This one goes back quite a ways to when my main big lens was a manual focus 600mm f/5.6. I picked it up used at a bargain price and it enabled me to capture images that previously wouldn’t have been possible. I always loved the narrow depth of field and smooth bokeh. A perfect combo for late afternoon in Flinders Ranges National Park in South Australia. Without auto focus, action shots back then were always a challenge, but the quality of the glass produced lots of great portraits like this red kangaroo. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 600mm f/5.6 manual focus lens, ISO 200, f/5.6 at 1/40th of a second.
Beautifully framed shot. This guy might have been a bit more “lost” in the shot if all his surroundings were also in focus. The muted background is a soft watercolor effect, especially with the hints of pink in the upper portion. Lovely!
Thanks Laura. Yes, I’m always trying to find angles that create a nice blur, interrupted by the sharp subject. Sometimes the landscape cooperates as it did here.
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This one goes back quite a ways to when my main big lens was a manual focus 600mm f/5.6. I picked it up used at a bargain price and it enabled me to capture images that previously wouldn’t have been possible. I always loved the narrow depth of field and smooth bokeh. A perfect combo for late afternoon in Flinders Ranges National Park in South Australia. Without auto focus, action shots back then were always a challenge, but the quality of the glass produced lots of great portraits like this red kangaroo. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 600mm f/5.6 manual focus lens, ISO 200, f/5.6 at 1/40th of a second.
I like the muted background and the muted lower portion of the kangaroo’s body. Interesting about the lens and its different ability of the end shot.
Thanks Donna. I often get the camera on the ground to achieve a look like this where the subject is the only thing in focus.
Nothing like a smooth bokeh in the late afternoon
Only surpassed by creamy bokeh in the early morning.
Beautifully framed shot. This guy might have been a bit more “lost” in the shot if all his surroundings were also in focus. The muted background is a soft watercolor effect, especially with the hints of pink in the upper portion. Lovely!
Thanks Laura. Yes, I’m always trying to find angles that create a nice blur, interrupted by the sharp subject. Sometimes the landscape cooperates as it did here.
This is an especially striking shot.
Thanks Mary. It was taken quite a few years ago. Would love to get back there sometime soon.
great pic..) I LIKE THE LOOKS OF THIS RED KANGOO ) GREAT WORK.
Stunning, Sean!