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Hi All,

Went to the zoo today and came face to face with Magilla!!!!



The blown out bit of his lunch is distracting but other than that I like it.

W00DY

Here is another from the zoo today...

Last one

Fantastic shot of Magilla, is he a relative or just a friend? Max

ozimax wrote:Fantastic shot of Magilla, is he a relative or just a friend? Max

I could say it is my old man, but he is back from Tassie and may read this

W00DY

Love your shots woody but the first one should not be posted as self portraits are not allowed - are they?

sirhc55 wrote:Love your shots woody but the first one should not be posted as self portraits are not allowed - are they?

Maybe I should make it my aviatar

W00DY

Nice shots mate, like the pelican one, The only nitpicks I have are the distracting piece of grass sticking in from the left of the picture on the lower half, also, the feather detail seems to have been blown out (at the top) judging by the monitor I'm using (which isn't calibrated by the way - not using my usual monitor)

Great photo of the gorilla.
How close did you get and what lens were you using ?
The pelikan is also nice and I like the native orchids with the waterfall.

Cheers
CD

gooseberry wrote:Nice shots mate, like the pelican one, The only nitpicks I have are the distracting piece of grass sticking in from the left of the picture on the lower half, also, the feather detail seems to have been blown out (at the top) judging by the monitor I'm using (which isn't calibrated by the way - not using my usual monitor)

Yeah the feathers are blown out at the top (opps.)

Woody

Great shots Woody,
I must say, that gorilla has remarkably clean teeth, wonder what brand of toothpaste he uses

christiand wrote:Great photo of the gorilla.
How close did you get and what lens were you using ?
The pelikan is also nice and I like the native orchids with the waterfall.

Cheers
CD

Not to close, we still had the railing and moat in between.

I was using the 70 - 300 lens... I don't mind this lens, sometimes it doesn't focus all that quickly and is very noisy but other than that not a bad lens.

W00DY

Wow, the shot of Magilla is great! Shows what the 70-300 can do when in the hands of someone who knows how to drive it... Great expression too, it makes all the difference with animal shots, well caught... You could get rid of the blown out bit if you want to, just select the general area (to protect the rest of the image) and try a color replacement in PS... Worth a try if it's distracting to you.

Went to see my primate friends today too, just in the process of posting and making a thread... Wow, what an omen...

Cheers,
Mudder

Fantastic photos, especially for the 70-300.

The last one (without animals) is my fave, although i like them all really.

Gorillas were obviously one of the popular subjects today. Great shots and even better with the 70-300. The bright spot with the gorilla is not too distracting. Looks like you caught it napping!

I really like the waterfall pic too. The composition is really nice and the blur of the water finishes it off.

mudder wrote:
Wow, the shot of Magilla is great! Shows what the 70-300 can do when in the hands of someone who knows how to drive it...

Not sure about that I really just set the aperture I want and then point and shoot but thank anyway...

mudder wrote:
Went to see my primate friends today too, just in the process of posting and making a thread... Wow, what an omen...

Yeah I saw yout thread I love the third image "The thinker" very well captured (hmmm I should probably post this in your thread, oh well)

W00DY