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Great shot, but pls remove the dust spot. ;)

I think you can get higher magnifications in tools that benefit from it, like the clone stamp tool. Best regards, Alex

WTD as a whole is very funny. I can see it not reaching everybody's standard for free internet humor, but I for one love Mr. Duck and his antics.

PS: Wanna see useless photography related...

How is the original picture, the one without the added blur?

The 70-200 II makes a lot of sense for working professionals (and even there it's debatable), but for the amateur, the 1.4 prime for artistic expression and the 70-300 zoom for an all-in-one...

I hope not. Unless you mean the 70-200 f4 IS or the 70-300. ;) The 2.8 is probably overkill if you already have an 85/1.4//1.2. Good luck!

I think it really comes down to whether you like to zoom or not. I don't have the Sigma 85 but I hear it's a really good alternative to the Canon 85L. That's saying a lot. Keep in mind though that...

I'm a fish lover myself, but common, putting the little fish in the glass is not exactly torture. As long as its natural environment is usually stress free he can take it.

The picture is not...

Well, this one is great! This is the type of thing I got the 85 for. How did you focus this one, what aperture, and how did you get rid of the CA? Thx! Best regards, Alex

Yes, I do like this as well, but the editing is just the cherry on the cake. What I really loved about the original photo was that "last supper" look where you can find something interesting almost...

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I agree that foreground blur rarely brings value to a photo. Usually is small pieces of foliage that give the best results. The first picture posted of the couple would be a great example, if the...

That was my immediate thought too. Viewfinder shading and metering overexposure go hand in hand. Either the focusing screen is damaged or dirty, or the pentaprism. I think it should just be the FS...

The first one is nice, the other two I don't like as much. Best regards, Alex

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the 24-70/2.8L II; I do own the 24-104/4L IS. It's going to be sharper, with less distortion and vignetting. Do these make a better looking image? In most cases they do,...

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However, I was speaking from (rather brief) personal experience. ;) Full disclosure: I am a boken freak. It is one of the most important things for me in lenses that have low dof capabilities.

I disagree. I think it's bad. There are worse out there, sure, but we're not talking about them.  Actually I heard that correction of spherical aberration is a cause for ugly bokeh, which would...

So you like its bokeh?