a6500, Sigma MC-11, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @145mm | 1/640 | f/2.8 | ISO 200 Quinceanera by Theron Malone, on Flickr
a6500, Sony E 1.8/50mm OSS @50mm | 1/3200 | f/2 | ISO 200 Quinceanera by Theron Malone, on Flickr
I like your shots, especially the first one, and also the fourth. But what exactly was it that you found interesting in the third image--though I have to admit that I found myself looking at it for a while.
Thanks, chiron. Appreciate the comment. Maybe I'm showing my age and maybe it's nothing nowadays, but I found it interesting seeing two young women thumbing through Playboy mags. It makes me happy that you looked at it for a while. I love photographs where you can discover things, making up your own stories.
My personal favorite is the second shot. There is that "first sight across the room" look that I did not even know about until I offloaded the camera. That shot was taken blind, over my head, because of the crowd.
I received my Rokinon 14mm f2.8 AF lens today and put it up against my Zeiss 12mm f2.8. On tripod with 2s timer. Shot through my bedroom window. Storm is moving in here in Colorado tonight.
taperwood wrote:
I rarely see shots with the Samyang 12mm. How do you like it? The colors look good.
I just picked it up. Gave it a real good work out last weekend. Good colors. Very sharp in the center, even wide open (I'll not likely shoot much wider than 5.6 unless light dictates). A little soft on the edges which is more noticeable in some images. Could always shoot wider and crop. MF focus is surprisingly easy when shooting stopped down with a lens this wide. I pretty much kept it at f/8. Used the distance scale to get in the ballpark (which seems to be right on with my copy). When critical focus was needed I used focus magnify x1 and it only took a second or two to nail it (no focus peaking effect). All in all I think it's a real nice wide angle lens for an affordable price. I think I'll keep it.
Here's another. LR HDR bracketed by 1 stop. Either 3 shots or 5 shots, Can't remember how many I ended up blending .
Doesn't control flare too well and has some ghosting when shot directly into the sun but I kinda like the effect
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