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Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:57 am**

Well after thinking really hard about it, I decided to purchase the 5D. I picked it up this morning at DD Photographics, slapped my 50mm 1.4 and headed straight to Botanical Gardens. Had lots of fun experiencing ISO 50, big viewfinder and even the sound of the shutter.

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:00 am**

woo woo woo woo!! 5D!

Exciting

I want one too... haha

Looks like you had fun

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:03 am**

great stuff. i can't look at these statues anymore after watching doctor who. that show really screws with your mind.

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2007 2:08 am**

Woah woah.... 5D

Now time to snap those full frame 17mm lenses on top

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2007 2:23 am**

PiroStitch wrote:great stuff. i can't look at these statues anymore after watching doctor who. that show really screws with your mind.

Don't blink, don't look away but whatever you do, don't blink!

Lovely shots, and congratulations on your new kit, it's already churning out crisp smooth images.

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:30 pm**

Love the lighting and coposition of the statues, but the bokeh is a real distract. the fairy lights are very dominating...

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:01 pm**

devilla101 wrote: and even the sound of the shutter.

the truth behind the purchase comes out

:P
hehe i could only wish to own one.
great pics ...keep playing and test that thing out!

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:15 pm**

Wow. You spent all that money and it can't take full colour shots. Ask for your money back and get a Nikon :wink:

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:54 pm**

Alpha_7 wrote:Don't blink, don't look away but whatever you do, don't blink!

Smartarse

Posted: **Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:01 pm**

Some days you are a pigeon...

Other days you're just the statue!

Nice pix.

Posted: **Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:50 pm**

I like the mood of the shots & B&W is perfect. It is probably because of the low light and the use of the 1.4 that the depth of field could be slighlty deeper in some of the shots. Eg in the first shot, the elbow is sharp and the face is slightly soft...anyway just some thoughts. I am really just jealous. :lol:

Posted: **Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:11 pm**

stubbsy wrote:Wow. You spent all that money and it can't take full colour shots. Ask for your money back and get a Nikon

hahaha, hey Peter, yeah I know. When I emailed my friends and family I added "Ironically all the shots I converted to black and white"

Don't worry, I have a little project coming this weekend that involves color shots

Thanks for the comments everyone. Critique noted and I do agree with the flaws detected by Oz Beachside and petermmc. However still trying to find the correct term for "fairy lights"

Posted: **Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:33 am**

Some nice work here. Nothing like ultra shallow DoF

I particularly like the bright specular bokeh in the shots.

B&W conversion is also nicely toned in my opinion

Cheers

Barrie

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