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Given that other circumstances have meant that I am not going on my dream African safari for quite some time, this afternoon I decided to explore a location rather closer to home - the untamed jungles of Backyardia.

As luck would have it, I was fortunate enough to spot a rare example of the fabled Backyardian Baby-faced Tiger



This particular species enjoys lurking about in the long grasses of the Backyardian jungles, and is also shown here enjoying a snack of its favourite food, the lesser-spotted Backyardian Plush Giraffe.



*chomp*

On a more technical note, these were shot with the D300 @ f/2.8. The first with the 17-55/2.8 and the second with the 70-200/2.8 VR - gives you an interesting look at the differences in perspective and background blur you can get with the two focal lengths. Just a smidgen of fill-flash with an SB-800 and Lightsphere diffuser/dome.

These came straight out of the camera with a rather warm glow to it due to the late afternoon sun - I colour corrected for it, but was undecided as to whether I should have left a touch of orange in it.

Also as a side-note, I knew I neglected the lawn-mowing for a valid reason!!! We are going to get some great shots in the coming weeks until I could be bothered cutting the grass!

These 2 pics are even better than those you have posted before. The second shot stands out for both colour saturation and amazing DOF. Shot #1 , although delightful, suffers from backfenceardia

Your little one will either love you to death or hate you, in 15 years time

Really nice shots.

The differences from the two focal lengths is interesting.

losfp wrote:These came straight out of the camera with a rather warm glow to it due to the late afternoon sun - I colour corrected for it, but was undecided as to whether I should have left a touch of orange in it.

Des,

I think the wb for these is spot on, so no, there was no real need to leave in a touch of orange.

As it is, and as noted by Chris, the saturation in the second of these is really nice, and it's a little bit different from the first. I don;t think that's a problem, but just something to note.

Des,

love the shots, I prefer the pose in the first, and the DOF / seperation in the second as Chris said a little less backyard in the second make a more compelling image.

sirhc55 wrote:Your little one will either love you to death or hate you, in 15 years time

you'd better pull these out again at your child's 21st!

Thanks all for your feedback and kind words

Yes, she is going to cop it pretty badly at all the major birthdays, engagement, wedding etc etc etc Won't I be popular... teehee.