A day at the beach

[Tristin]

Nikkor 105mm f/1.8 Ai-s @ f/11


Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 Ai-s + CPL @ f/1.2


Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 Ai-s + CPL @ f/1.2


Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 Ai-s + CPL @ f/2.8

[Chip Chipowski]

I like #2 and #4 especially - nice timing.

[charlie]

Great portraits, Tristin. Love the light.

[John Geerts]

Number 2 is absolutely amazing, colors and timing, although the left foreground, with the bag? is a bit distracting.

The first one looks over-contrasted or sharpened. Could that be due to the upload?

[Frank Fremerey]

2.3.4 ... great family pics. Transport a mood worth remembering.

[Jakov Minić]

Lovely images. Number 3 for me.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

All are good and #2 is excellent. I appreciate imperfections within the frame as they act to make the capture more alive and less statically perfect.

[Airy]

An excellent usage of an excellent (not: perfect) lens. I mean the 50/1.2, not knowing the 105/1.8 except for seeing it once.

[Akira]

Tristin, nothing is more to cherish than the liveliness of your family captured here.  #2 and #3 are timeless.

[Tristin]

Thanks for the compliments.  I forgot to mention that the 50mm had a CPL attached, image notations updated.  I would have had a CPL on the 105mm as well, but have not been able to afford one. 

John, image #1 had no sharpening applied and was a high contrast scene to begin with.  The Nikkor 105mm f/1.8 is an extremely well corrected lens for a low element count lens.  It is similar to the 105mm f/2.5, but has negligible (if any) field curvature, nearly non-existent CA, handles flare better and has more neutral color ( the f/2.5 can bring a magenta cast).  I wouldn't recommend it over the f/2.5 for portraiture though.  The f/2.5's field curvature, rounded blades (on the Ai version) and color cast would undoubtedly be more pleasant than the f/1.8 there.

As for the bag in shot #2, cropping the image to remove it would kill the character the lens imparts and I feel an off-center composition suited the image best.  I do not mind cropping images with images that are stopped down, but cropping a wide open lens with such strong character makes the image feel extremely incomplete. 

[Gary]

All good stuff, full of sensitivity and great timing. Many people can see a photo but are  unable to time the capture to reflect what they see ... Others have good reflexes but are unable to see worth a damn ... You have both. While this is a simple exercise of you fooling around at the beach, you have clearly demonstrated your photographic skills and ability to delete the crappy images.

Yes, that CPL did wonders enriching the colors and directing the light in a manner which would be near impossible to duplicate in a computer.  The CPL delivered a very rich, filmesque image.   

#3 is my fav.

G

[Ron Scubadiver]

Lovely set.