More practice with 85mm

[sallie]

Besides being crooked.....how are the elements in this photo...lighting? exposure? Anything I can do better?

Nikon D90
85mm
f /1.8
ISO 250
1/1250 sec

[StacyT]

I am not a great critiquer, but this looks fantastic!

[autofocus]

Cute shot of the girls but you are pushing your luck shooting a group at f/1.8 even if they are somewhat in line. You are dealing with very thin depth of field at that setting. Pulled in tight, you do have some focus issues. You are dealing with a pretty bright background which would effect your metering, and it looks a little dark on the faces.....Probably some fill light or use of a reflector(s) would have helped, or spot metering.

[autofocus]

Also, it's a pretty tight crop and you've cut through the kids on the ends a bit. Maybe a better arrangement of the kids so they weren't all in a line, and to deal with the potential focus issues stop down your lens to at least f/4, or f/5.6. In doing this, you will be able to move in a little closer with that 85mm which will also help to separate your subjects from the background by throwing it more out of focus.

[sallie]

Originally Posted by autofocus

Also, it's a pretty tight crop and you've cut through the kids on the ends a bit. Maybe a better arrangement of the kids so they weren't all in a line, and to deal with the potential focus issues stop down your lens to at least f/4, or f/5.6. In doing this, you will be able to move in a little closer with that 85mm which will also help to separate your subjects from the background by throwing it more out of focus.

Awesome! Thanks for the help.

[commongrackle]

Cute shot and I like how they are lined up, but Autofocus is right on the money.