Presenting Zoe

[Horoscope Fish]

This is Zoe; a young, up-and-coming ballroom dancer of considerable skill and a beautiful soul. It was my pleasure to photograph her recently.
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[Marcel]

Very nice work!

 

[Moab Man]

Beautiful young lady. My favorite is the first.

 

[Roy1961]

second for me, beautiful eyes.

 

[hark]

Nicely done, Paul. The 85mm f/1.8 is a fantastic, lightweight lens. Had I not looked at the EXIF on all the photos, I wouldn't have known you switched lenses.

Over the weekend I took photos during our church retreat. First I used my 24-70mm f/2.8 then reached into my bag to switch to the 85mm. As I grabbed the lens, I realized the 85mm isn't the one I put in my bag. Instead I put in my 105mm f/2.8 VR--there is a noticeable enough difference in weight between the 85mm and 105mm that I realized right away which one I had taken without even looking at the lens.

The 85mm f/1.8 isn't given enough credit for what it can do. Many people prefer the slightly faster f/1.4 version, but the f/1.8 is definitely a keeper for me.

 

[Andy W]

Well done!

 

[Horoscope Fish]

Nicely done, Paul. The 85mm f/1.8 is a fantastic, lightweight lens. Had I not looked at the EXIF on all the photos, I wouldn't have known you switched lenses.

Over the weekend I took photos during our church retreat. First I used my 24-70mm f/2.8 then reached into my bag to switch to the 85mm. As I grabbed the lens, I realized the 85mm isn't the one I put in my bag. Instead I put in my 105mm f/2.8 VR--there is a noticeable enough difference in weight between the 85mm and 105mm that I realized right away which one I had taken without even looking at the lens.

The 85mm f/1.8 isn't given enough credit for what it can do. Many people prefer the slightly faster f/1.4 version, but the f/1.8 is definitely a keeper for me.

I agree the 85mm f/1.8 doesn't always get the credit it so fully deserves. My testimony is the that it's the last bit of Nikon glass left standing in my bag; quite capably holding its own against my Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8G2 and my Sigma Art-series primes.