Fish under the dock in Key West. If you don't like lunch there are plenty of fish in the sea who will eat it for you! Light gathering ability on display for the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 lens. This shot was taken at f/2.5. This allowed a fast enough shutter…
A black and white film shot. Taken under the Fox River bridge connecting Doty Island and Menasha. This was done using my Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 on a Canon Elan 7s film camera. So 1980's! The Elan 7s is actually a great little 35mm film camera. It came out when…
The Canon 50mm f/1.2 L lens is big, expensive, a little heavy and not the sharpest. So why is it one of my favorite lenses? The big f/1.2 aperture! So.. what is the big deal (pun intended)? Canon, uniquely offers three 50mm lenses - the f/1.8, the f/1.4 and the…
Sometimes the world is just a bit off... things are topsy turvy and the path is not as straight as it could be. Sometimes you don't have time for more than a quick blog post! Just a quick black and white film picture from my 35mm camera... Canon EF 50mm…
A cloudy day is a great time to use a 50mm lens for landscapes. This shot was off the tour boat at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Typically one would use a wide angle lens for landscapes but 50mm can be a great choice. For example it gives a great field…
Spinning in the sunshine on a beautiful Summer day. This is what I would call an environmental portrait. It is a portrait that is not posed but rather captures someone out having fun. Not a "street" photo - they were clients. But the poses and action are totally natural. This…
Cropping a 50mm picture gives a new perspective. This photo was taken in Washington DC - and I don't remember the name of the church! Standard 35mm film and digital cameras use a 4:3 frame size. There are other sizes in the photo world such as 1:1, 6:4.5 and 2:1…
"So You Are a Star" is an old Hudson Brothers song that pops into my head when I see this photo. 50mm prime lenses excel at star pictures because they gather a lot of light and they usually have very low coma. Coma happens when light going through the edges…
Shallow - as in depth of field! One of the features / benefits / consequences of a wide aperture lens is the shallow depth of field as you open up the lens. Depth of field is simply how much of the picture is in focus. This picture was taken at…