Starting Early
Written on 1/01/2008 by Alan
I've been inspired by many of you out there that are posting photos daily. I look forward to reading these blogs on a daily basis. I'm a beginning photographer and received a Nikon D80 for Christmas, so I am starting a blog of my own. This will be my venue to "contribute to the world" in the form a near-daily photo. Feel free to comment/critique my photos as I'd love to get some feedback and improve my technique.
I'm starting with a photo I took Christmas morning. In retrospect, I should have placed this on something other than a white robe, but it was Christmas morning and I was excited to try my 1.8 50mm lens. I like the effect of of the Christmas tree in the background.
-- Nikon D80, 50mm f/1.8 lens, 1/6 at f1.8, 50mm
The 1.8 50 mm lens is a secret weapon in the Nikon line-up. The optics are amazing for its compact size. Great use of shallow depth of field to get the beautiful bokeh of the lights on the tree.
Thanks Ann!
The 50mm IS an amazing lens. Many people on flickr raved about it, so I asked for it for Christmas. :)