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<blockquote data-quote="Brian" data-source="post: 229186" data-attributes="member: 17621">These are the images that &quot;fit my style&quot; of close-up and wide-open with a fast-50.1) The portrait of the dog, the nose extends forward from the points of focus, the eyes. I would have tried a higher angle to put the eyes and nose in a closer plane of focus. eyes in focus, but not the &quot;coming right at you&quot; effect.2) golden needles: with these type of shots, I try to have a plane in focus, nothing in front of that plane out of focus- which I find distracting. So, I line the shot up with the closest object in focus with all of the out of focus areas behind the point of focus.3) Split wood- plane of focus is sharp, high-contrast, works well for a 2-D shot. I tend to use a higher angle to with point of focus up front, let the depth of the logs carry out of focus.4) Berries, would like to see more contrast and the Red of the berries preserved.5) You have the focus down pat, and really shows the narrow DOF of this lens- and receding background. I tend to look for a plant, an object, something that rises up to get the extra dimension.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brian, post: 229186, member: 17621"] These are the images that "fit my style" of close-up and wide-open with a fast-50. 1) The portrait of the dog, the nose extends forward from the points of focus, the eyes. I would have tried a higher angle to put the eyes and nose in a closer plane of focus. eyes in focus, but not the "coming right at you" effect. 2) golden needles: with these type of shots, I try to have a plane in focus, nothing in front of that plane out of focus- which I find distracting. So, I line the shot up with the closest object in focus with all of the out of focus areas behind the point of focus. 3) Split wood- plane of focus is sharp, high-contrast, works well for a 2-D shot. I tend to use a higher angle to with point of focus up front, let the depth of the logs carry out of focus. 4) Berries, would like to see more contrast and the Red of the berries preserved. 5) You have the focus down pat, and really shows the narrow DOF of this lens- and receding background. I tend to look for a plant, an object, something that rises up to get the extra dimension. [/QUOTE]

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