Not nearly as good as someone else's zoo pics, but....

pjaye · Mar 30, 2014

We visited a very small, free zoo yesterday. These were shot with the tamron. The fencing was giving me a really hard time (don't even get me started on the dirty pexiglass) and I'm just too short to shoot over it.

And the boyfriend grabbed this shot. Not bad for someone totally new to photography

Nevermore1 · Mar 30, 2014

Considering the conditions you did pretty good. After my trip to the aquarium yesterday with all the fingerprints and smudges on the plexi-glass it makes me want to put a pack of glass cleaner wipes in my bag so I can clear off an area of the glass to try to get a better shot. It really gets under my skin that parents lets their kids rub their hands and faces all over the glass! Sorry, it's just a pet peeve of mine - someone who doesn't get paid enough is going to have to clean it. Unfortunately not much you can do about animal smudges on the inside!

DLeeT · Mar 30, 2014

Hey, these are all nice. Although the first one in the second row reminds me of my ex-wife... :banghead: Lee

pjaye · Mar 30, 2014

Thanks everyone. We were really hoping for better light and weather, but we do live in Ontario after all, with the never ending #%&$# winter.

bribrius · Mar 30, 2014

good enough. and free is good. i spent two hundred taking my kids to the damn aquarium by the time it was all said and one. id take free and your photos came out better than mine.
i made sure to let them smudge all the glass so the people after me had worse photos.

treeafodo · Mar 30, 2014

symplybarb said:
Thanks everyone. We were really hoping for better light and weather, but we do live in Ontario after all, with the never ending #%&$# winter.

I feel you there. Just when you think it's over it gets cold again. Nice shots.

bribrius said:
made sure to let them smudge all the glass so the people after me had worse photos.

You! *glares at you* haha jk

BillM · Mar 30, 2014

I was shocked the first time I went to the zoo and found out it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be, you did fine :thumbup:

robbins.photo · Mar 30, 2014

I love em Barb. Especially the one on the right on the 2nd row. Now that's a facial expression.. lol.

RoyalCaptures · Mar 30, 2014

The 4th picture!!!! I love it!! Well done, considering the conditions.

manaheim · Mar 30, 2014

I love otters.

pjaye · Mar 30, 2014

The otters were my favorite too. Went back three times. Those bugger's are fast!

baturn · Mar 30, 2014

Like 'em all but the 4th is my favorite.

Raj_55555 · Mar 31, 2014

The llama looks on meth, and the otters seem to have lost their glasses! lol.. :mrgreen:

pjaye · Mar 31, 2014

Raj_55555 said:
The llama looks on meth, and the otters seem to have lost their glasses! lol.. :mrgreen:

LOL I think the otters were on meth too and lost their glasses. It was a very dreary day so it wasn't the sun making them squint. I have some more pics of the camel, he was HUGE. He was also apparently in heat

But a very friendly guy. Will post the ones that show his size when I get home. I don't think I've ever seen a camel that big.