Hi!
Not having read the other replies yet I should suggest Nikkor 35/1.4 (NB!
price!!!), which can be used practically full opened and is one of the
sharpest @ f2.8 and f4.
I don't own it but have seen the results of a colleague. He uses it in
forests to get moderately wide angle and moderate blurring occasionally.
Other than that - use 4x5".
Regards,
Peeter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elson Elizaga" <elson615943@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
<photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 12:50 AM
Subject: Gravestone photography
A few weeks ago, I was talking about death
photography. I didn't realize I would be doing
something similar: Recently, I've applied to do
volunteer work in a small museum, and has been
assigned to document the gravestones of Islington
Burial Ground -- just in time for Halloween and the
movie "The Corpse Bridge."
See thumbnails at http://isb.elizaga.net
This website is temporary and is meant only as
reference for evaluating my work.
My problem is this: I found out that the cluttered
background is quite difficult to handle with my 35-105
lens. I have a Nikon 105mm micro, which can blur the
background quite effectively, but it requires
considerable distance when shooting a large or tall
subject.
What kind of lens do you usually use for this environment?
http://nazca.elizaga.net
http://kindelen.elizaga.net
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