Julia at 1 year......

[schmoelzel]

Hi! My daughter Julia just turned 1 and man what a blast this last year has been. Last year at this time I was more than happy with my Canon G1........then I realized that I was taking A LOT of pictures of Julia and I was given a DRebel for my first Father's Day. Soon the kit lens didn't do what I wanted it to and I sprung for my first L glass (70-200F4; thanks Drisley!!) and while I really really liked that lens, it wasn't long before this 'sickness' manifested itself in short order and the 135F2, 100F2.8 Macro, 70-200F2.8, 85F1.8, 50F1.8II, 28-70F2.8. Then, since Julia is turning one I thought of the perfect excuse to get into the 1 series camera club!!:D So I traded my beloved 135F2 for a well-used 1D. What a great camera!! World's apart from a prosumer model and it's like driving a Porsche instead of a Ford! I am still in the midst of learning all that this camera can do and continuing to take many many photos of my daughter Julia. Enjoy the shots and thanks for looking and reading!!

http://theteahaus.netfirms.com/Canon/nfpicturepro/albums/userpics/10001/85F1.8-1D-D.jpg

Camera: Canon 1D
Shutter speed: 1/350 sec
Aperture: 3.5
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: External E-TTL
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous (high): frame 13
ISO: 1600
Lens: 70.0 to 200.0 mm
Focal length: 140.0mm
AF mode: AI Servo AF

http://theteahaus.netfirms.com/Canon/nfpicturepro/albums/userpics/10001/85F1.8-1D-C.jpg

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D
Shutter speed: 1/180 sec
Aperture: 2.0
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Single frame shooting
ISO: 250
Lens: 85.0 mm
Focal length: 85.0mm
AF mode: One-shot AF

[ssim]

She has beautiful eyes. You are a lucky person. In a few years you'll be waiting up for her to come home.

[pdrow]

She's adorable!

[Dante King]

and showing her dates your gun collection!

[G-Pappy]

Nice work...especially like the second shot, it's great! Cute baby...all mine are grown now and not as cute anymore ;-)

[Jetmech1]

Great pics. Take lots of pictures while she is young. They grow up fast.

[Mills]

So Cute! Love the first one.

[schmoelzel]

Thanks for all the kind comments!! I wish I could learn to shoot someone else but when she flashes that smile..........:D

[TSEE]

Great shots. Her eyes are amazing. You better keep an eye on her when she gets older. ;o)

[gail]

The photos are just breath taken so beautiful. She is a very beautiful little baby. I will have to say you did an excellent job on them. I have never seen any as nice as these 2 so sharp and vibrant. The eyes are beautiful.

[Huckaback Photo]

Yes I totally agree with you about the 1D series bodys, theres more to it than just pixel count.
you need to use one to know.
quite a few 1D about now on the second hand market at reasonable cost compared to new 1D mk2.
Its the sort of camera that has a learning curve I think, don't expect to buy it and get all the camera is capable of imediately. the more you use & know the camera the better the results,

Now i've not overlooked your images, vary nice work.
Indeed no 2 is quite wonderful all things harmonise nicely , the colours of clothes relate real nice to the muted background col, the perfectly natural expression, incredible sharpness of the eyes
complete with only 1 catchlight ( the first shot i pos would have cloned out, leaving just 1)

Now did i mention depth of field, "JUST WONDERFUL" and a perfect demo of using an 85mm lens. sure is some quallity there.

just recently posted on dig cam section about this lens.
Keep up the good work.

Regards
Martin (Huckaback Photo)

PS. Nearly forgot to mention how sweet your Daughter looks, its me i'm affraid just got carried away talking about the image rather than the subject.

My Gallery
http://www.pbase.com/huckaback_photo

[toddb]

My daughter turned 3 just recently and I have another 4 month old...and I tell ya, it just keeps getting better. I haven't been able to get more equipment, but I've been learning more photoshop techniques to get me by. Great shots.

[HJMinard]

She's adorable ... and your images are lovely!

[I Simonius]

I just got the 70-200f4L and boy is it sharp like your pics show!

My kids have grown up- how I miss that age - perhaps I should start again? :lol:

[KO_300D]

Great shots :D

Almost makes me want to trade for a 1D also, but with one baby a little older and one a bit younger than yours, I don't see that happening in the short term.

Kids are definitely a great reason to get into photography. They change so fast in so little time. Before you know it your 'little baby' is taking her first driving lesson! Hee ;)

http://www.tobie.co.uk/Pictures/driving.jpg

[schmoelzel]

Thank you for all the nice comments!! KO_300D.......love the shot!! That look on the little girls face is a classic!!! Happy Easter to all.........

[drisley]

#1 is very good as always, and #2 is spectacular!
You are the king of the fill flash imho, and I love how the pink in the background perfectly matches her sweater.
If you keep this up, Julia will be a forum celebrity who we all watch grow up. Kind of kewl actually.
Btw, did you use C1 Pro for raw conversion, if you did indeed shoot raw?

[HJMinard]

How did you light the second shot? Your notes say that you didn't use a flash ... the lighting is very even and bright.

[drisley]

By george you are right HJM.
The eyes have very nice highlights, so I assume a fill flash was used.

[schmoelzel]

#1 is very good as always, and #2 is spectacular!
You are the king of the fill flash imho, and I love how the pink in the background perfectly matches her sweater.
If you keep this up, Julia will be a forum celebrity who we all watch grow up. Kind of kewl actually.
Btw, did you use C1 Pro for raw conversion, if you did indeed shoot raw?

Thanks for the kind words Drisley! Julia's pink bathrobe just happened to be hanging on the hook in the background (lucky). With the DRebel I usually shot RAW but sometimes JPEG (depending how much space I had left on the CF card!). With the 1D I am shooting RAW.......I haven't figured out the right tone curves yet and the JPEGS have this strange green cast. I am glad that I can take all these pictures of my daughter and share her growing up on this forum! Do you think she'll be as cooperative in 18 years??:eek:

BTW, first shot did indeed have fill-flash from my 420EX but the second one was in natural light from a large window (facing west). Just happened to catch the evening late afternoon light shining through and the catchlight in her eyes is what really made the shot so nice!!

[schmoelzel]

Drisley........As you, with the DRebel I used C1 more for the RAW conversions until I noticed that the PSCS convertor had been massively improved and now that is what I am using...........yes, these are RAW pics from the 1D.

[drisley]

Yes, isn't PSCS Camera Raw much improved.
Last year I tried it, and while I liked the workflow, the output quality wasn't as good as C1 Pro.
But, each new version they have put out improves the output quality, and now I think PSCS has surpassed C1 Pro in image quality, especially for the 20D, when it comes to noise and colour accuracy.

[schmoelzel]

Yes, I really like the PSCS RAW convertor. Since I know that I will be post-processing most shots taken with the 1D, it just fits into the whole workflow. The only quibble I have with PSCS is the file browser.........way to slow (at least on my machine). Still use breezebrowser to go through shots. What is the latest version of the Adobe Raw Convertor?

[drisley]

The latest version is 2.4
I can browse images quickly with the PS CS file browser (3500+ machine), but when it is open it really bogs down image editing, so I make sure to close it while working on an image.
You can also just double click on the PS CS desktop (gray area) which will open up the windows explorer, and from there just set it to THUMBNAIL.

[schmoelzel]

The latest version is 2.4
I can browse images quickly with the PS CS file browser (3500+ machine), but when it is open it really bogs down image editing, so I make sure to close it while working on an image.
You can also just double click on the PS CS desktop (gray area) which will open up the windows explorer, and from there just set it to THUMBNAIL.

Looks like I'll need a faster computer soon!! Does it ever end??:lol: thanks for the info........

[Andy_T]

Happy birthday, Julia!!!

Great photos, as usual.
Let's hope you won't get tired of your daddy using you as an excuse to collect wonderful camera geat :wink:

Best regards,
Andy

PS: Mental note to self: Stop looking at Schmoelzl's threads.
Imminent lens purchase danger.

[schmoelzel]

Happy birthday, Julia!!!

Great photos, as usual.
Let's hope you won't get tired of your daddy using you as an excuse to collect wonderful camera geat :wink:

Best regards,
Andy

PS: Mental note to self: Stop looking at Schmoelzl's threads.
Imminent lens purchase danger.

Thanks for the kind comments Andy!! Yes, Julia is a great excuse for buying more and more gear!! (here's a secret.....I just got another 135F2!!:D ) Will be here in a couple of weeks...........favourite lens is back!!!

[Andy_T]

Hahaha ... didn't take you long.

Maybe your wife could talk to my wife :wink:

Best regards,
Andy

[drisley]

Another 135?! Haha. See, once you have that lens, NEVER sell it!