Yep, I agree with Toment on the Tammy, being quite satisfied with mine, and besides it's a good value, fulfilling the walk around concept very well.
I have two of them that have worked for years flawlessly. As Jay Pat sez, if the screw is not original it might be too long and would need a washer, or less desirably you can add another 1/16 thick rubber pad on to the original. Another possibility is if that bottom plate is not flat, therefore not making full contact with the camera's base. Therein getting it straight could be a tough task.
All very well done, all winners. Superb exposure, focus- depth of field - and composition. You sure get around and exercise imaginative vision!
Yep. #2 is the winner, classic B&W being preferable. Great job in all aspects of posing, expression, lighting and composition.
GEEJAY, you caught it all - focus, exposure and composition, to say nothing about the amazing subject - magnificent!
Hey, the kid's got talent and lots of smarts besides!
Hear, hear on good photography; the triad done well.
Nice capture, Dook, I also have that lens with good results. What were your settings
Hey, rrayrob, you make a valid point about background. It's most important that it be a darker and neutral shade than the subject, and that also goes for the subject's clothes. One more point, and that is the eyes, the prominence of which is overshadowed by the facial overexposure. Yeah, as we've all found out, instruction is important but nothing beats practice and experimentation, the range and variation of subjects being unlimited.
Having done a lot of portraiture I can make a few recommendations. First your camera angle is a bit high, affecting the nose to cheek ratio; should be at about shoulder height. Then besides a bit over exposure, which takes away from some important features plus personality. Also there is no contrast between one side of the face and the other, which for women a 2:1 ratio between key and fill is considered a good start. Just a few ideas to improve on an already attractive subject.
My ship, the USS Earl V Johnson- DE 702, was ordered to do "Picket Duty" in support of the landings off Okinawa at about the same time, but luckily we were never hit, although there were some near misses. I was a Machinest Mate in the engine room. The scariest days of my life!
I suggest the 15 to 85mm lens, which gives you enough angle for group shots when you're constrained and is long enough for reaching out a moderate distance. And it's moderate cost is an attraction. It's a good all around lens.
Very good PaulG, but the way I heard it, it about a woman in a butcher shop sticking her finger into the rear extremities of ducks one after one until she finds one that satisfies her search for one that came from New York City. Then she asks the counterman where he's from, whereupon he turns around, drops his pants and says "Here find out for yourself!"
Great shots; nice handling of point exposure and DoF.
Don't like Null? How about adding Void, like Null 'n Void?