"Radiant Splendor"

"Radiant Splendor"
©David A. Ziser

This is another image I made during the Bat Mitzvah service I photographed a few weeks ago. I had just picked up my new Canon 5D Mark II and was stoked about putting it through its paces. One thing I wanted to try were a few shots with my Sigma 8mm fisheye lens. On the full frame Canon 5D Mark II, it would render a circular image. Since I could shoot at higher ISOs with the new camera, I was able to take the image at F8 -- the sweet spot of the lens -- and get a much sharper image. I cropped the final image square and loved the finished result. Even though I threw away one-third of the pixels, I still had 14 mega-pixels left after cropping with which I could still print a great image. Camera specs; Canon 5D Mark II to fitted with Sigma 8mm Fisheye lens, F8.0 @ 1/30 second, ISO 3200. Enjoy! -- David