10-16-2017, 10:08 PM
... to be continued
![[Image: _DSC0700-XL.jpg]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Testshots/Sigma-1418-Art/i-SLmfB9G/0/1c4b758d/XL/_DSC0700-XL.jpg)
This one was wide open at f/2
Here's a crop:
![[Image: _DSC0700%201-XL.jpg]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Testshots/Sigma-1418-Art/i-rTRvH4D/0/cb7ba0ba/XL/_DSC0700%201-XL.jpg)
What I like with this kind of lenses is the possibility to show a hint of a lot of background and melt it away in nice blur, while something pops out of the picture just because it's much sharper than the rest.
Like this foliage - the colours would be enough
![[Image: _DSC0814-XL.jpg]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Testshots/Sigma-1418-Art/i-6Dh8PXM/0/9bdaf70c/XL/_DSC0814-XL.jpg)
![[Image: _DSC0700-XL.jpg]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Testshots/Sigma-1418-Art/i-SLmfB9G/0/1c4b758d/XL/_DSC0700-XL.jpg)
This one was wide open at f/2
Here's a crop:
![[Image: _DSC0700%201-XL.jpg]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Testshots/Sigma-1418-Art/i-rTRvH4D/0/cb7ba0ba/XL/_DSC0700%201-XL.jpg)
What I like with this kind of lenses is the possibility to show a hint of a lot of background and melt it away in nice blur, while something pops out of the picture just because it's much sharper than the rest.
Like this foliage - the colours would be enough
![[Image: _DSC0814-XL.jpg]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Testshots/Sigma-1418-Art/i-6Dh8PXM/0/9bdaf70c/XL/_DSC0814-XL.jpg)