A few 50mm portraits

A few 50mm portraits · 12:41 PM

Dang, I love the 50mm 1.4...

(all clickable for larger version at flickr)

ll_coffee_lP · 03-31-2009, 06:42 PM

Great shots by a great lens!

c[_]

tomypreach · 03-31-2009, 06:55 PM

Utroligt , Jeg havde ikke kigget paa dine brugeroplysninger og det foerste jeg taenkte da jeg saa billederne var - De ser danske ud. Men godt gaaet ....

Igilligan · 03-31-2009, 10:53 PM

I spend so much time playing with my old MF lenses, I forget just how good this lens really is... and in your hands it really shines here.

roentarre · 04-01-2009, 12:49 AM

Isn't 50mm a good focal length to shoot. Great portraits that you have shown here

planedriver · 04-01-2009, 02:20 AM

Beautiful. This is the kind of portrait quality I try to achieve with my FA 50 1.4 and my son. Sadly he's not so interested in the results as I am

I really like your pictures.

Flickr: sopiandri's Photostream

kevinschoenmakers · 04-01-2009, 02:31 AM

Let me first say these are great pictures. Then, since I believe in the virtues of criticism, here's some:

#1 Had you aimed a little more to the bottom right, his hand would be in the picture too. Hands speak.

#4 This one's a bit too dark (not sure if this can be fixed without making the baby's dress look overexposed though).

#5 You captured a great scene, but I think a better composition may have been possible here.

But that notwithstanding, these are some great photo's.

daacon · 04-01-2009, 07:27 AM

nice to have a 50 and good shots - I don't use mine enough .

gawan · 04-02-2009, 11:27 AM

Very nice series, I love the first image most!

tcdk · 04-03-2009, 06:23 AM

Thanks everybody! Kind words.

Originally posted by kevinschoenmakers

Let me first say these are great pictures. Then, since I believe in the virtues of criticism, here's some:

#1 Had you aimed a little more to the bottom right, his hand would be in the picture too. Hands speak.

#4 This one's a bit too dark (not sure if this can be fixed without making the baby's dress look overexposed though).

#5 You captured a great scene, but I think a better composition may have been possible here.

But that notwithstanding, these are some great photo's.

Thanks - Really appreciate that.

#1 I actually cropped of a bit of his hand on pp, to make it a bit tighter and to make the hand take less focus.

#4 It's could actually take nearly one more stop without blowing the dress. Not sure how I missed that.

#5 I tried quite a few different compositions on this one, but ended up taking this one, more or less, straight from the camera. Normally I would have cropped closer, probably taking out half the stair and railing. Or I could have taken out the top and bottom and a bit of the right, making it a landscape with him in the seconds "thirds" line... but the thing is, he's a bit soft and that becomes more clear, when I crop closer ;-)

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Igilligan Guest	wonderful portrait shots... I spend so much time playing with my old MF lenses, I forget just how good this lens really is... and in your hands it really shines here.

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kevinschoenmakers Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shanghai Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,509	Let me first say these are great pictures. Then, since I believe in the virtues of criticism, here's some: #1 Had you aimed a little more to the bottom right, his hand would be in the picture too. Hands speak. #4 This one's a bit too dark (not sure if this can be fixed without making the baby's dress look overexposed though). #5 You captured a great scene, but I think a better composition may have been possible here. But that notwithstanding, these are some great photo's.

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daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	nice to have a 50 and good shots - I don't use mine enough .

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tcdk Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 279 Original Poster	Thanks everybody! Kind words. Originally posted by kevinschoenmakers Let me first say these are great pictures. Then, since I believe in the virtues of criticism, here's some: #1 Had you aimed a little more to the bottom right, his hand would be in the picture too. Hands speak. #4 This one's a bit too dark (not sure if this can be fixed without making the baby's dress look overexposed though). #5 You captured a great scene, but I think a better composition may have been possible here. But that notwithstanding, these are some great photo's. Thanks - Really appreciate that. #1 I actually cropped of a bit of his hand on pp, to make it a bit tighter and to make the hand take less focus. #4 It's could actually take nearly one more stop without blowing the dress. Not sure how I missed that. #5 I tried quite a few different compositions on this one, but ended up taking this one, more or less, straight from the camera. Normally I would have cropped closer, probably taking out half the stair and railing. Or I could have taken out the top and bottom and a bit of the right, making it a landscape with him in the seconds "thirds" line... but the thing is, he's a bit soft and that becomes more clear, when I crop closer ;-)