Hyacinth smile
I saw this Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) at the Nashville Zoo, and he really seemed interested in watching all the people who came by his exhibit. They're such beautiful birds, and really stood out to me in contrast with the green background. I stopped the lens down a bit to make sure that I captured the sun coming through the trees for some interesting bokeh. At this focal length, it would be easy to turn it all into a soft blur. And while I like that for many shots, I thought this would be an interesting contrast with the patterns of his feathers.
Taken on my Olympus OM-D with a forty-year-old OM-mount 135mm f/2.8 Asanuma manual focus lens. Sharp as a tack and another good legacy lens for pleasing bokeh. And I got it in near mint condition for $50 on eBay. To give you an idea just how good the OM-D's in-body image stabilization is, I took this at 1/25 second at a 270mm full-frame equivalent focal length. JPEG straight out of the camera -- just added the watermark.
Thanks very much for your views, comments, favorites, and notes, everyone. Happy shooting!
Hyacinth smile
I saw this Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) at the Nashville Zoo, and he really seemed interested in watching all the people who came by his exhibit. They're such beautiful birds, and really stood out to me in contrast with the green background. I stopped the lens down a bit to make sure that I captured the sun coming through the trees for some interesting bokeh. At this focal length, it would be easy to turn it all into a soft blur. And while I like that for many shots, I thought this would be an interesting contrast with the patterns of his feathers.
Taken on my Olympus OM-D with a forty-year-old OM-mount 135mm f/2.8 Asanuma manual focus lens. Sharp as a tack and another good legacy lens for pleasing bokeh. And I got it in near mint condition for $50 on eBay. To give you an idea just how good the OM-D's in-body image stabilization is, I took this at 1/25 second at a 270mm full-frame equivalent focal length. JPEG straight out of the camera -- just added the watermark.
Thanks very much for your views, comments, favorites, and notes, everyone. Happy shooting!