Photo
Feb, 2017Views
76
Likes
Awards
Chatter Award
Zenith Award
Creative Winter Award
Top Shot Award
Member Selection Award
Superb Composition
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
Outstanding Creativity
Peer Award
Magnificent Capture
Top Ranks
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 1
Top 30 rank week 1
Top 30 rankTop 20 rank week 2Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens
Location
While camping at a reserve in Innes National Park, in South Australia. This was a young mother who was about 100metres from our camp site. There was 3 of them including a joey just out of the pouch. They were grazing on the "lawn" near the campsite. This is a sandy area so it might have been pigface they were munching on.Time
This was a couple of hours before sunset at around 4pm.Lighting
The sky was overcast and the sun was past the dunes, so it was getting quite dark and I was shoot fast incase they ran away. I had to overexpose the sky to get the sharp details of the fur and eyes.Equipment
This was shot on a Canon EOS 450D, using a 50mm prime Canon lens. Shutter speed of 1/160 and f2.2.Inspiration
They guys weren't too shy of humans which is amazing, normally their quiet skittish. Normally we are more common to see big red Kangaroos and not these grey Kangaroos.Editing
Very little post-processing other then to sharpen the details a but and tone down the blue-green fringing on the tops of the trees using simple colour saturation and of course some croppingIn my camera bag
Depends on were I'm going I prefer to make due with what lenses I have then to carry a trolley of lens. The main item of course is the Canon 60D, which is still doing okay for it's age. I normally always include my main prime a Canon 50mm, then 100m Canon prime. Followed by a bottle of water and a tripod and torch. Spare batteries, and if I feel like it I might bring the 16mm prime and fisheye prime and 300mm zoomFeedback
Stand very still and have them come to you. Even better just sit very still. Animals are afraid of the lens as it looks like a big eye and they are intimidated by it. You can try bring food to entice them however if you do, make sure it's close to native, because it looks odd when you see a kangaroo eat an apple surrounded by saltbushes. I also try to catch them doing something odd like grooming or best yet when staring straight down the camera lens.
