Darn..missed focus

[msbeezy]

Out of focus...... Too soft ?

 

[markfh]

Not all you missed bud...
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[msbeezy]

Not all you missed bud...
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I'm all ears for any suggestions..

 

[gdanmitchell]

I don't see your image here - just a "content protected by owner" message is displayed.

Dan

Out of focus...... Too soft ?

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[msbeezy]

Sorry..posted a protected image...try this

 

[Golan]

1/2 a second exposure and you expect a sharp picture

With this amount of light you should have upped the ISO to at least 800. Hell you should not be afraid to even go higher with the 5D II.

 

[msbeezy]

Yeah I know..I know..it was so impromptu as she was heading out the door for more boxing week shopping..darn...if she woulda just gave me 1/2 sec more of her time Yeah certainly the mkll has plenty if iso headroom...I'm so buzzed as she seldom will pose and it would have been a nice portrait...any plugin available to help out ?

 

[colinstu]

Yeah. 1/2 shutter speed :/

Not gonna work too well there for ya! hehe.

 

[aaaja]

the picture is mainly blurry because of the shuitter speed you had. maybe there was also a focus problem, but that is, if so, a secondary problem.

i would suggest to first of all to experiment A LOT- Tri different ISO Levels, get experience .. get experience and maybe also buy a book or get some trainig. you are holder of a professional camera and have obviously a beutifull modell to shoot with.

there are some simple rules - for example if you shoot with a 50mm lense, you should be able to hold a 1/50 second by hand or with 75mm a 1/75.

for a portrait like this the Aperture should be maybe f4 or even wider open.

So that will get you maby to the point of usiong ISO 1600 (For many applications iso 1600 with a 5d2 are quit ok. if it has to be sharp as a needle the of course iso 100 or 200 would be the choise and liht needs to be found

maybe get the 50 mm 1.8 and practice with the most simple but great lense of Canon - it is a lense a pro could create a artbook with (not mee)

try and waste ... there is not much top loose. shoot everiyhing and get confident and experienced. The camera is a pro tool but does not show so much - so it si no scaring people away.

maybe a long answer to short question.

most of all, have funnn

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[bed bug]

sadly the only help will be the delete button...however, a reshoot would be worthwhile; she is one pretty gal!

Kind regards
Stephen

msbeezy wrote:
...any plugin available to help out ?

 

[balloonchasers]

Not all you missed bud...

I'm all ears for any suggestions..

Not markfh but I will point out three things... What looks to be a hair band on her right wrist (maybe just one of those silly bands), a wild strand of hair on the right hand side of her head, and the fact that her necklace clasp is in the wrong place. I know you said that it was impromptu... but these are the three things that would have bothered me even if the focus had been dead on (and also the things I miss the most when taking pictures of my daughter!!!).

John
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[msbeezy]

Thanks everyone..!
Seasons greetings too !!
Cheers

 

[msbeezy]

Not all you missed bud...

I'm all ears for any suggestions..

Not markfh but I will point out three things... What looks to be a hair band on her right wrist (maybe just one of those silly bands), a wild strand of hair on the right hand side of her head, and the fact that her necklace clasp is in the wrong place. I know you said that it was impromptu... but these are the three things that would have bothered me even if the focus had been dead on (and also the things I miss the most when taking pictures of my daughter!!!).

John
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Good critical eye there John...funny I have one daughter that jumps at the opportunity to be photographed anywhere anytime but this gal runs and hides...and she's so photogenic.I guess we learn by our mistakes..(missed takes)...so I promptly reset my C1 settings on the MKll and 7D to 800/400 and bracket respectively.
Cheers

 

[Blake Cook]

the picture is mainly blurry because of the shuitter speed you had. maybe there was also a focus problem, but that is, if so, a secondary problem.

1/2 sec is the most significant fault, but it looks front focussed. Have you tried setting AF micro adjust?

there are some simple rules - for example if you shoot with a 50mm lense, you should be able to hold a 1/50 second by hand or with 75mm a 1/75.

Unless you are a very steady shooter 1/focal length, is not enough with a 21MP resolution. Try 1/200 with your 100mm lens for a start.

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[balloonchasers]

Not really critical... just the miistakes I seem to make over and over. My teenage daughter always seems to have a hairband around her arm. I have also spent a lot of time trying to clone out wild strands of hair and removing necklace clasps. So these are things I try to remember to look for when taking "impromptu" pics...

Tell her she needs to let you take more pictures. Very lovely.

John
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[RichV]

Most of the stuff has already been said. If you don't have things wired into your nervous system, sometimes it's good to just leave the camera in program mode - it's really not all that bad, and given that the background's okay and you've framed it well, there's no problem with departing from the massively-overused (and, often, overrated) wide open look; the viewer might actually get the impression there's a whole person there rather than, say, a pair of eyes.

I have a friend who's been shooting for about 40 years, and he uses a 1ds Mk III (and gets great results). Many times he'll shoot in program mode - just to see what the camera's going to give him - before he switches to manual mode. Best of luck with your pictures.

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[msbeezy]

the picture is mainly blurry because of the shuitter speed you had. maybe there was also a focus problem, but that is, if so, a secondary problem.

1/2 sec is the most significant fault, but it looks front focussed. Have you tried setting AF micro adjust?

there are some simple rules - for example if you shoot with a 50mm lense, you should be able to hold a 1/50 second by hand or with 75mm a 1/75.

Unless you are a very steady shooter 1/focal length, is not enough with a 21MP resolution. Try 1/200 with your 100mm lens for a start.

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Hi Blake,

Have not done mfa on this camera yet as I'm replacing the 100 2.8 with the MKll L IS series this week

 

[msbeezy]

Not really critical... just the miistakes I seem to make over and over. My teenage daughter always seems to have a hairband around her arm. I have also spent a lot of time trying to clone out wild strands of hair and removing necklace clasps. So these are things I try to remember to look for when taking "impromptu" pics...

Tell her she needs to let you take more pictures. Very lovely.

John
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I guess in years we'll look back at these and say..oh ! remember how you always had that darn hairband around your wrist..how that bugged me...and that chain clasp...!
Chow

 

[msbeezy]

Most of the stuff has already been said. If you don't have things wired into your nervous system, sometimes it's good to just leave the camera in program mode - it's really not all that bad, and given that the background's okay and you've framed it well, there's no problem with departing from the massively-overused (and, often, overrated) wide open look; the viewer might actually get the impression there's a whole person there rather than, say, a pair of eyes.

I have a friend who's been shooting for about 40 years, and he uses a 1ds Mk III (and gets great results). Many times he'll shoot in program mode - just to see what the camera's going to give him - before he switches to manual mode. Best of luck with your pictures.

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Good point Rich....you think sometimes we try too hard and look past the obvious natural shot/look to try to create something more than whats really needed ?...and end up with less