Yes, we were eating. Yes, this sucker was hanging around for food… At least he gave me something more to shoot!
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Camera: NIKON D50
- Focal length: 50 mm
- ISO: 200
- Location: 33° 52.42′ 0″ S 151° 11.98′ 0″ E
- Shutter speed: 1/3200 s
Curious bloody seagull
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This shot makes me want to go straight to the camera store to buy a nifty-fifty. None of my lenses are capable of getting this shot… either from a DOF perspective or the lightening quick shutter speed. Nicely composed; I like this photo.
As for your subject matter… those guys are the same the world over. Food, food, food. One track minds, all of ‘em.
James — I highly recommend it. I think the 50mm f1.8 is easily the best value for money lens there is, but if you have a bit of extra that you can spend, the f1.4 is even better. I think having one of them is almost essential, I barely shoot with anything else. Not only is the DoF a lot of fun, but it helps you think about composition etc a bit more when you can’t just zoom in. I got mine as a birthday present, so maybe you can add that to your wish list for such an occasion?
I look at it as a long-term investment, so the extra cash on the 1.4 doesn’t dissuade me much… just puts it off by a little bit. I don’t think I’ll finish spring without one or the either.
Rats! My birthday was three weeks ago!
I ended up snagging the 1.8D with the thought that I can upgrade in the future, and not have to be patient on my acquisition schedule. So far, I love it! Got some killer shots the other day when the cats left a snake in the dining room.
James — Woohoo! Enjoy your new lens! I’m sure you will.
Ooh, the colour of the floor is really interesting with that snake!
Nifty Fifties are great – I bought a brand new Canon for only £59 (’bout $35) – I use it way more than lens 10x this value. Nice shot BTW :D
Richard — I agree! They are totally sweet. Amazing value for money. I’ve started using my 24mm f/2.8 a bit more recently (has a very similar field of view on my cropped sensor to the 50mm on a full-frame), but 50mm is still my favourite. If I ever upgrade to full-frame I may need an 85mm to get the portrait shots I love so much from my current 50mm.