Mongoose and a kat

[Overread]

First up a Yellow Mongoose who was happy enough to pose and stare at me (I think he was staring at the softbox - everyone else seemed to be)

All taken in Marwell zoo with Canon 400D, canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS and 1.4 teleconverter

ISO 400, 1/125sec aperture missing ?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/3229472601_b277a0c571_o.jpg

f5.6, ISO 400, 1/125sec

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/3230323616_7e7b598b53_o.jpg

And a Meerkat

f5.6, ISO 400, 1/100sec

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3495/3229460265_a66313572d_o.jpg

 

[Kegger]

Great set, the look on the mongoose's face is priceless.

Oh and the aperture on #1 is f/5.6

 

[Antarctican]

I think the Mongoose was trying to hypnotise you!

Sweet pics.

 

[clbowie]

How adorable! Nice pictures. He was posing just for you!

 

[Flower Child]

those are just really great. i have question on the last one. did you center the meerkat when you were taking the picture and later crop it or is that just how you took the picture?

 

[Overread]

Thanks for the compliments all - and for the aperture data Kegger - no idea why windows won't show it to me in properties.

Flower Child - they are all uncropped shots - the meerkat I had to shoot with manual focus - luckly he was on watch duty and so not moving off his spot = just turning his head this way and that, so I had to wait for the head and then shoot.

 

[LaFoto]

That mongoose is not only looking ("staring" you call it) at you, it is SMILING. I can see his smile!!

Very good one.
You are becoming better and better, I must say!
Is that from the classes you've been taking at LP's?

 

[jv08]

I like all of them. Great shots!

 

[Robstar1619]

Great captures with amazing details.
Nr.1 he sure is smiling at you...so what did you give him to pose for you

Great series.

 

[Overread]

ahh sadly they don't let you give treats at the zoo so nothing for this little chap sadly.

Thanks for the compliments - and Laphoto poor Lp has all that joy still to come