Boo at the zoo

Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
edited October 31, 2007 in Wildlife
Los Angeles Zoo has this Halloween event where kids get dressed up and get candies and such. They also put pumpkins in some animal displays for them to play with. I think the main attraction were the Sumatran Tiger Cubs as they played with the pumpkins.

Lighting is very tough at the zoo so I ended up using Lightroom which has poorer color reproduction in my view (or just more options so it's more difficult).
Anyway here are some shots.

1. First encounter with the orange kind, when it ran into the pen.
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2. Vegetarian???
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3. Getting a Paw full
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4. Some lion lazying around with a fly on it's snout.
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5. Rhino, fresh off from a horn trimming. "Look Ma, no horn."
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Whole gallery is here.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/gallery/575260/1/184946898#P-1-15

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2007
    Now that's how to tear into a pumpkin !! thumb.gif
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited October 29, 2007
    Now there's something you don't see every day -- a tiger eating a pumpkin. eek7.gif

    That rhino shot is just plain sad.

    Nice shots, Tee. thumb.gif

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  • CookieSCookieS Registered Users Posts: 854 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2007
    Nice shots, love the light in the lions eyes.
  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2007
    CookieS wrote:
    Nice shots, love the light in the lions eyes.
    Well, more like "blue eye" from my flash. We have red eyes with flash, cats seem to have blue reflections with light.
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  • PrescottPhotogPrescottPhotog Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2007
    Tee Why wrote:
    Los Angeles Zoo has this Halloween event where kids get dressed up and get candies and such.

    Hi Tee Why, Very nice collection of photos. So which is better, the L.A. Zoo or the San Diego Zoo. Been to SD, never to LA.
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2007
    I've been to SD and Wild Animal Park once.
    I personally prefer LA Zoo and then WAP. LA zoo usually gives you an unhindered view to the animal. SD zoo uses more plexi glass. WAP lion exhibit uses the glass but you can get a lot closer, which is a trade off.
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  • borrowlenses.comborrowlenses.com Registered Users Posts: 441 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2007
    Hahaha...I love the progression of the cub. First, he's staring at the pumpkin and in the next shot, it's half gone :D
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  • Tee WhyTee Why Registered Users Posts: 2,390 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2007
    borrowlenses.com wrote:
    Hahaha...I love the progression of the cub. First, he's staring at the pumpkin and in the next shot, it's half gone :D

    Ha ha, yea, they more destroyed the pumpkins than actually ate it.
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  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited October 31, 2007
    Very good setthumb.gif
    It's about time I payed that zoo a visit since I live so close to it.
    thanks for the reminder
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited October 31, 2007
    great stuff..the little one with the pumkin is awesome:ivar
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