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Mike ugly when I'm sober  More info | Apr 15, 2008 15:12 | #16 How's you get on? Need pics...! www.mikegreenphotography.co.uk
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Apr 15, 2008 16:42 | #17 Happy to! How do I post them? Cameras:
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Mike ugly when I'm sober More info | Apr 15, 2008 16:56 | #18 Ah...See here: https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=157528 www.mikegreenphotography.co.uk
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Apr 15, 2008 19:13 | #19 OK here goes. The first 2 are a couple of tests that I did. First I tried focusing on the basket - easy with autofocus. The stools in the background were blurry. Then I tried to focus on the stool and make the basket blurry. I was able to, but had to use manual focus...  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Cameras:
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Apr 15, 2008 19:15 | #20 Here are some other random shots I took while tinkering with the new lens. They are of my neighbors cat that I regularly feed.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Cameras:
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Apr 15, 2008 19:19 | #21 A couple more...  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Cameras:
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Apr 15, 2008 19:20 | #22 Last but not least - my son. Nice tooth eh?  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Cameras:
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JeffreyG "my bits and pieces are all hard"  More info | Apr 15, 2008 20:02 | #23 Wingnut330 wrote in post #5336595  Las tbut not least - my son. Nice tooth eh? You are getting it. Here is one critique on that last shot. It looks to me that you used the center focus point and focussed on that one tooth or the nose. Unfortunately, this means the eyes are slightly soft. My personal stuff:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jngirbach/sets/
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Apr 15, 2008 20:41 | #24 JeffreyG wrote in post #5336900 You are getting it. Here is one critique on that last shot. It looks to me that you used the center focus point and focussed on that one tooth or the nose. Unfortunately, this means the eyes are slightly soft. When you shoot portraits with a very shallow DOF, there are two things two keep in mind: 1. With fast primes at least, the field of acceptable sharpness can be really thin - like 10mm and so focus is absolutely critical. 2. The eyes absolutely must be in that critical field of focus or it will be obvious. Viewers will tolerate soft ears, noses, lips and hair but if the eyes are soft the shot is not a keeper. Also feel free to stop down a little. f/2 is still plenty fast, the lens will be a little sharper and the DOF will be a little bit more forgiving. Thanks for the tips. I thought the exact same thing - that his eyes seemed soft. My problem at the time was that (as most kids do) he was squirming all over the place. I did exactly what you said, I autofocused on the center of his face (nose) and hoped for the best. I like the idea of focusing on the eyes next time. I will give that a try. Cameras:
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Mike ugly when I'm sober More info | Apr 16, 2008 02:11 | #25 Nice set, I like the 2nd cat pic. Good start and as JeffreyG said, you need to work on your focusing - "the eyes have it!" www.mikegreenphotography.co.uk
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