-=Rebel XS / 1000D users, lets join forces!

Paul Li- I like the DIY its very good I might give it a try care to share the tips?

Manual focus is good when using shallow DOF to make sure your point is exactly where you want it to be and not the AF point. What do you do in low light situations where you can't AF like:

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I basically followed this concept
http://strobist.blogsp​ot.com …0-macro-photo-studio.html

share time with the nifty fifty with my wifey!

Gotta love the bokeh

My girls' new blue heeler puppy.

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Yes, nice bokeh with that 50! It's something a lot of people complain about in that lens, so you have a good sample.

YankeeMom wrote in post #8555501
Yes, nice bokeh with that 50! It's something a lot of people complain about in that lens, so you have a good sample.

The bokeh highlights are round when using at or near wide open becasue the aperture blades are completely out of the way. It does start getting uglier as the lens stops down. At f2.8+ those round lights would have be pentagons.

tkbslc wrote in post #8555529
The bokeh highlights are round when using at or near wide open becasue the aperture blades are completely out of the way. It does start getting uglier as the lens stops down. At f2.8+ those round lights would have be pentagons.

I see. I don't usually have light in my background, so mine are just a blur at the low stops. Interesting.

Paul Li wrote in post #8555130
Gotta love the bokeh

YankeeMom wrote in post #8555501
Yes, nice bokeh with that 50! It's something a lot of people complain about in that lens, so you have a good sample.

thanks paul and yankeemom yeah its wide open at 1.8, its sharp enough for me

2 shots from last couple of days.

1. Taken other night looking out my kitchen window at the sunset. Had some nice colors, which disappeared surprisingly fast.

WOW...#2 is stunning...Great job.

If you can, avoid "attaching" images, instead link them from another site.

Thanks for your comment paul and i have changed the pictures to a link from my site.

My sis-in-laws hooch dog.

lol awesome picture.

So sharp...

Here's some shots from yesterday...

#1