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!