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Camera:	Nikon D750
Lens:	Nikon AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED
Available sizes:	Small, Medium, Large, Original (6016×4016, 5.0MB)
Captured:	Oct 1, 2014
Uploaded:	Oct 8, 2014 (UTC)
Focal length:	20 mm
Shutter speed:	1/800 sec
Aperture:	F2
ISO:	100
Exposure comp.:	-

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Total comments: 22

Great shot, great set. For me it's the most interesting set of sample photos on DPR that I can remember. I like to shoot dynamic motion and very few sample sets provide any indication of how well a camera performs for such shots. But regardless of camera performance, these kinds of photos are simply the kind I love to see.

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Nice examples, however, i think mirrorless cameras have a better focusing system, ex, the woman on the horse, if you zoom in to her face, its out of focus, in most cases if it were a mirrorless camera that took that shot then her face would have been in focus no probs, in fact if you zoom in to most of these shots you will see plenty of details that `should` be in focus, perhaps its the lens used that is at fault, however, they dont impress me, i still think mirroless can focus much better, sharper etc!

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To all: before commenting on the 'softness' of these photos, please recognize that certain browsers don't resample the images properly in the viewer. They even appear pretty soft to me when I just enlarge the photo by clicking on it.

But not if I actually download the image, or view it in the fullscreen slideshow, or open the image in a new tab.

I believe that's the real reason some people find these images to be soft.

The other reason is - yes, for some shots the subject is not perfectly, critically in focus. This particular shot is partially front-focused, but the DOF was approximately 1m and the horse was galloping toward me. So it's admirable the AF system performed as well as it did.

I chose to stick with f/2, btw, for some separation of subject and background. 1/800s was definitely enough to freeze the motion, as evidenced by the sharp hairs on the horse in the plane that is focused.

Thanks to all for the compliments.

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I think the horse and rider series of shots are very nice. In fact, now you have me debating to buy that 20mm vs the 35mm for my D610. :)

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^Pick up a 24mm or 28mm.. within a couple feet of distance adjustment you can achieve the same angle of view but without as much vertigo inducing subject distortion at close range compared to the 20mm.

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This is a very good picture. It appears to tax the dynamic range of the camera (or sensor). Was it shot underexposed by a stop, or two, then brought back up post processing? I guess that I am asking, what do you typically do to maximize the DR on a digital camera like the 750?

Interestingly enough, the extremes in this picture (slightly blown portion of the sky and dark portions of the horse) seem to add drama or excitement to the picture. Its just very good.

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I have seen this picture in original size (6016×4016). Definitely her face and upper torso is not in focus. Her left hand is more in focus. Looks like head and neck of horse is in focus. So I may say it is front focused unless main subject is the horse, not the lady. But the lens is 20 mm F1.8G and it was shot at F2, 1/800, ISO 100, is DOF so narrow in 20 mm wide angle lens even if aperture is wide open?

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Yes DOF is somewhat narrow* when you consider that that horse was galloping toward me (see the water splash under its rear right hoof?).

Given the DOF and the speed of the horse and the fact that both the horse and I were running (a two-body problem is harder for predictive AF than one body accelerating/decelerating), the AF system performed quite admirably.

*DOF of 20/2 at 2m subject distance = 1.25m. Fairly easy for a galloping horse to fall outside of that DOF at the instant the photo is taken.

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Then you should have stopped down the lens one or two stop more and increased ISO I think.

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No... because (1) this was partially a test of the AF system, and I wanted to stress it, and (2) stopping down would have come at the cost of less separation between the subject and the background, and more noise. I'm already limited as to how much separation I can get at this focal length so, if anything, I wanted to shoot as wide open as possible. The somewhat shallow DOF gives the image a more '3D' quality than if I had stopped down to f/4, or what have you.

It's part of what makes the image interesting, to me.

In other words, the sharpness of her face here is acceptable to me given the benefits I gained from shooting at f/2. Of course, you are free to disagree.

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Anyway to shoot an action with wide angle and want to get a 3D like effect seems to be a little bit unconventional and quite challenging I think. Shooting telephoto lens in a distance may have been more appropriate I guess.

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I just knew someone (or you) was going to say that...

Yes, it is unconventional, and I like it. I did shoot with a telephoto lens on a second body (D810) -- which obviously can't be a part of this gallery.

But that's an entirely different type of photo. You can want shallow depth of field and subject separation (and/or that '3D' effect) while still wanting a wider field of view. Not easy, but it's possible, and the results can be quite nice. Like in this wedding photo I shot with a 24/1.4.

In other words, one should be comfortable decoupling FOV and shallow DOF. It's one of the reasons wide angle f/1.4 primes exist.

To be fair, 20/1.8 wouldn't be my choice for wide angle, shallow DOF photography. For that I prefer 24/1.4 or 35/1.4, which provide more bokeh and separation, without me requiring to get too close to the subject.

So, no, a telephoto lens from a distance would not have been appropriate for the type of shot I was trying to get here.

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That's what makes this photo awesome. Use of an unexpected focal length. Any fool could stand back with a 70-200 and shoot away, but you got right up in there. You were lucky you didn't get kicked. Bravo!!!

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Thanks. I did get some shots with the 70-200 f/4, but tended to prefer the wider shots with the clouds fanning outward (particularly in this shot).

That said, I quite like this shot, taken at 200mm with a D810. I had two bodies on me, with the telephoto mounted on the D810.

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Bella bella!
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But tell me this ....Why does the D750 attract a decent photographer who can show off the camera, a minor upgrade from the D600 or 700, while ground breaking cameras in other non FF sectors like the LX100 or some of the earlier mFT or Sony products get rank amateurs to go do "real life"

And they do it on default settings with camera shake, poor attention to exposure and DOF etc etc!

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Well, it's not that we 'attracted a decent photographer'. I'm an editor here at DPReview (joined the team a half a year back); we were afforded an opportunity to take the D750 out to these locations for some shoots, and I took advantage of it.

Also, I wouldn't say the D750 is simply a minor upgrade from the D600. It's got a completely pro-grade AF system, updated to make it arguably even better than that in the D4s (b/c it focuses down to EV -3). This makes it a serious contender even for pros. There are some wedding photographers picking this up as their main body, especially if they don't need the image buffer, resolution, and (presumably) slightly more dynamic range of the D810.

The D750's been 'modernized' as well, with WiFi & an articulating screen. There are some pros who feel 'why should a cheaper mirrorless camera have features my pro-level, expensive DSLR doesn't?' The D750 answers that call.

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cool shot

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Wow dpreview, way to step up your sample picture game.

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Thanks. To be fair though, it's hard to take a bad shot with subjects and scenes like this!

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Especially when some hot pants are involved. Beautiful picture.

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1) Excellent shot ..
and yes
2) Excellent camera

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Exactly. Not only it shows the capabilities of the camera, but also it is a pleasure to look at.

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