A bit of animal portraiture here and one of my favourites. This was again taken at a zoo, but this time at Whipsnade Safari Park which has a walk-through Lemur area where you can get up close and personal with the mischievous fellows.
This was taken with my Canon 70-200 F4/L, Canon’s comparatively reasonably priced entry into the ‘L’ family of lenses, famed for their superb picture quality combined with tank-like build quality. As with any kind of portraiture, be it of people or animals, eyes are key. Getting sharp focus on the eyes can be the difference between a great portrait shot or one to discard.
This is where the 70-200 is in its element, featuring good sharpness even when shooting wide open. Telephoto lenses are always a suitable choice for portraiture as their long focal length compresses backgrounds and maintain aesthetically pleasing proportions. Shooting wide open here has created a nice, creamy bokeh (background blur) which limits distractions away from the main subject.
