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FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
edited February 1, 2006 in Wildlife
Just Kidding, Went to the San Diego Wild Animal Park on Saturday, I highly recommend this place if you local, if your into birds it's a must see.

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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2006
    Very nice series of shots. thumb.gifthumb.gif Really like the hooter shots. :uhoh


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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited January 31, 2006
    WoW!!
    Really nice Froggy thumb.gifthumb.gif

    Man, those birds are so beautiful and colorful, I had to put on my sunglasses to view the pics...Laughing.gif This place definitely looks like a good one to visit :D

    I even like the pic you got of the Andy look-alike sitting there all smug and self satisfied lol3.gif The original "Smug Mug"......Laughing.gif

    Thanks for sharing and I have a feeling you'll be back to the Wild Animal Park again soon :):

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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2006
    Very nice, esp. the parrot and the second owl. Nice and sharp, tasty bokeh, great color and nice composition.
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  • Eric&SusanEric&Susan Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2006
    Great set and I love the look on the mokeyrolleyes1.gif it's so classic.

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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2006
    Thanks very Much
    Thanks for the Kudos
    Looking for the weekend, see my images at the location below, please leave a comment if you like what you see, I would love to hear from you.:):

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2006
    very nice -so thats were the smug in dgrin comes from ne_nau.gifeek7.gif was it very busy headscratch.gif
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  • RhuarcRhuarc Registered Users Posts: 1,464 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2006
    Amazing shots! Especially like the bird with all the colors. I'm curious too about what frames program you are using, or is that self done?
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  • johnojohno Registered Users Posts: 617 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2006
    Great, and I mean GREAT colors! Wow... I love the parrot... SNAP!

    You did an excellent job... You should pick your fav and post it in the whipping post. Of course I would never do that.

    What lens did you shoot these with? How much post work did you do?

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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2006
    Looks like you enjoyed your visit to the park and got some fantastic shots! I think the Ape and the Mandarin (?) Duck are my favorites.
    Chris
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2006
    Great shots and framing Froggy.
    Love that ape with an attitude clap.gif

    Russ
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  • CookieSCookieS Registered Users Posts: 854 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2006
    Great Shots, I really like the Owls and the blue bird and Parrot are faves. the compostion and colors are beautiful. As another member said, the bokeh is nice and soft , pleasing .
  • Desert RatDesert Rat Registered Users Posts: 103 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2006
    Hey where did you find the Eagle OWl?
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  • livinginozlivinginoz Registered Users Posts: 497 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2006
    great stuff, i love the colors on the duck......

    you should consider the gorilla in the current challenge :)
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2006
    Not Really
    jwear wrote:
    very nice -so thats were the smug in dgrin comes from ne_nau.gifeek7.gif was it very busy headscratch.gif

    Man what a place, I'm going again and again, next time I'll try to be more creative and work on my composition skills.

    If you have the time which I didn't to be more creative by spending the time waiting for that pose, you can get some fantastic captures there.

    I had my wife with me who wanted to see the whole park so I felt sort of pressured to keep moving.

    It's not humping out in the wild but it is a serious learning experience, anyone who would like to get together and make a day out of it let me know, I'm definently going again soon.
    Looking for the weekend, see my images at the location below, please leave a comment if you like what you see, I would love to hear from you.:):

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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2006
    Thanks for the Kudos guys
    It really means allot to me to hear these comments, not to feed my ego but to inspire me to get better.

    I really like like to hear constructive critism good and not so good, there's always something to polish and work out in the next round of shots.

    I strongly suggest that if you live in Southern California within driving distance to Escondido the Wild Animal Park will provide you with a classroom experience you will not soon forget.

    Can you tell I'm fired up, The eagle owl was part of the Bird show at 12:00, after the show thay brought him down for a viewing, I was the only one taking pictures of him????.

    San Diego Wild Animal Park Guys, heres a tip Down the road a 1/4 mile on the left side of the road before you get to the park, I got some great long distance shots of an Osprey eating a trout, there are tons of birds down in that canyon, I plan on going back there too.clap.gif

    Thanks again all.

    Steve
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2006
    Excellent series. thumb.gif
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  • LiquidOpsLiquidOps Registered Users Posts: 835 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2006
    Your images are awesome. I've taken a trip down to the park myself. It was a lot of fun. We took the moving tram ride around the park and it was a blast. Wish I had a bit more reach, but fun none the less.

    I managed to snag this while on the tram...

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    Nothing compared to yours though...

    Thanks for sharing and the inspiration.

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2006
    Wow.......Beautiful Shots
    Froggy wrote:
    Just Kidding, Went to the San Diego Wild Animal Park on Saturday, I highly recommend this place if you local, if your into birds it's a must see.

    Nicely done Froggy :D all the photos in this series are beautiful, love the colours, look at those birds! and don't you just love the face on the gorilla, how cute is that one hey iloveyou.gif ....... Skippy (Australia)
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