NEW LENS EXPERIMENTS

These were taken with my new AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D.  This lens makes world of difference.  It does much better in low light situations and is perfect for capturing wiggly children!  I'm so excited!  I guess the word for the blurriness in the background is called bokeh and this lens creates AMAZING bokeh.  We never used that term when I was shooting black and white film in photography class (over 10 years ago).  Ahhh... film.  Those were the days.   Anyway, I think I found my go-to lens.  It's compact, light weight and performs well in more difficult shooting situations.  I have yet to use it outside so that will be a post for another day.  The only con, I guess, is that there is no zoom, but that is not a huge deal to me.  Now, let's check out some pictures.

JJ is NOT a happy Camper in this one, but seriously, check out the background.  Awesome.

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AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

My Beautiful Clara Virginia.  Look at how clear her face is and how her arm goes back on the distance.  

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AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

JJ blurry in the foreground, Clara sharp in the background.

ISO 1600 f/4 1/20

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D  

The focus point on this one is JJ's ear, which I didn't intend to do but it still turned out to be  cool picture.  

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AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

Crayons:  focal point at the back

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AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D

Crayons:  focal point at the front

ISO 1600 f/4 1/8

AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 D