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27-JUN-2004 Gayle

Winters Child (*)

Wilsons Prom, Australia

Trying out my new lens. Does it work well for portraits?


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alexeig02-Jul-2004 22:34
Fantastic. I like the dreamy expression and unruly hair. Contrast is just right
Guest 02-Jul-2004 04:06
You and the new lens seem to be getting along well! I fell in love with this lens for portraits when I took that shot of the child at the Lunar New Year celebration. :) I tend to use it at a closer range though with the 75mm end.

Pops, while you have a point about telephoto and portraits, there is no actual magnification factor on the digi. It doesn't flatten more it just crops more, so whatever lens you like for shooting film will give you the same results on a sensor, only difference being that more of the edges get cut off. The actual zoom factor doesn't change.

~ Lonnit
aam1234 02-Jul-2004 02:07
I didn't read others' comments. But would like to say "not fair". Not everybody has a such a model advantage. Hence, not fair.
Canon DSLR Challenge01-Jul-2004 03:41
I didn't actually buy this lens with a view to using it for portraits....more for wildlife and event photography. But if it works well for long range people photos, then I chose well :-)
Thanks for your comments, they are much appreciated.
Melissa...yes, this is Miss Football in one of her rare quiet moments.
Gayle
ctfchallenge30-Jun-2004 22:00
Gayle, just beautiful both in the subject and in the photograph itself. Susan.
Julian Hebbrecht30-Jun-2004 21:52
A wonderful shot Gayle. The colors are soft but eye catching and the details in the hair are really sharp.
What Pops wrote about telephoto lenses and ideal portrait lenses are well known facts. The same goes for wide angle lenses. Where telephoto lenses tend to flatten the face, wide angles distort the face in a different way, the frog effect.
Guest 30-Jun-2004 21:05
Oh, yes, by the way, That's a nice picture of Bryden!
Guest 30-Jun-2004 21:04
Be careful using telephoto lenses as portrait lenses. The longer the lens is the less depth is apparent in the picture. You end up flatening the faces with long telephotos. IMHO the perfect portrait lens for 35mm is an 85mm or 100mm lens. I always thought a 135mm was a bit long for portrait work. With the multiplier factor on the D300 and assuming my feeling about 85/100mm is correct that means you should shoot portraits at about 50mm to 65mm. Long telephotos may be great for candid work but not portrait work. Okay, now, I'll get off my soap box. LOL
Nugar30-Jun-2004 15:17
Yes! I recognized this as a "Gayle" from the thumbnanil! I love the colors here, including the backgrond color. And yes, the lens seems like a good portrait lens to me. I can't see distortion. Beautiful picture.
ctfchallenge30-Jun-2004 12:58
I should have known this was one of yours. Just jumped off the screen at me. What a wonderful shot. The look on her face, the gold in her hair and the simple blue and red in her outfit. Those wonderful rosey cheeks. Wow. I love this picture. Is this the Australian Rules player all cleaned up?
melissa