Colorful surprise: I was at my favorite birding spot with nothing going on. Rather than be totally bored, I tried my 300 mm f/4 prime as a close up lens, shot from several feet away.

Hoosier in GA Loc: Milledgeville, GA

I was at my favorite birding spot with nothing going on. Rather than be totally bored, I tried my 300 mm f/4 prime as a close up lens, shot from several feet away. When I checked them, the bokeh on this one surprised me. As if I'd planned on it...lol

ISO 800
f/8 @ 1/640 sec

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photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Hoosier in GA wrote:

I was at my favorite birding spot with nothing going on. Rather than be totally bored, I tried my 300 mm f/4 prime as a close up lens, shot from several feet away. When I checked them, the bokeh on this one surprised me. As if I'd planned on it...lol

ISO 800
f/8 @ 1/640 sec

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

Excellent result.

STVest Loc: LA - that's Lower Alabama

Hoosier in GA wrote:

I was at my favorite birding spot with nothing going on. Rather than be totally bored, I tried my 300 mm f/4 prime as a close up lens, shot from several feet away. When I checked them, the bokeh on this one surprised me. As if I'd planned on it...lol

ISO 800
f/8 @ 1/640 sec

Very nice!

sundar Loc: Charlotte, NC

That's a lovely shot !

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Nice surprise.

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

Beautiful surprise, Hoosier, and welcome to closeup!

Hoosier in GA Loc: Milledgeville, GA

photophile wrote:

TY Photophile

Hoosier in GA Loc: Milledgeville, GA

Dixiegirl wrote:

Beautiful surprise, Hoosier, and welcome to closeup!

Thanks
Dixie....been awhile since I submitted a close up.

Hoosier in GA Loc: Milledgeville, GA

kpmac wrote:

Nice surprise.

Thanks ---appreciated

Hoosier in GA Loc: Milledgeville, GA

sundar wrote:

That's a lovely shot !

Thanks

Hoosier in GA Loc: Milledgeville, GA

STVest wrote:

Very nice!

Thanks for the comment

Hoosier in GA Loc: Milledgeville, GA

DOOK wrote:

Excellent result.

Thanks Dook....got kinda lucky, but I'll take it!

merrytexan Loc: georgia

Hoosier in GA wrote:

I was at my favorite birding spot with nothing going on. Rather than be totally bored, I tried my 300 mm f/4 prime as a close up lens, shot from several feet away. When I checked them, the bokeh on this one surprised me. As if I'd planned on it...lol

ISO 800
f/8 @ 1/640 sec

how pretty! i love the beautiful colors and how it turned out hoosier.

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

Hoosier in GA wrote:

Thanks
Dixie....been awhile since I submitted a close up.

Oops! I'll change that to welcome back, Hoosier!