Nice pair of birds...
Well, new camera, first DSLR, first outing.....London Zoo. Great day but 140 pictures and most came out terrible. Much to learn. :scratch Quite pleased with these two (same bird!!) & knowing of a few bird loving grinners I thought I would share.
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and fine shots
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...you may think. Watch that histogram! Shoot as far to the right as possible without blowing the highlights. Shoot-check histogram-adjust exposure compensation-reshoot. The film is free. Good luck.
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Hers a few more, the owl although stunning was kept inside a tight mesh cage hence the blurring. It was the only one awake and with eyes like that I had to have a go:
Zoo's are tough to get good shots, lighting, cages, etc. etc.
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This particular Zoo has a few nice walk through areas where I shot the first two shots posted. The birds came down to the perch, obviously posing and these were taken very close to the subject. Sky was a thick grey all day and I was concerned to use any flash so close to them. I'm looking forward to going again once I'm a little more up to speed with my camera and hopefully with some longer reaching glass. I'll post a few more zoo pics once I get round to them on another thread. Thanks again for helpful comments.
is terrific.