Had a lot of fun this weekend - a few pics

[robbins.photo]

Ok, lets get Raj taken care of right off the bat:

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So where does an 1200 lb polar bear sleep? Pretty much wherever they want. Whenever they want. In whatever goofy pose they want.

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Rather liked this shot of a Bison after it emerged from the pond:

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For those of you who've never seen an ostrich curtsy:

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Another shot of the Bison enjoying the local watering hole:

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And in conclusion:

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[oldhippy]

What a set

 

[pjaye]

Wonderful. Except, where's my kitty picture??? (We spent 45 minutes searching for the gorilla's at the zoo today because I told Scott I wasn't leaving until i got a gorilla shot for you. Will post them tomorrow. I think I wore the new camera out. 2 zoos, filled 4 memory cards!)

 

[BillM]

Nice set, especially the first 2 :thumbup:

 

[astroNikon]

What a strong gorilla shot #1 :thumbup:

 

[robbins.photo]

Wonderful. Except, where's my kitty picture??? (We spent 45 minutes searching for the gorilla's at the zoo today because I told Scott I wasn't leaving until i got a gorilla shot for you. Will post them tomorrow. I think I wore the new camera out. 2 zoos, filled 4 memory cards!)

Whoops... lol.. right, one kitty shot coming up:

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Can't wait to see what you got from the dual zoo trip - I'll be keeping an eye out for them.

 

[robbins.photo]

What a set

Nice set, especially the first 2 :thumbup:

What a strong gorilla shot #1 :thumbup:

Thanks guys, had a great time today. Even managed to snag a turtle pic before he rocketed out of the frame.. lol

 

[Designer]

All very good!

 

[pjaye]

That is my favorite kitty picture ever. Those eyes!

The first zoo we went to wasn't open yet. They put out a call for volunteers to help clean up after the brutal winter. Lots of broken limbs, leaves etc. So we got up at 5:30am to drive there to help. We got to see the deer ect. I was nose to nose with a baby deer. We could hear the cats but they were in their barn. It was a great day.

 

[pjaye]

May I ask a really stupid question? How did you shoot this with that high ISO yet I don't see any noise? I struggled today in the pavilions because Iwas worried about having my ISO too high.

 

[robbins.photo]

That is my favorite kitty picture ever. Those eyes!

The first zoo we went to wasn't open yet. They put out a call for volunteers to help clean up after the brutal winter. Lots of broken limbs, leaves etc. So we got up at 5:30am to drive there to help. We got to see the deer ect. I was nose to nose with a baby deer. We could hear the cats but they were in their barn. It was a great day.

That is so cool that you volunteered like that. It's really amazing when you can actually get that close to a non-domesticated animal, you just get a connection that can't really be explained - well, at least I do.. lol.

 

[robbins.photo]

May I ask a really stupid question? How did you shoot this with that high ISO yet I don't see any noise? I struggled today in the pavilions because Iwas worried about having my ISO too high.

Post processing - I reduced the noise with lightroom and also had some chromatic aberration that had to be dealt with, but lightroom really does do a pretty good job of dealing with the noise. I

 

[baturn]

Excellent set! I like the bison coming out of the water too.

 

[Raj_55555]

I love all the shots, but as always Gorillas are something else. The vibrant colours on the jaguar looks amazing. Is it weird that I want to pet them?
The polar bear looks dead tired, and the Ostrich looks adorable. Great shots robbins.

I so miss these guys at our local Zoo, and now I can't even take my favorite chimp shots as they have added a new fence which blocks a clear shot for the camera. The worst photography friendly Zoo ever!

 

[nzmacro]

Good on you Robbin and nice shots. The .. Kitty is a stunner !!

All the best and well done.

Danny.