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Im pretty positive its not, its just great use of off camera flash or strobes.

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Joey's right. It's off camera strobes and a bit of burn before running some more extreme noise reduction filters.

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Nothing two fancy here, a couple pictures from my cell phone I took with a HDR app.

http://tx-tuffphoto.smugmug.com/Othe...04-58HDR-M.jpg

http://tx-tuffphoto.smugmug.com/Othe...27191742-M.jpg

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:tu

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Don't think I have posted these here before. Took them in Downtown Houston last year.

http://tx-tuffphoto.smugmug.com/Hobb...Walk-125-L.jpg

http://tx-tuffphoto.smugmug.com/Hobb...Walk-138-L.jpg

http://tx-tuffphoto.smugmug.com/Hobb...Walk-034-L.jpg

http://tx-tuffphoto.smugmug.com/Hobb...Walk-099-L.jpg

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http://tx-tuffphoto.smugmug.com/Hobb...Walk-102-L.jpg

http://tx-tuffphoto.smugmug.com/Hobb...Walk-108-L.jpg

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Looks like blown glass!

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Well, I'm officially in over my head :r
Just ordered this lens, I rented one a few months ago and loved it.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6...b76368de_o.gif
Lens by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr

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Nice!

I'm getting the "new lens" itch as well, but I really shouldn't spend the money, so I probably won't :( I'll just lust after them for awhile longer :p

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DAMN! an L lens? You're a baller!

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Some good looking shots showing up here. I have a few new ones I can throw into the mix but for not here is a link to my website.

http://www.lostphotography.com
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I will play. Picked up a 50mm prime 1.8 lens a while back to use in an attempt to do studio-like photography of the kids. $200 bux at a studio was getting ridiculous (but I cannot argue with the skills necessary to produce quality shots).

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...65474799_n.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z...0/IMG_5493.JPG

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:r not even close Justin. I rented one and saw the difference better glass can make. I cringe like crazy spending more for the lens than I did for my camera.
But I compare it to going from a point and shoot and a DSLR, the pictures come out so much better. This will be the only L lens I buy, unless I start getting paid for what I do and there is no plan for doing that, besides, I'm no where near good enough.

I should mention also that it is a refurbished lens from Canon. I can't see spending retail on a lens that has been fully checked, with the refurb, they fix what was broken and fully test the lens before reselling it. Granted the warranty is only 90 days, but if it's been fully inspected, I see no reason for failures anytime soon.

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Jeff, those are awesome, the 50mm are so much fun to shoot with. I rented the 1.2 over Christmas, I really liked it but the DOF can be tricky sometimes.

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Okay, now I need some help buying a 77mm filter. It will be mostly for protection of the front glass, but I don't want a $12 filter on the front of this lens.
Any recommendations? I realize it's easy to spend hundreds on a filter, I'm looking for something under $200, the further under, the better. :D

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Tiffen makes a good filter. 77mm in the $20 range from B&H.

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Very VERY interesting test done here:

http://www.lenstip.com/113.4-article...d_summary.html

I knew cheap filters could affect your pictures, but I honestly had no idea how much. I'm taking the crap UV filters I bought from Best Buy off my lenses immediately and getting some nice ones.

[quote=MrClean;1548288]Okay, now I need some help buying a 77mm filter. It will be mostly for protection of the front glass, but I don't want a $12 filter on the front of this lens.
Any recommendations? I realize it's easy to spend hundreds on a filter, I'm looking for something under $200, the further under, the better. :D[/QUOTE

Get a B&W UV haze filter. Always get B&W, they are by far the best. Should be able to grab one at adorama or B&H for around $100
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[quote=LostAbbott;1548379]Thanks Mychal, I have seen the B&W filters used by a lot of photographers and they always seem to be rated very high. :tu