First real effort

AugieAugie Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
edited January 14, 2008 in Wildlife
With the D300.

I decided I was going to the local lame zoo and see what I could do

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I wish could find a more photographer friendly local without having to shoot through fences. :cry

Comments

  • DesertRatDesertRat Registered Users Posts: 111 Major grins
    edited January 13, 2008
    That is one laid back zoo! The lion has a joint hanging out of its mouth, and the camel is wired!:ivar

    Nice shots!

    Mike
    Looking for adventure in all the wrong places!
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2008
    Good captures. I fidn shooting at zoos tougher than in the wild. Its tough to get a good shot w/o distracting elements in it. Nice work. 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!"
  • samuel wongsamuel wong Registered Users Posts: 22 Big grins
    edited January 14, 2008
    try to shoot more angle and wait for nice action , try to shoot close up and the background without the gate .....
    anyway. good try
    :barb My heart , my soul:D i appreaciate every shot i took , eventhought i using digital camera , but i'm think it is a film camera , so i will not waste my shot and have a good skill ......

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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2008
    Nice ones! The joint-smokin lion is my favourite!
    Mike Helbig

    http://www.michaelhelbigphotography.com
    http://www.thewildpig.blogspot.com
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2008
    sams advice is very good the tiger without the fence would be a big help ,zoo shots are a challenge
    Jeff W

    “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ‘JAZZ’ FOR THE EYES…”

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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2008
    Zoos are tough! The lion shot is great. I like the backlighting and shooting upward you avoided distracting backgrounds. He looks very mellow chewing on that, er, grass....:D
  • AugieAugie Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited January 14, 2008
    jwear wrote:
    sams advice is very good the tiger without the fence would be a big help ,zoo shots are a challenge

    Agreed, but I waited for a while ~half an hour, He never moved.

    I went walking around for a bit and came back he still didn't move. I guess that is the white tigers spot.
    Nice ones! The joint-smokin lion is my favourite!

    He does look rather stoned
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