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Photos taken with Nikon 35 1.4 at f1.4

The first 15 or so were taken using a Nikon FE2 ('old' film camera) with an old manual focus Nikon 35mm f/1.4 and the rest were taken using a Canon 20D (digital) with a Canon/Nikon adapter.

There is one exception, the photo of the piano I took with a Canon 85mm 1.2L at f1.2! Wish I still had it.

Most of these were taken at f1.4 because I like the combo of medium wide angle and shallow depth of field (DOF). It's interesting because most people talk about using fast wideangles for available light photography and while they are good for this I like them for their limited DOF.

ps you often can't see the shallow DOF from the thumbnails.
Anna, Bride
Anna, Bride		 Alhambra - Water Jumping.JPG
Alhambra - Water Jumping.JPG		 Alhambra Kitten 2.JPG
Alhambra Kitten 2.JPG		 Almond Blossoms Under Toril - 2.JPG
Almond Blossoms Under Toril - 2.JPG
Almond Blossoms Under Toril - 5.JPG
Almond Blossoms Under Toril - 5.JPG		 Grapevine Near Gite.JPG
Grapevine Near Gite.JPG		 Jonno and Friend.jpg
Jonno and Friend.jpg		 Luis Smiling At Daddy.jpg
Luis Smiling At Daddy.jpg
Luis Standing in Cot
Luis Standing in Cot		 Tim and Jonno in Wind On Mt Kelly
Tim and Jonno in Wind On Mt Kelly		 Water 2.JPG
Water 2.JPG		 Yellow Flower
Yellow Flower
Luis in Playpen 4
Luis in Playpen 4		 Mums Piano - 85mm at f/1.2!
Mums Piano - 85mm at f/1.2!		 Dylan and Sarah At the Feria
Dylan and Sarah At the Feria		 January 6 - A Reminder Of Man's Ability To Generate Electricity
January 6 - A Reminder Of Man's Ability To Generate Electricity
2007 January 4 - Cheeky S2 Waits For The Train
2007 January 4 - Cheeky S2 Waits For The Train		 December 25 - Luis In Bed Colouring By Christmas Torchlight
December 25 - Luis In Bed Colouring By Christmas Torchlight		 December 23 - S2 Christmas Fever
December 23 - S2 Christmas Fever		 December 16 - Family Picnic In The Winter Sun
December 16 - Family Picnic In The Winter Sun
December 13 - S2 , Sleeping Angel ;-)
December 13 - S2 , Sleeping Angel ;-)		 December 6 - S2 Feet
December 6 - S2 Feet		 November 29 - Plaza de Armas Bus Station
November 29 - Plaza de Armas Bus Station		 November 26 - Claudio
November 26 - Claudio
November 23 - Thanksgiving in Spain
November 23 - Thanksgiving in Spain		 November 21 - Café Con Leche, Sevilla
November 21 - Café Con Leche, Sevilla		 November 13 - Luis, A Moment Of Stillness
November 13 - Luis, A Moment Of Stillness		 November 7 - Four Candles
November 7 - Four Candles
November 1 - Luis, Eyes Closed
November 1 - Luis, Eyes Closed		 October 28 - Old Bracken Fronds
October 28 - Old Bracken Fronds		 Luis and Finn Two Scruffy Buddies
Luis and Finn Two Scruffy Buddies

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Linda Hendry25-Feb-2007 21:49
Beautiful gallery ... I'm a huge fan of shallow DOF too ... well done!!!
Eric19-Apr-2005 15:12
Fantastic! I'm a huge fan of really-wide aperatures. I don't have an SLR, but I've been searching for a lens wider than F/1.0. From what I can tell, these things haven't been made since the 60's. I think I found an F/0.7 lens somewhere. I love the soupy DOF and relish being able to shoot natural light action shots at night.
gleb17-Apr-2005 21:48
These shots are gorgeous. Makes me realize why I've always liked shallow dof. Particularly like the kitten, Anna and almond blossoms. Thank you! Voted.
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