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Nikon and Canon Photographers scooped up most of the wildlife awards.

Started Nov 22, 2017 | Discussions thread
SteveY80 Senior Member • Posts: 2,087
Re: Nikon and Canon Photographers scooped up most of the wildlife awards.
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Tommi K1 wrote:

C Sean wrote:

  • 500mm F4

Surprisingly the 500mm F4 were featured heavily in the award winning images. Maybe because the lens is cheaper than both the 400mm F2.8 and the 600mm F4. Also the lens has further reach than the common 100-400 4.5-5.6 and shallow depth of field.

Nope, not for the shallow DOF. It is for the deeper DOF that is wanted but when it is in expense of slower shutter speed, people go for higher shutter speed.

Go and actually take a look at the wildlife photography finalists and award winners. There are plenty of shots using wide open apertures (including f/1.4 portrait primes in some cases) that didn't need the extra shutter speed.

A significant number of images clearly use shallow depth of field as a creative tool to isolate a particular subject or part of a creature. For example, it's a technique used in a couple of shots by this Wildlife Photojournalist Award finalist, while his other images are stopped down to get everything in focus.

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