zooanimals

[kingfisher]

for me there are to thinks , to shoot in a zoo
the first is , that jou can practise with youre camera

the second is that , you can make ik diffecult , to shoot the animals, without jou can see it is in the zoo

here are some picture`s








gustav

[bonneville]

I especially like the first one. The second appears to be focussed sharply on the beak rather than the eye, but thank you for sharing them kingfisher.

Brian

[Dr. Harout]

Not like the kingfishers of course, but again great shots.

[kingfisher]

Dr Harout

i hope that about a view weeks ,ore two months , i come with special kingfisherspicture`s

i am working at a special pose of the kingfisher , but it cost a lot of work and hours

greating
gustav

[Dr. Harout]

Gustav, which software do you use for PP? Your pictures always stand out.

[Greg Beetham]

You did a great job of getting them without any visible "zoo" evidence, not an easy thing too do sometimes, very good shots as well.
Greg

[jcoffin]

I'm just a newbie here, so I hope I don't offend by adding a few more...

Nice kitty.

Now the tricky question: which one is really in the wild, not a zoo?

[[SiC]]

Now the tricky question: which one is really in the wild, not a zoo?

The snake?

[Birma]

Hi jcoffin, welcome to the forum, and what a great first post with some lovely pictures. I'll have another vote for the snake.

I really like the lioness picture with the rocky lion-coloured background.

[Greg Beetham]

I think I'll have to agree the "snake" (I don't think it would be the "nice kitty" or the falcon), is the one not in a zoo, although I must say the head of the snake looks more like a legless lizard too me.
Oh, and I guess I'll have too fill in for Dr. H and welcome you to the forum jcoffin, (looks like his connection is still playing up).
Greg
ps. Ha, I see Birma beat me to it, just as I was about to post...

[jcoffin]

Yup, it's the snake -- I guess that wasn't quite so tricky after all. Thanks for the comments and the welcomes.

[Dr. Harout]

I think 2 were wild, the snake and the photographer.
Nice shots by the way.

[jcoffin]

I think 2 were wild, the snake and the photographer.
Nice shots by the way.

Thanks, but the photographer is fairly tame -- I definitely wouldn't butt heads with this guy anyway:

I think I'll have to agree the "snake" (I don't think it would be the "nice kitty" or the falcon), is the one not in a zoo, although I must say the head of the snake looks more like a legless lizard too me.

No real surprise there -- that's pretty much what a snake is. Lizards and snakes are both reptiles, but snakes have no limbs (and only one lung that really functions). I don't think this type of snake does, but I believe some snakes still have vestiges of limbs.

[Dr. Harout]

That's a nice shot Jcoffin, probably with 70-210 beercan?

[jcoffin]

That's a nice shot Jcoffin, probably with 70-210 beercan?

Thank you. No, it's an old Tamron 70-210/2.8. It doesn't have nearly the cult status of the beercan, but I've been dragging around for long enough now (close to 20 years, now that I think about it) that the camera bag just feels wrong (though a lot lighter) when I leave it behind.