7D/rings.jpg

http://home.cogeco.ca/~ionsvw/images/7D/Woodcarvings1.jpg

fotocrack

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 19:07

fotocrack, love that name by the way (this is an expensive hobby), here's a good read about aperture, depth of field, shutter speed, focal length, crop factor, and ISO:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=414088&highlight=guide+to+photography

Lol thanks. I am totally addicted. We had a earthquake an hour ago( I live is So Cal). I grabbed my son and my camera and ran outside in my boxer! I purchased my T1i in December and have not stopped taking pictures since ( so far around 2,000! ).
I realized how expensive of a hobby it is. I am already looking at the 28-135 mm lens, the 24-85mm, a flash and maybe a wireless remote.
Thanks for the link. I am gonna do some reading right now that the ground has stopped shaking. :D

oldvultureface

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 19:23

We had a earthquake an hour ago ...

I guess you did! Just looked it up on foxnews. Be safe. Pitch the tent tonight away from tall structures.

FMX

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 19:52

Lol thanks. I am totally addicted. We had a earthquake an hour ago( I live is So Cal). I grabbed my son and my camera and ran outside in my boxer! I purchased my T1i in December and have not stopped taking pictures since ( so far around 2,000! ).
I realized how expensive of a hobby it is. I am already looking at the 28-135 mm lens, the 24-85mm, a flash and maybe a wireless remote.
Thanks for the link. I am gonna do some reading right now that the ground has stopped shaking. :D

I have took 3,500 in less than a month :o but im also shooting sports.

be safe!

JayStar86

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 20:13

be safe!

+ 1.... be safe.

willy b

5th of April 2010 (Mon), 08:22

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4489810880_53b02e2bba.jpg

Very nice!

Here is one from today:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4492811549_c8a39350fe.jpg

vejuzchill

5th of April 2010 (Mon), 10:22

photos of Rome from a trip last week.
(First post!!!)

fotocrack

5th of April 2010 (Mon), 11:46

+ 1.... be safe.
Thanks guys. It is always moving so you get used to it.

MLphoto

5th of April 2010 (Mon), 18:37

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4193/img3627mz.jpg

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3166/img3637hj.jpg

Just testing this lens, havn't got a chance to use it that much since it arrived... quite the bang for the buck.

themonk3y

5th of April 2010 (Mon), 18:37

Got this lens last Thursday. Messed around and shot with it almost all weekend and I must say I'm loving it. This is my favorite thus far. No PP done (Have no clue what to do). C&C welcome.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7589/img2260v.jpg (http://img87.imageshack.us/i/img2260v.jpg/)

mattjns93

5th of April 2010 (Mon), 20:10

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4494902691_c34f6ea787_o.jpg

wamguy89

5th of April 2010 (Mon), 21:18

Great shots lately! I love this thread...

alicenoz

5th of April 2010 (Mon), 21:24

Random shot from today taken with the nifty-fifty and 20D on my way home.

http://arroshotz.smugmug.com/photos/826248374_isWSU-L.jpg

Really nice background blur. I'm still waiting for my nifty fifty in the mail. It's been 2 weeks now! I had to settle with my kit lens when I took of a photo of the same flower yesterday. Not as sharp.

Bwqian

5th of April 2010 (Mon), 23:55

Had it for about 3 weeks now. The focal length was awkward at first on my 1000D, but it's just so damn sharp at f/2.8 and beyond:)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2744/4495252352_31914f61e2_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4478388004_72e74be6c9_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2778/4495235810_3f101eda0f_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4438837923_72d4b29be1_o.jpg

darrend

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 02:25

Hi, first post here. Just picked up one of these lenses over Easter. It's my first "fast" lens but I'm amazed at the performance given the price. I wish there was a similar wider-angle prime in this price range too! Here are a couple of samples.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4496377994_1f368aea55_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4495587073_966495217c_b.jpg

darrend

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 02:29

Really nice background blur. I'm still waiting for my nifty fifty in the mail. It's been 2 weeks now! I had to settle with my kit lens when I took of a photo of the same flower yesterday. Not as sharp.

Must be a popular flower, here's another.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4495585923_76982cc508_b.jpg

Beaaan

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 04:13

Just got my nifty about 2 hours ago! Already stoked with it. (First post on here too, Been lurking for a while though.)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2795/4495955971_e70f2e5fa3.jpg

niwooe

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 09:56

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4497235210_f9f6b8cbb0.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2721/4497239914_35ef39710f.jpg

Methodical

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 10:44

Nikon Binoculars

http://methodical.zenfolio.com/img/v6/p457023763-4.jpg

http://methodical.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p522355505-4.jpg

kloodee

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 10:50

nice pic's guys, this lens is just like having an ipod, every photographer probably had one at a point of time, but its not an iphone, so you start with it, then one day you look for its bigger brothers :P

here is a very recent one from yesterday, taken at F2.5 and yet its very sharp at focus point

window light

http://www.adigicam.com/gallery/data/500/IMG_0584_copyjjjjio.jpg

hope you like it :)

RobinSchouten

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 13:53

Amazing, Kloodee!

DannyLongIsland

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 18:22

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg169/fro516bmx/20100330-Cozumel-103.jpg

DannyLongIsland

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 18:23

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg169/fro516bmx/20100330-Cozumel-123.jpg

DannyLongIsland

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 18:28

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg169/fro516bmx/20100330-Cozumel-120.jpg

k.CHU

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 18:55

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/4498605300_ef51f53873.jpghttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2684/4497967345_2a868b80db.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4497967859_e3245bb16b.jpghttp://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4498604814_c85ee87322.jpg

Craggles123

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 20:52

Shot using 50D and 50mm f/1.8

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4496843762_0e5f8fd260_d.jpg

themonk3y

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 21:04

^
That's an awesome shot! How'd you pull that off?

Craggles123

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 22:32

Just had mate standing in front of some new club lasers he's bought recently.

Room was dark and filled with haze, lol it was actually shot in his kitchen :P

I did darken his body slightly.

wenzz

6th of April 2010 (Tue), 23:29

f*ck!

Flickr suddenly can't open in China... I can't see any picture uploaded here through Flickr.. :(

FMX

7th of April 2010 (Wed), 00:01

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4491455964_5e5e53a5ed_o.jpg

wenzz

7th of April 2010 (Wed), 06:13

proud to be Indonesian.. LOL

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4498862328_925574a1c0.jpg

matt84au

7th of April 2010 (Wed), 07:36

Hi all,

how did I over look this lens ( well I thought it may not be the best lens a round at the time ) how wrong I was. I pick up my Nifty Fifty late today & I'm loving it :) Here a few pic from tonight. I can not wait to give her a good work out on the weekend.

http://mattypix.smugmug.com/photos/830162090_KLL8m-L.jpg

http://mattypix.smugmug.com/photos/830163725_598nV-L.jpghttp://mattypix.smugmug.com/photos/830157906_JuKoJ-L.jpg

lensmen

7th of April 2010 (Wed), 09:58

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4495587073_966495217c_b.jpg

I liked this very much.

And you did it with the nifty fifty ! The butterfly did not react to you being so close ?

lensmen

7th of April 2010 (Wed), 09:59

Shot using 50D and 50mm f/1.8

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4496843762_0e5f8fd260_d.jpg
bw!bw!bw!

can you share with us, how was this photo shoot setup ? I am very curious of the light rays.

Gary Harris

7th of April 2010 (Wed), 11:13

File size : 82971 Bytes
MIME type : image/jpeg
Image size : 800 x 506
Camera make : Canon
Camera model : Canon EOS 50D
Image timestamp : 2010:04:07 10:47:12
Image number :
Exposure time : 1/60 s
Aperture : F1.8
Exposure bias : 0
Flash : No, compulsory
Flash bias :
Focal length : 50.0 mm
Subject distance:
ISO speed : 200
Exposure mode : Manual
Metering mode : Spot
Macro mode :
Image quality :
Exif Resolution : 4752 x 3168
White balance : Auto
Thumbnail : image/jpeg, 1887 Bytes

sekhar

7th of April 2010 (Wed), 12:14

Shot using 50D and 50mm f/1.8

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4496843762_0e5f8fd260_d.jpg

fantastic. simply superb. thanks for sharing. mind if i ask the setup. i am curious as lensman and sure others would be.

regards