Just a quick snap of Kathryn as I checked out at lunch today. I've been trying to use the Tamron 18-250 lately, I forgot I even had it. It is a great little walkabout lens, no Ltd for sure, but it gets the job done without much complaint. This one shot at 55MM, where I am betting the DA 55-300 would have done equally as well...or even better? Sometimes that 18-55 range is handy to have though.
Best Regards

Kathryn, she always has those smiling eyes!
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[BillM]

Seen your title and thought it warmed up a little bit for you Rupert.A lovely pic
of a lovely lass.Dont have that Tammy but do the DA55-300,seems like
the tammy would be a bit less intimidating,with folks anyway.IQ seems fine with it.
Why my wife does all the people stuff,Im afraid I'll poke someone in the nose.

[Rupert]

Thanks Bill, she is a lovely girl and is always smiling! I have the Tammy 18-250 and also the Bigma 50-500, so it is hard for me to justify the DA 55-300, but I keep trying. Almost all the shots I see from the 55-300 impress me, and I have seen a ton of them. That could well be the best lens value in the world at its very reasonable price?
Best Regards!

[Ash]

You bet Rupert, and is one of the few consumer zooms useable (& sharp) wide open at any focal length. Nice smile - both in the eyes and mouth.

[Bob Harris]

How much do you tip a pretty gal? Nice shot, thanks Bob

[Tommot1965]

nice shot Rupert

her winkles will curse those smiling eyes in the years to come..Mine do.!!!

its actually nice to see a young girl smile..most have a uniform grimace thing going on

[Rupert]

Thanks Ash/Bob/Tommot.......I keep trying to get her in my little Studio, but she goes to school and works very long hours, so it has not worked out yet. We almost had a day of it until the Great Blizzard blew in two weeks ago and stopped everything.
Best Regards & Thanks for the comments!

This shot is from last month....may be a little better hair color? These girls are always playing with their hair color!
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[Scottnorwo]

those are some sparkling eyes. nice photos and beautiful girl

[Tommot1965]

I like the second better..she looks very natural in that shot....

[dcmsox2004]

tis a lovely lass... sparkling eyes and a super smile.... dave m

[Rupert]

Thank you guys! I found that second on in a folder from last month that I had not processed. I have a ton of unprocessed shots of my girls...I need to work on them I guess?

I am mostly a Squirrel shooter, but got interested in shooting people a year or so back and find it equally satisfying. I have a little Fuji X100 coming next month, and hopefully it will be a nice "people shooter" for candid walkabout shooting.

I do appreciate the comments, it has helped me greatly to get feedback on this Forum.
Best Regards
Rupert

[Sailor]

Delightful - a fun shot.

Jer