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Project 365 day one hundred and eighty eight, be you angels?
Nay we are but men, Rock!
Project 365 day one hundred and seventy eight, I am an Artiste
These guys are really amazing I wish I could draw like that.
Project 365 day one hundred and seventy seven, Neverland
Hi all just got back from the Greek sunshine Island of Kos, it was an amazing time and more opportunities than I could cope with for photos. Hats off to anyone living in the Med it is so hot there that the best I could do was lay by the pool drinking and reading while teh family had fun. Although I havent posted for while I did keep up with the photo a day whilst away. If you are going away consider the Aegean View Aqua resort in Kos the all inclusive deals were fantastic.
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Project 365 day one hundred and sixty nine, HRH
We stopped off at West malling, there were Morris Dancers their. Seemed to be some special occasion but not sure what it was. This guy bore more than a strinking resemblance to HRH Prince Charles, maybe it was 🙂
Project 365 day one hundred and fifty four, DUCK!
Have you guys ever seen a flock of ducks flying in perfect formation?
It’s beautiful. Pretty awesome the way they all stick together.
Ducks never say die.
Ever seen a duck fight?
No way. Why?
Because the other animals are afraid.
They know that if they mess with one duck, they gotta deal with the whole flock.
– 1992 The Mighty Ducks, Champions
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Project 365 day one hundred and forty nine, new look
I have come to the conclusion that my Sigma 105mm is not practical in confined spaces. Although it has awesome optics and pics are great you have to stand so far away for a full length portrait it makes it awkward. So I have been using my Sigma 28-70mm at 50mm which is ok, but at 50mm only goes down to about F3.5/4 also the pictures tend to be soft.
A friend has kindly lent me their Canon 50mm MKII prime so I can test it out before buying if I like it. When they handed me the lens I was shocked at the build quality, which unusual for Canon felt plastic and cheap. Having a plastic case does have one advantage, it’s very light, so light in fact you will probably forget you have it mounted. When I started to use it I found the focusing motor very noisy especially when hunting for focus and it does hunts a lot.
But the image quality is what really counts isn’t it? The image quality seems to be top rate and very crisp. In this photo of Jack I had to contend with the scarf he is holding and his hair so that I could focus on his eyes. With the shallow depth of field at F/1.8 focus is critical I was happy with this shot. Although you can’t see in this shot the lens does produce a nice Bokeh effect which people seem to fall in love with. Brand new you can pick one up for under £100, the lens does hold its price well and on eBay expect to pay about £80.
I’m thinking it maybe an excellent lens to have in the bag when space for shooting is tight, but be careful as due to its build it does not feel to solid. Congratulations must go to Canon for this kit lens as they have produced a masterpiece of engineering that will show off their Digital EOS range at a very affordable price.
I have the lens for a few more days yet so I will put it through its paces and see how I get on.
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robert coffey my life my camera 