p.1 #3 · My daughter, right before her first ballet recital
A lovely image and your daughter is lovely as well. Did you do manual focus with that lens? The exif is off, meaning the lens didn't transmit the data to the camera, indicating a MF lens, which is fine but in this case, it is more the lips in focus rather than the eyes. Still, it is lovely image though...
p.1 #4 · My daughter, right before her first ballet recital
Actually, I think I used a different lens now that you mention it. It was a Mitakon Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 at f/0.95. This is a manual focus lens and I use focus peaking but I still find it very hard to hit focus with it.
p.1 #5 · My daughter, right before her first ballet recital
Neumahn wrote:
Actually, I think I used a different lens now that you mention it. It was a Mitakon Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 at f/0.95. This is a manual focus lens and I use focus peaking but I still find it very hard to hit focus with it.
Ah, that explains it. Mitakon doesn’t have any electronic contacts that would transfer the exif data. May I suggest for you to use the focus magnification for the best/most accurate focusing using a manual focus lens? Focus peaking is not that accurate for critical focusing, especially if you are using a fast aperture lens.
With lenses that have electronic contacts, such as the Zeiss Loxia or Voigtlander in E-mount, as soon as you turn the focus ring the magnification mode will automatically be retrieved on the viewfinder. After focusing is complete, you touch the shutter button lightly and you can see your composition prior to triggering the shutter. With lenses like the Mitakon you have to program in one of available custom buttons to trigger the magnification mode with a push. An extra step... Hope this helps.
p.1 #8 · My daughter, right before her first ballet recital
i like the way the lens renders the colors, soft and smooth.. her expression is not posed but not forced.. nailing the focus would make a great image superb.. 👍👌
p.1 #12 · My daughter, right before her first ballet recital
It is a beautiful image for me in every respect. The mood is there, the color is there and sharp or not those eyes are a focal point for sure and I like how it grabs you and relaxes you at the same time. With such shallow DOF with sharp eyes the image may have looked a bit unnatural in a way..
p.1 #14 · My daughter, right before her first ballet recital
John Power wrote:
I have been there. And mine is about to turn 31. Ignore the "out of focus" comments. You captured the moment. That is all that counts...
Every comment above has been appreciative of the photo and the girl. Why should be ignore the "out of focus" comment? Isn't the goal to do better? Everyone knows he captured the moment.
p.1 #15 · My daughter, right before her first ballet recital
Rajan Parrikar wrote:
Every comment above has been appreciative of the photo and the girl. Why should be ignore the "out of focus" comment? Isn't the goal to do better? Everyone knows he captured the moment.
Excuse me but there were several negative comments about the focus issue my friend. Here is one:
"Blurry. It's a shame you missed this shot. Best to figure out this lens before using it again."
p.1 #17 · My daughter, right before her first ballet recital
To me this is more dreamy than blurry. And at least it is uniformly dreamy. Not sure if anyone's mentioned this, but the hair right under the bow appears to be the sharpest area. Love the innocence, the sweetness, and expression. Dad, you nailed those.
