NF-SOOC-2015 - Day 4: Tennis Ball and Bokeh

This is my fourth image for NF-SOOC-2015. What's that all about? Well it's a repeat of a challenge I set myself for September 2014 - and many of you joined me - to shoot only with a 50mm (or equivalent) lens in September and to post all images as they came out of the camera without any other processing or cropping.

I found it enormously fulfilling last year and I learned so much that I have decided to repeat the exercise for September 2015. You can read about it here - http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/26200/back-to-basics-nf-sooc-2015

How about joining me?

This is Mitzi's (our dog's) current favourite toy and this is a true Nifty-Fifty shot - 50mm f/1.4 wide open on a FF Nikon D750... views nicely on black. This is also for Child Cancer Awareness Month - Month of Yellow.

[Tom]

Great focus and bokeh

[Barb Newcomb]

Great layers in this shot.

[Graeme Stevens]

Excellent shot, superb DOF and...stuff. Slightly distracted by the thought of your fluffy ball. Must dash.

[Yeshanghai]

Great POV and layers

[Anita Campbell]

I like this one. Great shot. Interesting idea . Looks like a dog has had fun with the ball before the photo....

[Susan]

Great dof

[john morley]

I have to do a 50 mm shot, no I will do a 50 mm shot....

[Frank Hymus]

Most effective.

[Leigh Anne Sanderson]

Great shot! Love the pov and dof!

[Ukandie!]

Great dof.

[gloria jones]

Neat shot, focus, bokeh

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Great sooc shot. I like your composition and of course that ever-popular bokeh. I remember your Nifty-Fifty challenge of last year.

[karengail]

My Jack Russell would love this picture!! Great shot.

[Lindy]

Just a super shot...love the DOF

[Trinda Love]

Laying on your tummy for this?

[Issi Bannerman]

Love this. Super capture.

[Margo Sayer]

You must have captured this whilst Mitzi was seriously elsewhere.

[Richard Sayer]

@aglennc Thanks Anita - yes, it's our Mitzi's current favourite plaything!

[Richard Sayer]

@trinda Not at all Trinda - thanks to the folding rear screen, the camera was on the ground, I was much more comfortable. One of the reasons I bought the D750 when I already have the D600 and the D610 was for the folding screen... I like taking shots with a lower or higher PoV than normal.

[Dianna Coile]

Nicely focused and composed. Now where's Mitzi?

[Richard Sayer]

@dmcoile She was here: http://365project.org/vignouse/a-year-of-days/2015-09-03

[Dianna Coile]

@vignouse She's cute, and so patient!

[Lxxx]

Cool bokeh and Leitmotiv.

[Hazel]

Love the focus. (We have similar toys in our lounge!!)

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Well captured.fav

[Joan Robillard]

Such a narrow dof really fascinating.

[Marta]

Thank you for joining monthofyellow, Richard, while busy with your own challenge. The bokeh is quite spectacular.