LAShooters at LA Zoo

Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
edited August 8, 2007 in Wildlife
Our group had a semi monthly outing here today. Morning was nice but got hot in the afternoon. So the big cats stayed away and slept in the shades.
All shot with a bigma.
whole gallery here: http://tomyi.smugmug.com/gallery/575260/1/179616391#P-1-15
c/c welcome.

1. Spearmint Rhino :)
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2. Rhino butt rash
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3. Blowing smoke
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4. zebra
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5. Wooden Bear
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6. Flamingo, nope didn't burn in the background, natural lighting.
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2007
    awesome set....really like the zebra & flamingoclap.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2007
    Cool shots, nicely framed.thumb.gif
    Socrate
    "Natura artis magistra"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2007
    Very interesting comps thumb.gif
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2007
    Hey thanks all,
    my personal feeling is that animal shots are no diff than people portraits.
    In zoos, the backgrounds is cluttered and doesn't add to the shots, so I prefer to use the bigma and get in tight to clean up the composition.
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  • m_granitem_granite Registered Users Posts: 146 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2007
    clap.gif:D Great pictures! I love that flamingo shot. :Dclap.gif
    Alex Q.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2007
    The first one is quite good! thumb.gif
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2007
    Wow, these are really fantastic!! We hadn't had a butt shot in a while rolleyes1.gif
    Marina
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited August 6, 2007
    Tee Why wrote:
    Hey thanks all,
    my personal feeling is that animal shots are no diff than people portraits.
    In zoos, the backgrounds is cluttered and doesn't add to the shots, so I prefer to use the bigma and get in tight to clean up the composition.

    Wise choice. If the background screws up the shot, get in close and make it interesting. You did not fail there! thumb.gif
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • CookieSCookieS Registered Users Posts: 854 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2007
    Very Nice, again. love your zoo pics and your Black and white conversiona.
  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2007
    Hey Tom, these are really nice. Spearmint Rhino is superb for me... one small correction, I think you were using the 70-200 f/4L for #2 and #3. :D
    Chris
  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited August 8, 2007
    ChrisJ wrote:
    Hey Tom, these are really nice. Spearmint Rhino is superb for me... one small correction, I think you were using the 70-200 f/4L for #2 and #3. :D

    Oh, yeah, I think I borrowed your lens for that. Oh well, I don't think it the lens would have made much, if any, difference.
    Metering and lighting was harsh. Normally I use Canon DPP but this time I processed my shots in DPP, LR, and RSP and cherry picked the best one.
    Spearmint Rhino was processed in LR, which is unusal for me.
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