Portrait of a different type.

Markw · Jul 27, 2011

Thought I'd share this one. Nothing special, but I like it. I love the black background you get from shooting a bright object into shadowed areas. :mrgreen:

Nikon D300s
Sigma 180mm F/3.5 EX DG HSM APO IF Macro

And this one's just to attest to the Sigma's incredibly good bokeh. No polygonal shapes to be seen at all, even stopped down to F/5!

Please comment!
Mark

iamsneaky13 · Jul 28, 2011

i love the duck portrait, it is unique and really detailed and has good focus on the eyes. im a little jealous of the lens, its on my wish list

Markw · Jul 28, 2011

Thank you kindly. I love the lens. I got it at an incredible price in new condition with the case. It's a brilliant lens! A little hard to handy hold at 1:1 sometimes, but all in all, it's a beautiful lens. I wouldn't trade it for Amy other. Besides maybe the new 150/2.8OS. :mrgreen:

invisible · Jul 30, 2011

I agree with iamsneaky13 about the duck portrait. Totally unique. I'm tempted to suggest trying to see how it would look after cropping some of the negative space – in my mind it needs either a bit more or a bit less black. Crop or not, it's a beauty.

Markw · Jul 30, 2011

Thank you. I agree, Id like a bit more. I'd like it I I could get it on the bottom and right side, but the way the photo was shot, I could only crop to the top and right. I'll look into seeing what I can do, though, and I'll repost my results.

Thank you again!
Mark

invncblsonic143 · Jul 30, 2011

Very unique love the duck!

NikonME · Jul 30, 2011

The duck photo must be one of those "You either love it or hate it" photos.

It's hard to really explain, but it feels a little awkward. Like my eyes need to work for a second focusing to see what the photo is of. I also have a pet peeve with any photo where the subjects' eye is not framed by the face. I realize this can't easily be done with a front facing duck shot straight on, so I would have had to shoot from a little more to the right.

Markw · Jul 30, 2011

I couldn't agree with you more. I think the eye isnt nearly as dominant as it should be, but, like you said, I couldn't get the pose I was looking for, and get the eye to be more dominant. I went in knowing exactly the shot I wanted, but I didn't quite realise how the eye was going to fall to the backside so harshly until after the photo was taken. I agree with you completely, though. :thumbsup:

Mark