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Some shots of Twig the fairie, from the Carolina Renaissance Festival. D700 and 85mm G. Shot at f/1.8.







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Look at some of my recent posts with the 85mm, and I think you recognize her again.

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Andre De Angelis said:
I recognized this girl from some snaps taken of her previously by someone with a Canon 135 F2L

From 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantbrummett/3337997706/in/photostream/

From 2009
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31240046@N06/3980259458

She doesn't seem to have aged a day.

Great shots BTW!!
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Wow! Extremely beautiful lady, nice 'in-character' feel, excellent photography. Amazing at that aperture, actually.
 
No matter what she knows how to pose for the camera. She is a pro at this. Beautiful pictures indeed. Its has a fantasy feel to it.
 
I've shot her at the festival for the past several years. I finally asked if she wanted to do a regular shoot this year. She's very nice and easy to work with.

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Money can't buy happiness....It has to be converted into photo equipment first.
 
It is amazing to watch her work the crowd. She knows what she is doing, no doubt. I enjoy just watching sometimes.... other times, I can't help but keep snapping. It's like photographic crack.
angelhappy said:
No matter what she knows how to pose for the camera. She is a pro at this. Beautiful pictures indeed. Its has a fantasy feel to it.
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Beautiful work with a beautiful model. Great color and poses. At f/1.4, I would have expected a smoother bokeh on the twigs, but without a reference, I can't say how other lenses would have rendered the same scene. I can say that at f/2.8, thd 70-200mm VR1 usually had an odd double bokeh on stick-like backgrounds while the 85mm f/1.4 usually did a smoother job at the same aperture.
 
He said it was at f1.8, and yes I agree... some of the bokeh is looking busy-ish.
 
She's not far enough away from the background to get it totally smooth and dreamy.
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Since the subject covers the middle of the frame, it's hard to see the progression of the bokeh at the same distance from the sensor. I suspect that Nikon's improvement of border and corner sharpness for the new 85mm f/1.4G may simply be providing consistent bokeh rather than the excessively smooth bokeh of the f/1.4F predecessor.
 
powertoold said:
The 85mm 1.4G's bokeh and color are both fabulous.
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Yes, the pictures you posted have excellent color, and generally, great bokeh. However, the image quality reminds me of the 24-70mm f/2.8 : excellent sharpness, color and contrast across the frame . Without any artistic distinction even at f/2.8, there is little reason to buy the 85mm f/1.4G other than for special effects at f/1.4 It would be very useful to see more examples in the f/2.2 range for the new 85mm f/1.4G.
powertoold said:
I am envious:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wingmanzero/4937959662/
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