A few street portraits with Lensbaby Composer M43 and Nokton 25mm (Gh1)

[mikekobal]

Hi guys, I like this combo,
the lensbaby is crazy sharp in the center, love the soft edges (I know not everyone's cup of tea and not for every subject)
but I think it works well in this session.
http://www.mikekobal.com/blog/?p=960
hope you enjoy the photos and let me know what you think.
cheers,
Mike

 

[robklurfield]

just, imho: looks nice in the extreme close-ups and not at all nice in the long shots. I'd think that the .95 Nokton would give you enough background bokeh/blur that you wouldn't really need the lens baby's added effects. those close-ups are pretty.

 

[mikekobal]

thank rob, i was surprised the bokeh on the same shot w the Nokton was on the mild side. I agree, the lens baby effect is best on close ups.

 

[seakayaker1]

Nice shots!

I did like all of the photographs and found them to be quite pleasant but believe I would have felt the same if only the Voigtlander 25/0.95 were used. (I could be influenced by the fact that I am enjoying taking shots with my 24/0.95 so much at the moment . . . . .)

Thanks for sharing!

Life is Grand!

Dan
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[robert blu]

I like your pictures, interesting result from the use of focus/out of focus area
robert

 

[hub]

Hi guys, I like this combo,
the lensbaby is crazy sharp in the center, love the soft edges (I know not everyone's cup of tea and not for every subject)
but I think it works well in this session.
http://www.mikekobal.com/blog/?p=960
hope you enjoy the photos and let me know what you think.
cheers,
Mike

I hope I could enjoy the photos, but when Flash is disabled (and that won't make it re-enable it) I can't.


Hub

 

[mikekobal]

thanks much seakayaker1 and robert.
@hub
I put up the link to the flickr page on my blog now,
here is the direct link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42363616@N05/sets/72157625297069183/