Below is a photo using my new 50mm canon lens.
Things to notice in this photo (as it relates to the lens & to the artists creative style)…
- Smoke coming off of the food… look at the detail of each line of smoke moving at a diagonal. The Canon 50mm lens is amazing at capturing the fine details of every object.
- The bright vivid orange and brown color of the food. Notice the stark contrast to the greens and black, sitting on top of the white dish. Pay attention to the blue tones in the background and how they dance with the browns of the chair. In one of my next entries I will describe in words and images how the camera behaves when it comes to various colors of vegetables.
- The blurred background - an effect of the shallow depth of field. The reader is forced to focus on the central point, the food.
- Pay attention to the next level - the focused central point in the middle of the food - an effect of the shallow depth of field. You can notice the shadows and caves under each fried bit of dough.
- Notice how the eye starts out on the left side of the photo because the food is the central object. Then the eyes move up and to the right, following the smoke. This picture is intentionally off center to allow the feeling of emotion to slowly develop and grow as the eyes wander through the photo.
- Finally, notice how the light plays off the plate on the bottom right. The shadow stretches across the counter top as if following the ghosts of the heat smoke.
Note… this was the last time I have eaten food from BW3’s (because I have stopped eating meat in total as of mid February 2008). This photo is a flash back to last reason.
After careful review this lens is top notch in my book!
Details of the lens:
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Focal Length & Maximum Aperture - 50mm 1:1.4
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Diagonal Angle of View - 46°
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Closest Focusing Distance - 0.45m / 1.5 ft.
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Filter Size - 58mm
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Max. Diameter x Length, Weight - 2.9″ x 2.0″, 10.2 oz. / 73.8 x 50.5mm, 290g
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