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I had a chance to try out my new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 lens on our trip to Disneyland last week. Here is a cute shot of my daughter Madison and her good friend Dylan. Taken at iso 800 so is slightly grainy.
posted by Benson at 10:12 PM
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5 Comments:
Very cute, Benson! It's a great capture of the moment.
I don't see much grain at all.
I realize that this may have been a split second grab shot, but it would have been nice to see a little of Madison's face.
Just my opinion... if you cropped out either one of the two background objects (the mill house or the riverboat), it may put more emphasis on the two kids, and make the center of interest more focused on the kids. As it is, the busy details of the riverboat, for example, competes for my attention. So when I first look at the picture, I see the kids, then my eye wants to focus on the stuff to either side a little too much. The side stuff competes for attention a little too much for me.
If you want to keep the composition as is, you could have shot at a larger aperture to throw the background more out of focus.
By keeping one of the background objects in the shot, you would retain some environmental information. Just my own preference, but I would keep the mill house in the background because it is more muted in tone, and I would crop out the riverboat with it's busy detail and bright sky that its under.
Alternatively, you can do a close crop of just the kids, and it would work too because of the cute pose.
I love the pose, and the picture works great in black and white.
I was wondering why you decided to get a 28-75mm zoom when your kit lens already has the range covered. Is it because your 28-75mm is a constant f2.8?
Thanks for posting!
--Warren
All,
I just want to emphasize that all that stuff I said about cropping and composition in my previous comment were my personal opinions that I tossed out to stimulate thinking and discussion. After all, this is what the forum is supposed to be about. I find it personally stimulating and useful to be thinking about this, but at the same time, I enjoy all pictures at face value too.
This picture is fine as it is, and I respect every photographer's own point of view on a particular subject.
I hope you all understand this.
Don't be afraid to post pictures or comments. There is no right or wrong, it's all good.
And despite my email rant, please continue to enjoy the pictures and comments posted without feeling obliged to say anything. I know you're out there.
--WT
A few comments based on Warren's comments.
1. It does not bother me at all as far as comments positive or negative. I do try to post pictures that I feel are worthwhile to share with the group or that I want feedback on to help develop my photographic abilities.
2. I too would have preferred seeing Madison's face but it's not easy to ask a 2 year old to kiss her friend and face the camera at the same time. ;-)
3. I appreciate the comments about cropping. Lately I have been shooting exclusively in raw so I am forced to look more critically at my pictures to correct white balance, exposure, cropping, etc. before finally storing them in jpg to save room on my hard drive. Before I just accepted the picture as it was taken but now I have to see how I can improve it.
4. I got the Tamron 28-75mm for the constant aperture 2.8. I found more flexibility with the faster lens. I can't comment on clarity yet until I've used it more. A lot of good reviews on this lens especially for the price.
Sorry for the long post. Nice thing about electronic posting, no waste of paper or ink (just time to read it, sorry).
I like fast glass too! Many years ago, I picked up a Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 (constant) based on Martin's recommendation. I used that lens for many years with my F3HP and F4s, and I was happy with the results. The downside was that the lens was huge for its zoom range! Nevertheless, I lived with the size. I finally sold it because I needed a zoom with a wider range for my D100.
Recently, I decided to invest in some fast, prime AF glass, so I bought a 50mm f1.8D and a 85mm f.8D, and I'm very happy with these lenses. You can't beat the 50mm for speed and compactness, and it's a great value at around $100.
On my wish list is the legendary Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8. One of these days...
--WT
Benson,
I happened to be viewing your personal photo site (3sheep), and I saw the color version of this picture. I think this composition works well in color because the vivid colors of the kids' shirts helps concentrate the focus on the kids (the main subject), and the colors of the background give it some necessary detail to make it interesting.
Just a thought...
--WT
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