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Good Lens For Photographing Skiing?

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RawrRawrRob
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Looking into getting a new lens for my 500D..I already have the kit lens and a 55-250mm.
Dec 20 2011 8:13PM
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Just because someone doesn't feel that shallow DOF is the best method of attaining isolation doesn't mean they aren't aware of its use.

I'm pretty tired of seeing shallow DOF for anything other than extreme close-ups. If I want to separate my subject from the background, I'd rather spend 30 minutes hiking around trying to line up the foreground with the background so that they unite to form a polygon (or some other geometric pattern) instead of just opening up the aperture. But hey, I'm just a landscape shooter/misguided painter, so take that for what it is.
Dec 24 2011 3:42PM
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MACAQUE
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There are a ton of ways for subject isolation, bokeh is just one, and it often works really effectively. This conversation wasn't really about thinking whether or not bokeh is effective to isolate the subject, it was about how shooting wide open can a lot of the time be a great option for increased subject isolation regardless of the loss of subject sharpness. Portrait lenses open up huge to let a lot of light in, but also to isolate the subject.

And walking isn't the same thing as zooming because your perspective changes. Sometimes that's desirable, sometimes not. It depends on the goal of the photographer. I'm guessing that people in hollywood use a dolly when the perspective change is desirable.
Dec 24 2011 6:42PM
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I wish NS had the sarcasm font...
Dec 24 2011 9:06PM
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MACAQUE
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Oh god me too. I don't know how I missed your sarcasm there.
Dec 24 2011 10:21PM
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