Cropped for an isolated subject.......

Hi Grayham,

An interesting crop. I would expect that this was taken at some action event.

The 45mm lens is limited in what it can do, and at F/11, the best that one can expect is the show the  the "essence" of what was going on, as only the gross features will be revealed.

When I shot action events, even using short focal length lens, I follow two procedures:

1] Shoot wide open (lowest f-number) for maximum clarity

2] Shoot at the highest shutter speed

Since an enlargement is like "extending the focal length" of a lens, any small motion blur (not seen in normal enlargements) will result in the loss of definition when using the best lens.

I did notice the "halo " effect around the subjects , most likely due to sharpening or other processing effects either prior to or after the crop was made.

Best Regards,  Mike

All true my friend.

This image is a "closer" crop of the other one posted in the folder..... I was just following up on a suggestion from another member.

The original image was taken way back in the days of receiving my first Dslr (A100 and kit lenses) and I went with my son to the local bike park where the youngsters ride ramps and concrete walls et al (quite scary).

The other image in the folder was already a cropped version of the original which I processed to post to a "No Words" forum thread. Receiving a few messages from members, I decided to add it to my portfolio.

What I should have done with this image is to have worked with the original image and then I would not have compounded my errors (smiles).

Your observations are always well-received.

Happy New Year........ to you and Betsy.

Best regards

Great action capture, Grayham

Thanks Miguel.................

Happy New Year.