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Saturday evening homework; Ebara-machi, Tokyo

Myself and my wife had been up to the sento [public hot baths] in Hattanodai and had walked back through Ebara-machi to get some ramen and the train home. Just by the station is a little old restaurant, where I spotted this young lady doing a little late-night homework.

Nikon D300
85mm f/1.4 AF D

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Tags: child, children, ebara, ebaramachi, girl, homework, japan, japanese, kid, restaurant, setagayaku, shinagawaku, shop, study, studying, tokyo, geo:lat=35603682, geo:lon=139707876, geotagged
Uploaded: September 28, 2008
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32 comments

Arnd wrote...
sweet girl sweet image

Dairou Koga wrote...
Great shot Alfie-san! (^ ^)b

Max Levay wrote...
I love it.

*ai89 wrote...
This transmite me a nice atmosphere :)

Cyril Pascual wrote...
lovely shot. great image.

anas wrote...
awesome capture, alfie. cute kid.

Erick Aragon wrote...
oh wow:) nice picture. I really like you style for PP'n. Do you do alot of dodging and burning?

Alfie Goodrich wrote...
A little darkening of the edges, but I shot this to expose for the light inside which naturally made the door, the windows and the 'open' sign darker as they were all just getting light from the street.

Nick Thompson wrote...
do you sharpen your images?

Alfie Goodrich wrote...
Nick: I have all the in-camera sharpening and such-like switched off. The only sharpening this had was a tiny little bit in Photoshop after I had made the low-rez version for my blog and for here. I dont do a lot of sharpening of images post-pro, no. If you hit the spot with this 85mm it is usually sharp enough.

Nick Thompson wrote...
interesting...I'm so used to the slow 18-200 I find it hard to believe that you didn't sharpen them. I'm buying the 70-200 next week to replace my 18-200 as a more flexible/creative tool. Before I go into photography school I'm thinking of picking up a fast prime..Is the difference between the 85 1.8 and the 1.4 really worth the extra cash? thanks for the quick response! Nick

darren elliott wrote...
bless

Alfie Goodrich wrote...
Nick: 18-200 is a lens to own if you want to only go out carrying one piece of glass that will do everything from wide to tele. It is a Jack of All Trades but master of none, in my opinion. The limits of aperture are the most major drawback for the people whom I teach and who have that lens. The 70-200 is a great lens but very pricey, If you want a great lens, that is cheaper, still that is 2.8 through the range, try the 80-200 ED IF. I have it, a lot of my pals have it, it is awesome. The 85mm 1.8 is a great lens. Great bokeh, light, compact, easy to shoot. Sharp. The 1.4 is awesome and although a lot of people think: "Hey, is that 0.4 of an f/stop really enough extra to justify the cost?" If you have the money, yes. Absolutely and without a doubt. 1.8 to 1.4 is a massive difference of light-gathering capability and the dof and bokeh is extraordinary. Obviously, shooting that wide has issues; if you are looking at subjects with bright edges, you will get a lot of fringing... it's just the nature of massive apertures. It's all about buying the best you can afford at any one time. My advice would be to save a little money on the zoom and get the 80-200 ED IF and then spend the extra getting the 85mm 1.4 Just my two cents. :-)

tomo wrote...
very nice capture. she looks so concentrated! hope not too many customers disturbing her.

James Cadet wrote...
great shot

michal pachniewski wrote...
excellent! well spotted!

yo-scherzo wrote...
Great capture. I saw this excellent image in: Thanks for posting

totomai martinez wrote...
this is really cool. liked the natural framing too -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)

Bryony wrote...
Such a cute little lady-- she looks like one of my first grade students. The framing and composition of this is so spot on!

James Cadden wrote...
really nice shot

Alfie Goodrich wrote...
Cheers James. I have just made a diptych of this for my exhibition. Want people to come along for some new stuff, so I will email you a copy to have a look at. How you doin mate? OK?

James Cadden wrote...
I'm fine Alfie, thanks. Back at college doing photography and photoshop and learning something new every week. Real mixed bunches in both classes, from beginners to wedding photographers and people who actually teach photography in schools. Kicking myself for walking out of an ET in photography around 1991/92 but better late than never looking forward to seeing your stuff and I hope the exhibition is a runaway success :)

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Wendy Li wrote...
Oh, I absolutely love this.The framing, subject and light at first, then the little details grabbed my attention.

Abbas wrote...
Great catch the image is full of meanings

Danny Santos wrote...
your night shots are amazing, man... you're definitely one to follow for these types of shots. i myself just purchased an 85mm 1.4, and i'd consider myself lucky if i get half of the quality of shots you have.