We're going to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo...

[ReValveiT]

Hey chaps,

Took a trip out to Chester Zoo (UK) on Sunday and managed to fill my 1gb memory card with 320 pics!

Here's a few I felt I'd like to share. No PP, just 'C' info added and re-sized.

http://www.dtsabers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/pics/seal_1.jpg

http://www.dtsabers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/pics/meerkat_1.jpg

http://www.dtsabers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/pics/chimp_1.jpg

http://www.dtsabers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/pics/elephant_1.jpg

More to come!..

[ReValveiT]

http://www.dtsabers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/pics/fish_1.jpg

http://www.dtsabers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/pics/alegator_1.jpg

http://www.dtsabers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/pics/penguins_1.jpg

http://www.dtsabers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/pics/flowers_1.jpg

[wall]

Amazing pics! Composition is perfect - the animals seem to be acting very naturally and in their environment.

[SamPhilly]

Very nice photos, this gives me something to strive for when I visit the Philly zoo on Thursday.

[ReValveiT]

Cheers for your comments guys.

The Aquarium pics turned out way better than I was expecting. They are iso-1600 1/60 sec. f/4. hand held. I love the colours on those.

Craig.

[Geoff Chandler]

This little one is at Monkey world - part of our recent Camping Holiday break.
Had to root back to find a thread to pop it in.

[SamPhilly]

Nice shot of a ringed-tailed lemur, what is it looking at?

[Geoff Chandler]

I think it was about to be fed!!
Might pop some more on later....

[Spree]

Here is one of a Meercat (like yours) I took at the SF Zoo last week.

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/7153/p7220141xxx6wi.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Rex914]

I was also at the SF Zoo last week. A lot of shots were missed because of my camera's limitations in range. I'll repost my stuff since it got missed last week.

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This was a real toughie for me. Today's limitation was range. My camera's focal lengths span a measly 38mm-76mm, far below what's needed for decent zoo photos. I did manage to scrounge a few decent pics out of the 170 I took. But keep my camera's limitations in mind and realize that this is as close as I could get.

http://www.gureporter.com/Photos/Zoo1-WEB.jpg

http://www.gureporter.com/Photos/Zoo2-WEB.jpg

This is the part I enjoyed most. I'll post up the pictures and compose a little story out of them as people do on FM. (Warning, big pics!)

http://www.gureporter.com/Photos/Zoo3-WEB.jpg

The Situation - The penguins are about to be fed.

1) The penguins congregate in the "dining hall" and wonder what will be served for afternoon snack.
2) It's almost feeding time, and some penguins zip in at the last minute.
3) Looks like it's time to eat. Reminds me of the starting line for a marathon.

http://www.gureporter.com/Photos/Zoo4.jpg

4) The penguins are fed one by one. The zookeeper calls them by name and by number, and each one has a specific amount of fish and type of fish alotted.

5) The seagulls are true opportunists and grab any fish that the penguins reject or fail to get.

[Geoff Chandler]

Ok here's a difficult shot, most people couldnt get this one.
It was behind glass, against the light and also very dark (!?)
Taken here at 800asa - 1/6th sec @F4 A-200 (Anti-shake working overtime)
These were very strange sorts of monkeys!

[SamPhilly]

Hey Geoff, that is good to know the settings. With our new monkey house it is also very difficult to get a good shot.

[Spree]

One more for you. A Rhino, looks like the cut his horn off

http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/5493/p7220126xxx3yz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Geoff Chandler]

Hey Geoff, that is good to know the settings. With our new monkey house it is also very difficult to get a good shot.
These were mostly very tricky - even outside they were behind fencing - here's one that one of the kids took on the C-740... I just cropped it from landscape to eliminate some of the unwanted background

[ReValveiT]

Here's one I got through glass, indoors, dark and about 20ft up. 140mm, ISO-1600.

It's a shame my 70-200L decided it'd be a good idea to focus on the rope... :rolleyes:

http://www.dtsabers.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/pics/chimps.JPG

[Geoff Chandler]

[QUOTE=ReValveiT]Here's one I got through glass, indoors, dark and about 20ft up. 140mm, ISO-1600.
It's a shame my 70-200L decided it'd be a good idea to focus on the rope... :rolleyes: /QUOTE]

I think they still look pretty good! Cameras do that sometimes, even the best ones still occasionally do something not quite what you want. - I reckon it came out very well all things considered.
Here's another from Monkey World - I think this one was actually Minigini's pic (Rachel) - but she's away so I'm posting it - C-740 around 380 ish f3.7, 1/200th sec - I think in Sports Mode...

[Geoff Chandler]

Not quite at a Zoo... Groombridge Place - in fact.
A 'ZeeDonk'

[val123]

Here are a few shots I took recently at Monkey World Ape Rescue centre in Dorset. Comments welcome.

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/31202303-L.jpg

This one was tricky - sideways on, through glass with loads of glare - but I just love those eyes!

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/31204675-L.jpg

These were quite cute!

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/31204673-L.jpg
Thinking!

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/31204699-L.jpg

[val123]

Heres one I took at Chessington last summer - maybe not the best photo ever but I just love the smile on the babies face as he sleeps on mums back.

Shot was taken through glass-using my old sony cybershot.

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/30909366-L.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

Here are a few shots I took recently at Monkey World Ape Rescue centre in Dorset. Comments welcome.

Val,
Before I say anything else - I think you did an excellent job
with your monkey World pics! - I know how tricky some of them would
have been having only recently visited myself.
Some of mine seemed to come out a little light and dusty looking
- in the case of some of the Chimps and blacker monkeys - so
I just tweaked them, ever so slightly, in curves.
I think, maybe, your first two could stand the same treatment...?
I have slightly tweaked your first one - I think the second one
looks good - maybe even as it is? Though I would try and see then
compare before and after.
So - I have posted back a slightly tweaked version of your first one ~
please feel free to tell me off if you don't like it - but this is a sharing Forum
so I thought I would try to be a bit constructive and share how I handled it.
Geoff ;)

[val123]

Val,
Before I say anything else - I think you did an excellent job
with your monkey World pics! - I know how tricky some of them would
have been having only recently visited myself.
Some of mine seemed to come out a little light and dusty looking
- in the case of some of the Chimps and blacker monkeys - so
I just tweaked them, ever so slightly, in curves.
I think, maybe, your first two could stand the same treatment...?
I have slightly tweaked your first one - I think the second one
looks good - maybe even as it is? Though I would try and see then
compare before and after.
So - I have posted back a slightly tweaked version of your first one ~
please feel free to tell me off if you don't like it - but this is a sharing Forum
so I thought I would try to be a bit constructive and share how I handled it.
Geoff ;)

Hi Geoff

Thanks for your kind words and for taking the time to work on the picture, this is the very reason I joined the forum.

I agree getting some pictures at Monkey World can be difficult, its a great place though. The enclosures built with the monkeys in mind and not us. I go quite often as we live only about 15 miles away. These shots were taken the weekend I got the S2.

I had been playing around with this one before I posted this version (straight from camera) but could not quite get the effect I wanted. Would you mind posting what you actually did and what software you used. I currently using Paint shop Pro 9 and photoshot elements Ver 3.

I like your treatment of the picture - it gives a subtle change. I have been playing with some of the pics - I will try and post some before and after shots.

Have enjoyed seeing your pictures in the various galleries.

Thanks once again.

[val123]

Hi Geoff

I like your treatment of the picture - it gives a subtle change. I have been playing with some of the pics - I will try and post some before and after shots.




Attached is another copy of the first picture - with this one I have adjusted the curves and sharpened the image - let me know what you think - is it too much? Never actually used the curves to adjust before, it certainly gives you more control. (done in Paint shop pro 9)

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/31429885-L.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

Attached is another copy of the first picture - with this one I have adjusted the curves and sharpened the image - let me know what you think - is it too much? Never actually used the curves to adjust before, it certainly gives you more control. (done in Paint shop pro 9)

I think you've got the idea - I use Serif - which is basically very similar to your Paint Shop Pro. Mine has a preview on/off switch so you can quickly do an A/B comparison to see if your tweeks are better or worse. In your version I would (personally) reduce the blue a bit in curves. I always keep the orig. copy in case later when I come back to it i decide I could have done better and want another go. I can also make as many points on the curve as I want to adjust. With your monkey shots I spotted and held the middle and the upper and slightly lowered the shadow to blacken the hair more on the monkey -
as for sharpening - again I am carefull not to do too much. There seem to be 3 things to twiddle. The amount, the pixals and the edge smoothing. If it is a larger mp picture then you need to use more of the pixal adjustment. It's really a case of experimenting. I always start off with about 50 in the amount and about 1 - 1.5 in the pixals and about 1 or 2 in the smoothing and twiddle from there.
Hope some of that makes sense? You seem to know what you're doing anyway.

[Geoff Chandler]

Val - here's the other light shaded Monkey pic - I have tweeked this one.
Initially, in curves, I grabbed the middle and lowered it. Then I spotted the highlight to keep it still and grabbed the shdaw and reduced it a bit further - this slightly increased the contrast. Then I went to the blue and pulled the middle down a tiney bit and then the red and ever sl slightly increased it. Next A slight bit of USM what do you think??
BTW - I love this shot - great job getting it!

[val123]

Val - here's the other light shaded Monkey pic - I have tweeked this one.
Initially, in curves, I grabbed the middle and lowered it. Then I spotted the highlight to keep it still and grabbed the shdaw and reduced it a bit further - this slightly increased the contrast. Then I went to the blue and pulled the middle down a tiney bit and then the red and ever sl slightly increased it. Next A slight bit of USM what do you think??
BTW - I love this shot - great job getting it!


Hi Geoff

I love what you have done with this, It was my favourite shot of that day, and with your PP it is even better. Thanks once again for your help with these pics.

[Alnath]

These were taken at Knowsley Safari Park, just up the road from Chester Zoo

[Alnath]

part 2. :)

[Alnath]

Part 3. :)

[Geoff Chandler]

Hi Geoff

I love what you have done with this, It was my favourite shot of that day, and with your PP it is even better. Thanks once again for your help with these pics.
Val - A real pleasure - please keep taking the great shots - remeber also - if there is a lot of dark subject detail when you take the shot - you may benefit from a touch of under exposure - similarly with lots of bright detail and over exposure.
keep em coming!

alnath - I particularly like the giraffe shot - but they're all great.

[boxgirl73]

wonderful pics Craig! How do you get the inside shots...fish, etc. to not show the glare in the glass?

[boxgirl73]

let me out!!!!!

love the fingernails and intense look.

cape may zoo.

canon pro1

[boxgirl73]

yes....swan is from the cape may zoo too......looks so elegant!

[SamPhilly]

An old one, from the Philly Zoo 2003 with a Pentax point & shoot.

http://www.the-shelleys.com/images/Cheetas_2003.jpg

[boxgirl73]

samphilly...

by chance are you in the photography club at the philly zoo?

[SamPhilly]

Not in the photography club at the zoo but a Friend of the Zoo, the Friends are the highest level of membership. When I saw the photos from the Cape May zoo, I was surprised. It's a few hours away from me, but someplace I really want to visit. Are you from that area?

[boxgirl73]

no....just in Stone Harbor, NJ on our summer vacation. my husband had too much sun after 3 days at the beach so we did something different. The landscaping of this zoo is very nice! There's only about 2 animals of each but it's worth visiting.

I live in Philly. I'm in the photography club and thought you may acutally be the SAM that is in the club! However, it's still a small world huh! Maybe you'll see me walking around one sunday....looking forward to the Cat Walk that's under construction.....

Take care and nice shots:) Check out my other zoo photos that i started in a thread.....my favorite is the one of the gorilla with his bag lunch:)

btw...what type of camera do you use? i've just ordered a Sony H1 and can't wait to use it-gotten great reviews!

Heather

[SamPhilly]

Oh, I should look into the Philly Zoo club. I started a page to document the construction of Big Cat Falls, here (http://www.the-shelleys.com/Big_Cat_Falls.html) . Hope to get back their soon (although not in this heat), Winter is my favorite time esp. after a snow fall when very few people are around. I'm using an Oly 770, I'm already itching for a dSLR -- perhaps in a few years. Looking forward to those H1 photos of the Philly zoo. :)

[val123]

Managed to get to the zoo this weekend here are a few of many shots!

First that very rare creature ........the two headed Giraffe....

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/34915851-L.jpg

Followed by his even rarer cousin........the three headed version......

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/34915853-L.jpg

[val123]

Taking time out from the visitors and relaxing in the shade........

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/34915880-L.jpg

[val123]

Not sure this chap wanted his picture taken.....

Oops he's spotted us.......
http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/34915862-L.jpg

Ah.....he's headed this way
http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/34915865-L.jpg

Thats it I'm out of here.......
http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/34915868-L.jpg

[val123]

This guy was real cute.....

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/34999525-L.jpg

taken through glass, full optical zoom, Tv 1/15, F3.5, Center Weighted Avg. EC -1/3 ISO 100, No PP. Comments/Critisism welcome.

[val123]

This guy is about 45 years old, he lives with his wife on his own island, complete with Satellite TV ..............

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/37623333-L.jpg

Taken this week end at Longleat Safari Park from the safari boat.

Hope you like him... :)

[Chilious]

Here are some shots from my last visit to the Oklahoma City Zoo.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/Chilious/DiabetesWalkOKCZoo-011.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/Chilious/DiabetesWalkOKCZoo-018.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/Chilious/DiabetesWalkOKCZoo-024.jpg

[Chilious]

It looks kind of sad.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/Chilious/DiabetesWalkOKCZoo-071.jpg

The angle wasn't too good. Too many reflections on the glass. Sorry :o
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/Chilious/DiabetesWalkOKCZoo-093.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/Chilious/DiabetesWalkOKCZoo-118.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/Chilious/DiabetesWalkOKCZoo-202.jpg

[val123]

Chilious - some nice shots, particularly like the sad goose! great colour and super expression on the bird. Well caught :)

Here is a real little cutie, taken at Monkey World this weekend, not the best photo ever, taken through glass, loads of glare and lots of people trying to get a look.

This little chap is only a few weeks old, unfortunately his mothers milk dried up and he became very dehidrated. The keepers have taken over his care, fingers crossed for him.......

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/38004135-L.jpg

[val123]

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/38009465-L.jpg

[val123]

Some more from Monkey World, Taken inside, through glass, in poor light!

These are known locally as 'The Ugly Monkeys' they had spent most of their lives in a Laboratory, being experimented on. When they arrived at Monkey World, they were very overweight and had no social skills at all, having spent their whole lives in solitary confinement.......

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/38012748-L.jpg

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/38012746-L.jpg

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/38014602-L.jpg

[val123]

One more from the ugly monkey series. Hope you like......

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/38015262-L.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

Val,
You have done really well with Monkey World revisited!!
Great shots, some really nice close ups as well.
I find it hard, visiting a place like that, to get good shots when
I have family (or friends) with me. They all become impatient
as I stop to get another shot - so I end up rushing the pics.
Nice to see your latest ones.
Geoff

[val123]

Val,
You have done really well with Monkey World revisited!!
Great shots, some really nice close ups as well.
I find it hard, visiting a place like that, to get good shots when
I have family (or friends) with me. They all become impatient
as I stop to get another shot - so I end up rushing the pics.
Nice to see your latest ones.
Geoff

Thanks Geoff, I was quite pleased with the 'Ugly Monkey' series, as you know it is particularily difficult to get shots of these.

I know what you mean about visiting with friends and family, I have a season ticket for MW and am about to start a job about 5 miles from there so am able to drop in for a couple of hours, with the camera.

Thanks once again for your kind words.

[Tyger]

:LOL: he couldn't get his keys out to open the door...so he just passed out there instead :LOL: http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2662/polarbear3bc.jpg

[lplettie]

I'm new to this forum and thought I'd share some of what I consider to be a few of my better pictures. Criticism is welcomed.

5731

Nikon D1x, Tamron SP 500 mm mirror MF, Manfrotto monopod, ISO 800, 1/1500 sec, f 8, raw

5732

Nikon D1x, Nikon Series E 135 mm MF, Manfrotto monopod, ISO 800, 1/320 sec, f 2.8, raw

5733

Nikon D1x, Tamron SP 500 mm mirror MF, Nikkor TC-14B teleconverter, Manfrotto monopod, ISO 400, 1/1500 sec, f 8, raw

[Jonathan]

This one was quite ready for posing. Taken at the Asheboro zoo in NC

[SilverTurtle]

I discovered that zoos make great practice last weekend. :) Went to the Akron Zoo with my niece, nephew, sister and parents.

Here are a few of my better shots, although I don't think they hold a candle to most of yours.

Just after a swim:

http://static.flickr.com/31/49168987_24f20294c6.jpg

This little guy stayed posed for several minutes at a time - made an easy subject to photograph!

http://static.flickr.com/31/49169673_405b4a178f.jpg

And one more:

http://static.flickr.com/24/49157804_d7f30cf857.jpg

[karen m.]

I went to the L.A. zoo yesterday.
iso 200, s.s. 1/320, ApF4.0 with my Fuji

[val123]

Hi Guys

Some great shots, Tyger love the drunken Polar Bear!

Ipletti - super pics, love the eagle- look forward to seeing some more.

Jonathon - love the lion looks like he was a right poser!

Silverturtle some nice pics.

Karen m - love the zebra.

here are some more of my favourite guys - some of the chimps from Monkey World, Dorset, Uk..........please feel free to leave crits.....

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/39052264-L.jpg

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/39052261-L.jpg

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/38696646-L.jpg

[SilverTurtle]

Val - I adore number 3 "Sally". Her eyes are almost the same shade as the grass in the background!

Tyger - "drunken" polar bear is just hilarious!

[karen m.]

Val,
I really like how the details show up in your shots.

Karen

[pbt1234]

Been lurking around this thread long enough! Inspired by the beautiful pics that everyone has shared in this thread my wife and I took the kids to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC this weekend. Perfect time for dad to practive his photography skills (although very amateurish)!

Check them out here . . . .
http://www.sitekreator.com/mikewhite/riverbanks_zoo.html

Comments welcomed!
pbt1234
http://www.sitekreator.com/mikewhite/
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[snowrdr]

Here are two shots of an Oregon Zoo Grey Wolf... :D

http://www.pbase.com/image/50948052.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/50948059.jpg

[Glenn Kennedy]

Some realy xceptional shots here. Really like the wolf. This one is a bit of a cheat - as it was not taken in a zoo - but in the wild. I had been trying to get close to the beast inthe background when this big fella lumbered out from behind a rock. Fortunately I was on top of a rocky outcrop some 20 feet away from the scene and felt (fairly) safe...

[Glenn Kennedy]

He didn't seem to feel threatened by my presence. just bored.

[eaglssong]

And who is really on display? :D

http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1176/3933780/8663002/118091396.jpg

[eaglssong]

And here's another from the L.A. Zoo

http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1176/3933780/8663002/118158509.jpg

[mrshaase]

I took this picture through the fence when I took my 4 year old nephew to the zoo recently. I used midnight sepia action on it too. :D

[eaglssong]

This facility is affiliated with the San Diego Zoo. It's an incredible place where endangered (and sometimes virtually eradicated) species are being saved, such as the California Condor, which are now flying free once again over Baja and the San Diego areas.

I got this shot of a male lion at a wonderful exhibit they have. He's a bit soft, but since I'm not home, there isn't too much editing I can do from here.

http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1176/3933780/8663002/119363366.jpg

I'll try to add some more shots from this facility later.

[eaglssong]

Here are some more from the Wild Animal Park

http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1176/3933780/8663002/119384152.jpg
I love this shot. It just makes me feel good.


http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1176/3933780/8663002/119384144.jpg

[deadman]

Taken with a Kodak Easyshare camera before I got the Canon.

[eaglssong]

More from the Wild Animal Park. Would you believe I shot 250 frames? That might be a record even for me. :D

http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1176/3933780/8663002/119479936.jpg

http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1176/3933780/8663002/119479931.jpg

[val123]

Some lovely shots Anne, looks like you had a great day at the Zoo....I just love your elephant.....nice one.

Here are some Ring Tailed Lemur's that a got at the weekend.......

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/45293583-L.jpg

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/45293588-L.jpg

http://mansaards.smugmug.com/photos/45293623-L.jpg

[Merkor]

Well, not exactly a zoo but some kind of show in a theme park:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/IMG_0309.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/IMG_0305.jpg

The lighting situation was very difficult. Flash was prohibited. Hope you guys like it anyway...

[eaglssong]

Isn't he just too adorable?

http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1176/3933780/8784541/120215390.jpg

Taken today at the San Diego Zoo

[eaglssong]

and a couple more:

http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1176/3933780/8784541/120234371.jpg


http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1176/3933780/8784541/120234368.jpg

Monkey see, monkey do!!!

[eaglssong]

This was taken at the San Diego Zoo too. Not the best angle to shoot a hippo, or maybe it is. :D

http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1176/3933780/8784541/121891762.jpg

Only cropped and resized for posting.

[eaglssong]

http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1176/3933780/8784541/122194294.jpg

http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1176/3933780/8784541/122194305.jpg

Resized for posting

[thebac]

and I'm glad to provide some (can you guess where I live?):

[thebac]

Posting one at a time b/c apparently the forum only displays the picture if it's no more than one.

[thebac]

Another one:

[thebac]

And another one:

[thebac]

And yet another one:

[thebac]

And one more:

[thebac]

What's this one, btw?

[thebac]

Another bird:

[thebac]

And yet more:

[thebac]

Last one--as you can tell, I had fun!

[Kushnirenko]

In the market (not absolutely a zoo). Rabbit female. Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Feb, 17, 2006

[tim11]

Koala bear from Sydney Taronga Park zoo.

Time and time again, I keep saying how handy 12x optical zoom is!!!
http://www.geocities.com/tim11photos/animal2/20051122_028koala.jpg

The bugger spends most of his time sleeping by wedging the body to branches.
http://www.geocities.com/tim11photos/animal2/20051122_029koala.jpg

I'm not sure if this guy was sleeping or awake but he was motionless.
http://www.geocities.com/tim11photos/animal2/060110_10koala.jpg

A restless dingo. It either hid or trottting up and down non-stop. This one is the best I got out of 10 minutes waiting.
http://www.geocities.com/tim11photos/animal2/20051122_027dingo.jpg

[Alina Borovikova]

zoo near me....

[Alina Borovikova]

zoo everywhere :)

[rawpaw18]

Went to local small zoo today, bears nowhere to be found, gators in their house, panthers hiding.
Left with a couple birds and some bison.
10383
You would think flamingos are more pink, kind of steamed shrimp colored.
10384

10385
Rare conjoined twin bird.
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[lplettie]

The weather is improving so it's time to go back to the zoo.

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Nikon D1x, 600 mm. f/8 Sigma mirror lens, 1/320 sec, ISO 250

[lplettie]

Another one from the Grand Rapids Zoo.

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Nikon D1x, Sigma 800 mm. f/8 mirror lens, 1/500 sec., ISO 640

[tim11]

This guy is one helluva huge bugger.
http://www.geocities.com/tim11photos/animal2/20051122_038iguana.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/tim11photos/animal2/20051122_039iguana.jpg

[TNB]

Nice Kitty!

[sod1]

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[canuckpuck]

Please Please Please critique my work so I know if there's something wrong with my pictures. My monitor is a little on the dark side (compaq x1000) so I can't really tell when I adjust things on my pc if it's bright enough. Oh, and is there a way to keep the exif data when I'm resizing photos on PhotoShop???

Here's a pic from a "bear park" (essentially a small pit with around 7-10 bears in an area around 100 sq m) at the Badaling entrance of the Great Wall in Beijing... I took a photo of this bear because he looked so sad considering there's a mountain behind him... so sad...

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/Canuckpuck/China/bear.jpg


Here's a wider shot

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/Canuckpuck/China/_MG_0053.jpg

The Dolphin Show at Sentosa Island Singapore

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/Canuckpuck/Singapore%20Nov%202005/_MG_0653.jpg

[SilverTurtle]

A few shots from my weekend trip to the Columbus Zoo.

A stingray (I think...)

http://static.flickr.com/44/139956117_4f5c125c05_b.jpg


A couple of manatees

http://static.flickr.com/36/139958108_8708a18590_b.jpg

A sheep (check out those teeth!)

http://static.flickr.com/37/139956109_7bd2afd146_b.jpg

And this little guy - a baby gorilla

http://static.flickr.com/44/139959447_6811f38eb3_b.jpg

[SilverTurtle]

A few shots from my weekend trip to the Columbus Zoo.

A stingray (I think...)

http://static.flickr.com/44/139956117_4f5c125c05_b.jpg


A couple of manatees

http://static.flickr.com/36/139958108_8708a18590_b.jpg

A sheep (check out those teeth!)

http://static.flickr.com/37/139956109_7bd2afd146_b.jpg

And this little guy - a baby gorilla

http://static.flickr.com/44/139959447_6811f38eb3_b.jpg

[Shosta]

Hello, some of my last visit to the Zoo in Madrid.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c295/jmgaguilera/Otros%20animales/IMG_4002.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c295/jmgaguilera/Otros%20animales/IMG_3926.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c295/jmgaguilera/Otros%20animales/IMG_3911.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c295/jmgaguilera/Otros%20animales/IMG_3768.jpg

Cheers
José Miguel

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[Kushnirenko]

In park of Shevchenko. Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 07, 2006

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In park of Shevchenko. Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 07, 2006
It is one amazing shot; shows how important it is to be in the right place at the right time and then post it in the right place at the right time. Please, keep them coming.

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[Kushnirenko]

It is one amazing shot; shows how important it is to be in the right place at the right time and then post it in the right place at the right time. Please, keep them coming.

Thank for a response, sod1.
As you can see, I too sometimes am mistaken at accommodation of a photo.
It seems to me, that my shot should be placed in Thread Wildlife Thread ;)
In fact the park of Shevchenko is not a zoo!

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[pavvyben]

Zoo in Washington DC - Baby Panda Bear :)

Taken with a Nikon D50 and a Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX APO RF HSM. The panda was quite far away so this was at 500mm

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[Esoterra]

Bush Gardens in Tampa Bay. What a great little spot! Here are some snaps!

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7664/florvac0314nr.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4141/florvac0490dn.jpg

Say hello to Shamu at Sea World in Orlando. The program was called beleive, and I have to say it was much more moving than any theme park I have been to! Way to go Shamu!
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5578/florvac0765pa.jpg

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This is a dik-dik, the world's smallest antelope

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who's watching who?

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a beautiful cat

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always at play

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a drinking lion

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it's hard to eat grass, when one is giraffe

[DonSchap]

Well, did the animal run...

Not only is Brookfield Zoo a world-class zoo, but it also has the 'Seven Seas Panorama', which houses one of the best dolphin exhibits in the Midwest. These frequent "flying" mammals are truly amazing and a real treat for both young and old.

The photographs were done with the TAmROn SP AF28-105mm f/2.8 LD

@ 44mm - f/5.6 - 1/100 sec. - ISO 400
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@ 42mm - f/4 - 1/100 sec. - ISO 400
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@105mm - f/5 - 1/60 sec. - ISO 400
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@44mm - f/4.5 - 1/100 sec. - ISO 400
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I found this composition hilarious... butt, I don't quite know why.
Perhaps, it's too much junk in the trunk... ya think?
@ 34mm - f/8 - 1/250 sec. - ISO 400
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He made it look a lot hotter than it really was...
@105mm w/1.4x T/C - f/5(f/8) - 1/400 sec - ISO 400
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This was with the TAmROn SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD
@ f/5.6 - 1/125 sec. - ISO 400
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Same lens @ f/2.8 - 1/800 sec - ISO 100
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Crop of last shot...
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Yes... that is "purple-fringing" under the giraffe's jaw. A CA faux pax... in high contrast.

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[Texan_Eagle_Scout]

Gorillas at the San Diego Zoo June 22, 2006

[karen m.]

Here are some from the L.A. Zoo 11/18

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I messed up on the first picture

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Here are some more

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The last one

[GoneTomorrow]

Kentucky River turtles at the Louisville Zoo 2 years ago:

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http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r283/Nyrep1/DSC00712.jpg

my first post dont be to rough on me .....:) sony dsc h1..no clue on settings and as a side note how do you guys remeber your settings

[GoneTomorrow]

my first post dont be to rough on me .....:) sony dsc h1..no clue on settings and as a side note how do you guys remeber your settings

nyrep that is an awesome shot, in my highly amateurish opinion. And determining shot settings is a snap. All modern digital cameras store EXIF data (Exchangeable Image File). It stores shutter speed, aperture, etc. for that particular image.

You can view the EXIF data in Windows XP simply by right-clicking the file in Windows Explorer and clicking "Properties", then click the "Summary" tab then click the "Advanced" button on the bottom. Many photo editing/viewing programs can view the EXIF data as well, but the moethod I just described is the simplest.

[SpecialK]

I hope Sea World qualifies as a zoo.