Mirva - Natural Light Portrait (Sigmatel 135mm/F1.8)

Thanks to all who contributed to my last critique request! I'd like to have constructive

critique again about this picture.

I've had my fathers old Sigmatel 135mm/F1.8 lens (from early 70's) quite some time. I

used it in the year 2000 with a film slr and since haven't bothered to use the lens until

the day I took this picture of my wife. The Lens is not the sharpest by no means. At

F1.8 it lacks really far behind the best lenses in sharpness. But the bokeh it produces

is incredibly pleasing to my eyes. Of course the 135mm at F1.8 means the depth of

the field is really narrow at this distance. The focus is in the eyes and because of the

super narrow DoF models head is mainly in the out of focus area. That is intentional

since I don't see too much point using this old manual lens except for it's bokeh.

The picture was taken in a cloudy day. Light is all natural and I didn't have reflector

with me. My wife did have very little make up. Just some mascara and eyeshadow I

think. Picture is as is. I did not crop it.

Comments and critique are again very welcome, thank you in advance!

Mika

The depth of field seems to be extremely narrow, but you managed to handle it well. Just shoot more with this lens, it produces nice and smooth bokeh.

Beautiful portrait!