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I sold my af50 - 1.4 and will sell my AFS 17-35 -2.8 as I am revising my overall kit.
My new af85 - 1.4 lens arrived late today along with the gary fong lightsphere 11.
As you would guess I was very keen to use them, and, in the late afternoon failing light , a mother walked by and permitted a shot of the daughter who was not very happy and suffering flu symptoms.

This is my first attempt and any suggestions, apart from choosing a happier subject, would be welcomed



Bob G

Bob,

although my laptop is prone to exaggerating these things the hotspots on her face look blown to me.

Otherwise, nice shot and very cute.

THose blue eyes are stunners but she looks about ready to bite Bob.

Hmm, the only hot spot I see is on the tip of the nose and would be easily dealt with in PS. I think this is just cut off too much...not sure whether you have cropped it or not, but you've given her too much of a "top and sides" hair and skull cut for me.

A lovely shot and on my calibrated monitors all looks fine

Thanks for the comments guys.
When photoshop CS2 converts from Raw it highlights any blown areas in red and the very dark areas in blue.
There were niether during the conversion of this shot - wonder why?
I did crop to get rid of some annoying background stuff.
Thanks for the tips - much appreciated.

Bob G

I agree with sirhc55, my cal moniter shows that there are no highlight issues. She doesnt look happy.

Bob G wrote:When photoshop CS2 converts from Raw it highlights any blown areas in red and the very dark areas in blue.
There were niether during the conversion of this shot - wonder why?

Bob G

To me a "hot spot" is a spot which is lighter than expected. It doesn't necessarily mean that it has gone 255,255,255. Macka may mean something else. To me the little spot on the end of the nose is just a bit shiny. Its just a quibble.

Anyway..great lens. I'm hanging out for one.

Sorry to have created such confusion, upon inspection on the other monitor it is not blown, there are merely a few light spots on her face, but it doesn't detract from the image.

I shouldn't trust my laptop on these things

not blown on my calibrated monitors either

Steve

Looks fine on my uncalibrated CRT.

Alex

Beautiful shot,, looks great on my uncalibrated TFT,,

Well done,

Suzanne

Beautiful image, reveals the emotion really well... Gorgeous eyes.... I'm useless at portrait stuff, so sorry no suggestions but love the emotion of the image...

I'd agree with Shakey... a touch up of the highlight on the tip of the nose would probably be an improvement... also think the crop is a little too tight but that is not always easy to control. An alternative to cropping might be to PP the background to diminish any distraction... might be worth a go, but it really depends on how much time you want to invest in the image.

I bet macka will now cross check any image on at least 3 monitor before commenting next time...

Agreed about the slightly shiny nose, but I love how you can see the clouds relfecting in her eyes!

whats a 17-35 worth on the used market anywho?

So what do you think of the lightsphere Bob

For a first shot with a new lens and the much-vaunted beer cup, I think it's a great effort Bob.

Those eyes are just captivating and you've really shown them up well. Be great if you could repeat the shooting exercise when our poor little Miss is feeling a lot better.

Thanks all for the comments

Redline -I think the 17 - 35 is around $1400 in good con.

Steve - I haven't had much of a chance to use the lightsphere yet but I really like the way it sits when camera is in portrait orientation. Avoids the need for a bracket to some extent.