Who says the models hair has to be perfect? Or guess for a beach shot this is exactly what you want. Whatever, great picture and lovely model. Hopefully she can work a bit more on those tan lines.
A great depth of field demonstration as well as great angular lighting in the first image.
Thanks, at the beach I usually only stop down 1 stop and use fill flash if necessary. The 180mm f/2.8 was my go to lens but now that I have a 200mm f/2 it has replaced it as my portrait lens of choice when I have the room to work. It is a beast at about 9 pounds but it is extraordinarily sharp and has a beautiful bokeh. Often I have to use ND filters to keep the shutter speed at 1/200 or less so the wireless will synch properly with the remote receivers.