I primarily use my longest lenses (500mm and 800mm) for bird photography. When mounted on my full-frame sensor cameras, these lenses provide the equivalent magnification of 10x and 16x binoculars.
However, these lenses are also invaluable for capturing ‘long-distance portraits’ of mammals. Today’s picture collage showcases a few examples taken this past weekend at Pakamisa Private Game Reserve. The combination of a shallow depth of field and direct eye contact with the camera lens results in highly appealing portraits.
I also employ these long lenses when I wish to observe and photograph animals from their ‘comfort zone’. This approach ensures that my presence does not influence their behavior.
Consequently, a large number of my wildlife images are captured using these very long lenses.
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