Most of my experience has been sports shooting which means I 'get' longer lenses. Looking through a 35mm lens is quite foreign to my eyes. Picked up a gig shooting an after-prom party at our local HS. Strapped on the 35L and never took it off. Figure I have to learn sometime!
Please let me know how you think I did for the first time out using the lens. Granted, most of these are 'snapshots' in a sense, but that's what I was hired to produce.
1. Ambient light nearly wide open. Love the colors.
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by 2. My goodness, the lens is capable of RIPPIN' sharp shots!
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3. Still incredibly sharp and the WB looks good as well.
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4. Is the flash balance at least acceptable in this image?
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5. Flash balance looks better here for some reason ... light and dark all over the venue.
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6. Used a homemade 'bounce card' made from white foam board. It was about 3" tall and 4" wide. Pointed flash at ceiling with bound card to force from light onto kids. Think it worked ok?
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7. Last one ... promise!
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Again, let me know if I did alright using a 35mm for the first time. Not used to getting quite so close to the 'action' to get a shot!
Thanks for looking and for any comments.
dave
