Baby Eastern Gray Kangaroo
A baby Eastern Gray Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) after a rainstorm. This shot is a good demonstration of the depth of field compression that you get with a telephoto lens. The effect of the shallow depth of field is to create a bokeh which blurs the background and highlights the subject.
I took this shot in the Warrumbungle National Park, NSW, Australia on a Canon EOS 6D, with a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS, ISO 400, focal length 400.0 mm (415.6 mm in 35mm), and aperture of f/6.3, 1/320 exposure time.
Rob Downie
Love Life, Love Photography
All images in this post were taken by and remain the Copyright of Robert Downie - http://www.robertdowniephotography.com
World of Photography Beta V1.0
>Learn more here<
Thank you for participating in #animalphotography, the weekly selection will be released on Tuesday.
You have earned 5.95 XP for sharing your photo!
Daily photos: 1/2
Daily comments: 0/5
Multiplier: 1.19
Server time: 06:27:02
Total XP: 609.62/800.00
Total Photos: 42
Total comments: 49
Total contest wins: 9
Follow: @photocontests
Join the Discord channel: click!
Play and win SBD: @fairlotto
Developed and sponsored by: @juliank
@Originalworks
The @OriginalWorks bot has determined this post by @intrepidphotos to be original material and upvoted it!
To call @OriginalWorks, simply reply to any post with @originalworks or !originalworks in your message!
Love this photo. This little kangaroo seems so wise and independent.Such a Beautiful photo! A perfect contribution to this weeks theme! Cute moment, loved it. congrats
Thanks ;-)
How old would you say he is? Surely he’s gotta be decently old to not be in his Mom’s pouch, right? I’m not kangaroo expert by any means.
I would think he is 2nd season; They normally cycling though a few babies and once they get to this age they can spend most of there time out of the pouch but still go back regularly for a snuggle .
Was the mom around when you took this? I heard they are really big and kind of aggressive, especially around their babies! Have you ever encountered that?
They are not really aggressive. Protective would be more accurate. They will not attack you if you leave them alone. Some of the bucks can be a bit cranky and a buck with does during mating time can be aggro.
So it's really just the males who are aggressive? I've seen a video online with a kangaroo ready to fight a guy, and he had to punch it in the face! I always thought they were docile animals, but they are actually pretty big and muscular
You have not seen anything until you have seen 2 bucks fighting over mating rights. They sit back on their tails, grab at each other with their forepaws, and when they get a good grip on their opponent, kick them viscously with their rear legs.
I have seen one gutted by another.
We have also lost a couple of dogs to them.
Wow.. I guess they are super serious when it comes to their women! In the video I saw the guy initially got into a fight with the kangaroo because it had his dog in a headlock! That would be so sad, I can't even imagine.
Yeah, saw that video.
I got attacked by one once for a loaf of bread I was carrying in a caravan park. Tourists are asked not to feed them, but can't resist. So this fella thought he'd try for my bread and grabbed me and started to wrestle me, I still have the claw scar on my arm. I punched it in the head and it had second thoughts. My biggest concern was it might turn on my 3 year old son who I was with at the time.
That's pretty intense.. you wrestled with a kangaroo! I probably would of just dropped the bread and ran lol you are brave!
Yes the mum was there. Its rare to see an aggressive kangaroo. As @andyfishman the problems are mostly kangaroos that have become adjusted to humans.
Such a wonderful pictures @intrepidphotos We have started a contest on wildlife photography. Please participate and earn rewards and help the animals and wildlife, as part of the author rewards will be used for the conservation of wildlife and nature.
https://steemit.com/contest/@patronage/contest-1-wildlife-photography
verry beautiful!
Great shot. Looks like you had to zoom in quite a distance! Did you use a tripod or monopod?
Thanks. Yes its quite zoomed in (400mm). It was just hand held.
Your Post Has Been Featured on @Resteemable!
Feature any Steemit post using resteemit.com!
How It Works:
1. Take Any Steemit URL
2. Erase
https://3. Type
reGet Featured Instantly – Featured Posts are voted every 2.4hrs
Join the Curation Team Here