Originally posted by Gooshin visually the image is perfect
technically however,
the Nikon D200 can shoot at ISO100, you shot at 200. Unless 200 is the native ISO, the image would have had a slightly better dynamic range and detail levels at 100.
a 1/80th of a shutter on a 60mm lens means hand shake and subject movement could have had a tiny effect on the final image, particulary in the realm of sharpness, was a tripod used?
finaly F7.1 is a really weird number... i think F4 or F5.6 could have done the job better in this case.
is the lens its sharpest at F7.1? what lens was this?
so again, visually the image is perfect, technically, it could have been shot with more detail and sharpness, but then again.. this is good enough already.
You're right, all this should have been considered!
However, the situation was that i had to shoot with a camera and lens i did never use before (Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-70mm), and sometimes even that was swapped with a D300, or the lens was swapped with a 18-200mm...
It was a workshop, and i couldn't use my own camera (it was a Nikon workshop, lenses were swapped, radio triggers used, and i was the only one without a Nikon, so to be compatible, i was given one by the workshop photographer).
Also, while i'm usually quite experienced with the technical side of photography, i'm not so much with working with models, so i was quite stressed just by communicating with the model and getting the composition right...
I think the lens (the 18-70mm) was ok but sharpness could be better. Next time i'll use my familiar Pentax and a portrait prime lens.
Thanks for your kind words and criticism!
Here's another one from the same shoot: