T r e e
by phlover

Comment:
this has to be a blue ribbon, simply amazing!!!!!!!!

Three-toed Woodpecker, male
by hahn23

Comment:
not really a macro IMO.

Timepieces
by Marfun

Comment:
seems OOF

Landing at first light
by juliannj

Comment:
I really don't find this image underexposed but i guess its not about the challenge topic that we are scoring. Beautiful image though.

abortion: it's just murder on babies
by klkitchens

Comment:
i just dislike political statements getting thrust in my face. I come here to relax, not be yelled at.

abortion: it's just murder on babies
by klkitchens

Comment:
ugh

1.33πr3.
by jasonhawpe

Comment:
MS Trackball Explorers RULE!!!!!!!!

Sorry, not voting.

Heavens Light
by Dennisheckman

Comment:
Wow that's a neat shot!!!!!

A Boring Book
by gyaban

Comment:
shocked that this got no 1s from the T&A trolls! Great shot!

DSC_6741.JPG
by jhomrighaus

Comment:

Originally posted by Mephisto: That lens ROKKs! ;-) shot at wide open aperture?

Yessir, f1.2 FTW!

I love this lens, everyone else seems to bitch about the softness that is imbues on an image. Modern lenses with AF seem to make everything razor sharp. This is a 40+ year old MASSIVE chunk of glass, the back side is about half as big as the front, the thing weighs a ton, but there is nothing that feels like it at all. I really feel that shots with this monster are very warm and soft. In this shot the focus is I think about halfway through the grip on the lense, its hard to use on the D40 cause the viewfinder is so small and dim.

The other thing it offers is great buttery Bokeh, see some of my other shots in my portfolio for examples.