woohoo! new lens new hoops!

hschlessphoto

So i finally got my 85mm f/1.8 wooo! I took it to the bball court..paired up with my new D90...and i REALLY was happy with the results. please tell me what you think...thanks so much

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OldGuy

Hank, the first thing I notice is the color shift from one image to another. Were you using auto WB, or pre-set? Second, the images seem to be a little under exposed on my monitor, but that may be a function of the color shift. And third, as everyone tells me on my shots: "straighten your horizons":D

johng

I'd like to second all oldguy's comments - straiten, bump the exposure, correct the white balance.

I'll also add you need to be framing the action much tighter. Which is another way of saying (since you're using a prime lens) you have to be more patient. If you want sharp results, you need the subject filling at least 3/4 of the vertical frame in camera for portrait orientation shots. Shots 7-10 were too far away.

All in all I think you're off to a good start. Correct these 4 things (all easily corrected) and I think you'll be amazed at how much of an improvement there is with very little extra work.

Good luck and look forward to seeing more.

tjk60

hmmm, johng saying to correct the WB? lol!

Nice action here, what were your settings? I agree you need to tweak these a bit and congrats on your new lens! Not the fastest to focus, but helps in low light situations to be sure!