Fun with the 85 f/1.4

About two weeks ago I rented a lens I'm considering purchasing, the Nikon 85mm f/1.4 D, and it is a BEAUTY! Gorgeous bokeh, razor thin depth of field, amazingly sharp... however I'm gonna hold out for Nikon to release an AF-S version as it is a little slow to focus in low-light (please, Nikon, pretty please release one soon!) This lens is a more than a decade old design, but is absolutely a legend, which is only matched by Canon's 85 f/1.2. I used this lens on a dual portrait session down in old town Leesburg that weekend with two high-school seniors, best-friends: Regina and Natalia. I figured I should upload some of my favorite images from that session, since I'd been slacking on my updates lately. The fully gallery is up on www.noahhayes.net go check it out!

When they leaned up against the door it gave way, totally throwing them off guard...

I jokingly told Regina to grab the mop and mop the alley, but she did anyway and I'm glad because I love these shots!

The Happiest Place on Earth

Last week I got a chance to go down to Orlando to visit my sister who recently got a job at Disney World in the Magic Kingdom. I've been to Disney a ton before, but had never brought a decent camera on previous trips, so I had to bring my camera along and take some fun photos while hanging out with the fam. Enjoy!

It was pretty cool getting in gratis through the "Cast Member" entrance... almost like be on the VIP list!

Only in Disney could a grown man be caught dead wearing something like this...

They recently updated the "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride to include Johnny Depp look-alike animatronics...

Snapped this immediately after a parade, that little flash of white on the "mountain" is the camera flash from the ride as people go down the hill!

By far the most detailed park is The Animal Kingdom... they have a whole area that looks like they imported a whole Nepalese village!

A different view of "Expedition Everest"...

Epcot, home of the iconic geodesic sphere...

Went on a little safari too at The Animal Kingdom! I've been on that ride soooo many times I can quote the entire dialogue...

This really shows how unafraid the animals are of humans. This was taken with a 105VR with NO CROPPING!

UPDATE: Video Parts One and Two Posted!