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400mm f/2.8L: First Image

 
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Sep 16, 2006 13:36 |  #1

After having this lens sitting around the house for over a week I finally put it on a body yesterday afternoon and shot a couple of frames and this is the result. I took it with me to shoot Marco Antonio Solis last night at the casino but haven't processed those images yet.


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Sep 16, 2006 13:51 |  #2

Looks like you are going to have great success with this lens! I can't believe you had this lens sitting around for a week without using it. :)


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Sep 16, 2006 13:54 |  #3

Gavin Ellis made me do it! Yes, I expect that it will be a marvelous tool. The picture of Anna was shot with monopod but I used a tripod with Wimberley head at the casino.


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Sep 16, 2006 15:18 |  #4

Not bad Dwight;) Anna is such a doll. Congrats on the new glass.




  
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Sep 16, 2006 15:59 |  #5

400mm f/2.8L ??
Holy Smokes, Dwight.

I suspect the added reach is going to come in real handy for your Casino job.

Congrats.


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Sep 16, 2006 16:27 |  #6

DwightMcCann wrote:
After having this lens sitting around the house for over a week I finally put it on a body yesterday afternoon and shot a couple of frames and this is the result. I took it with me to shoot Marco Antonio Solis last night at the casino but haven't processed those images yet.


Being shot with available window light, your photograph has need for color adjustments.
In Photoshop go to Image/Adjustments/Colo​r balance - set Cyan to -80.Click OK. After go to Image/Adjustments/Sele​ctive color, in Colors select White, set Yellow to -7 to get clean highlights.Click OK.

Great lens and pretty model. Try to work with them on outside and let us see results. It will amaze you and all of us.
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Sep 16, 2006 16:59 as a reply to  @ ayotnoms's post |  #7

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400mm f/2.8L ??
Holy Smokes, Dwight.

So how far back did you need to stand for such a long lens?




  
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Sep 16, 2006 17:02 |  #8

Thank you, Kevin & Steve.

Waldemar, I liked the warmth but this is nice, too.

Dag, I was about 15-17 feet away. This is uncropped.


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Sep 16, 2006 17:08 |  #9

Congrats on a very awesome lens, its on my wishlist


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Sep 16, 2006 17:13 as a reply to  @ DwightMcCann's post |  #10

Hi Dwight - Great capture, your model looks very relaxed and angelic ;).

Below is another workup using only the Pro Contrast Filter (correct color cast 30% & correct contrast 30%, the defaults are 50%) in the NIK Color Effect Pro 2.0.

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Sep 16, 2006 17:20 |  #11

I'm with you, Dwight. I don't think it "needed" correcting. Nice shot.


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Sep 16, 2006 20:30 |  #12

400mm lens for an indoor shot??? I assume this was shot from the neighbors house ;)




  
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Sep 16, 2006 22:56 |  #13

What a beautiful image. I love it. Have fun with your new lens. :)


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Sep 16, 2006 23:58 |  #14

I really like the colors in the first shot but she doesn't seem to be having as much fun with the camera as she used to.


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Sep 16, 2006 23:59 |  #15

Wow... 400 for portraits =) Awesome... capable of narrow narrow DOF I bet.


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