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Canon EOS-1D Mark III, f/2 @ 35 mm, 1/125, ISO 800, No Flash

Mannequins

I've read reviews of the 50mm f/1.2 suggesting it isn't sharp wide open - I have to say this isn't my experience. The full size version of this shot is crystal clear and this is exactly what a 1.2 lens is perfect for - capturing shots in ambient light.

 

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, f/1.2 @ 50 mm, 1/400, ISO 400

The church gate

HDR with the amazing Canon EF 24mm f1.4L II USM wide open.

 

 

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/1.4 @ 24 mm, ISO 100

Rocks at Aphrodite's Birthplace

Three shot HDR.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/2.8 @ 35 mm, ISO 100

Low key Tanjia

A fractal converstion from a shoot I did over two years ago!

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, f/14 @ 85 mm, 1/125, ISO 100

Gecko 2!

Flash off camera on cord camera right.

 

 

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, f/7.1 @ 100 mm, 1/200, ISO 125, Flash

Froggy!

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, f/8 @ 100 mm, 1/250, ISO 100, Flash,

Fractal Monkey Stare

I'm clearly tired tonight.....a fractal conversion...

Canon EOS 5D, f/4 @ 300 mm, 1/500, ISO 200

Fisheye Platform Shot

Canon EOS-1D Mark III, f/4 @ 15 mm, 1/320, ISO 200

Smiling Theresa

 

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/5.6 @ 50 mm, 1/125, ISO 100

Mike Stare

 

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/8 @ 100 mm, 1/125, ISO 100

Kayleigh profile

Profile of Kayleigh shot with @Lencarta studio lights and modifiers.

 



Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/7.1 @ 100 mm, 1/125, ISO 100

Ferret's eye view

 

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, f/4 @ 100 mm, 1/200, ISO 125, Flash

Mike and Tattoo

 

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/8 @ 100 mm, 1/125, ISO 100

Gecko

Camera handheld and manually focussed - always a challenge! The flash was off camera on a cord held by someone else!

 

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, f/7.1 @ 100 mm, 1/200, ISO 125, Flash

Mike posing on a stool

This was from a group studio shoot I organised yesterday. Mike was lit with an @Lencarta gridded dish from camera left and a gridded strip box from camera right.

 

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, f/11 @ 50 mm, 1/125, ISO 100

Mum and Dad at sunset in Cyprus

I wanted to keep the sunset colours while properly exposing Mum & Dad. To do this I dialled in some negative exposure compensation and used on camera flash to expose my parents.

Canon EOS 7D, f/5 @ 50 mm, 1/1600, ISO 100, Flash

 

Smoking Candid

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, f/1.2 @ 50 mm, 1/640, ISO 100, No Flash

Theresa headshot

Lit with a single @Lencarta 70cm silver beauty dish.

 

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, f/9 @ 85 mm, 1/125, ISO 100

On the London Underground

Quick snap on the tube.

Canon EOS 7D, f/4 @ 8 mm, 1/100, ISO 2000, No Flash

Chugging in Northampton

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, f/1.6 @ 50 mm, 1/1000, ISO 400, No Flash

Fishing in the docklands

Canon EOS 7D, f/8 @ 8 mm, 3 exposures, ISO 100

DLR Candid

Canon EOS 7D, f/4 @ 12 mm, 1/800, ISO 400, No Flash