GeorgeM wrote:
I have to second fgiksel. No exif data available but the only thing in focus is her right boob.
Shooting with a 2.8, 1.8, 1.4 or 1.2 is not going to help this image. You do need a F4 or even slower aperture.
A person's head is very 'DEEP' with a 2.8 or faster lense. Adding a horse into the equation just magnifies the problem. While it does the ego good, a 'faster' lense here would be a waste of money.
My 1.8 cents.
George
What are you doing looking at my wife's right boob!!!
Ron,
Something to think about to if you are considering keeping the 70-200 and using it on the long end is, how steady is your hand? at 200mm a faster shutter could be needed for someone with a little hand shake.Another reason for a faster lense, Will allow you to select a faster shutter and still maintain high image quality.
-Jim
Jim Schemel wrote:
Ron,
Something to think about to if you are considering keeping the 70-200 and using it on the long end is, how steady is your hand? at 200mm a faster shutter could be needed for someone with a little hand shake.Another reason for a faster lense, Will allow you to select a faster shutter and still maintain high image quality.
-Jim
Jim,
As I get older, the hand is progressively less steady! This horse photography business is something I am developing as a retirement thang. Certainly the faster lens or IS is a consideraton.
Notice that Jim is working with a pretty thin slice of focus there, the tip of the nose and the tip of the ears are going out of focus. The shot is great because the eyes are in that critical sharp range, so that is a big portrait must, sharp, sharp eyes.
Are you using a single focus point on the rider's eye? There have been a few folks who had front and back focus issues with the 70-200 f/4, I think pretty rare on the whole. My copy was sharp and the focus was dead on as long as I got my part right (focused on the eyes, shutter speed of about 1/250th or faster since I am not super steady, and a smooth shutter finger).
It would be worth trying this lens outside on a nice bright day so you can get the shutter up to a 1000th or so and shoot a few shots of fence posts or something else that doesn't move to make sure that you are getting sharp shots out of your lens.
As for the 85 f/1.8 as a portrait lens, it is great, and nice and light for hand holding. And as long as those eyes are wicked sharp you can get nice shots down to f/2.
Jim- now I am sure that I am going to pick up a Tamron 28-75, that shot looks great!
