First portrait with Canon 85mm f/1.8

[Irminsul]

Welll, this is my first time posting a photo, not to mention a portrait. The copy, edited down for uploading came out at only 72 pixels/in., so it didn't do well as an attachment. I'll try to get it into a website first, as it just doesn't seem to upload well from my computer. Sorry about the waste of space!

 

[abraxas]

Nice. I like the light. Don't need everything on the left.

 

[jdunphy]

My guess is that you're going to end up loving the lens. I've got the Nikon equivalent, and it's the best piece of glass I own!

I think the drapery on the left detracts from the image. I was wondering more where that came from than I was paying attention to her.

 

[Irminsul]

Thanks abraxas and jd. Yep, that drape got in the way. It was an impromptu shoot during a short family visit. And yes, I too consider this 85mm the best lens -- among those in my relatively small stable of non-L lenses.

Here's another shot from the same shoot. No drape on the left side this time. Couldn't avoid some degradation of the image in reducing it for uploading. I gotta learn how to do this right!