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More Melbourne Zoo pics

Postby meicw on Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:36 pm

At the risk of being boring, here are 3 pics I took at the Melbourne Zoo this week. They were all taken with a Tamron 200-400 f5.6. This lens is heavy, weighs about 1.2 Kgs, so some form of support is a must.
Nicole or Kipper, what kind of bird is it in the first pic? And what bird guide book would you recommend?

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Postby Nicole on Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:00 pm

Hi Meicw...new lens hey? The third one looks nice asnd sharp. Probably needs a touch more room on top. My fav is the lion shot though. I actually quite like the crop. Something different. :)

The bird is a White faced Heron. As for the bird guide book, I have the Simpson & Day "Field Guide to the Birds of Australia". There are a few different guide books around but I'm quite happy with that.
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Postby BBJ on Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:09 pm

Meicw, nice pics i like them all and i too am a dummy when it comes to birds like this, normal run of the mill bird is all i know so yeh, anyhow i too like the lion shot.
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Postby PiroStitch on Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:23 pm

Great photos! The lion looks pretty sad...or could just be bored :)
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Postby meicw on Sun Jun 19, 2005 2:33 pm

Thanks for all your kind replies. None of the pics is cropped. (I know that sentence sounds incorrect, but the word 'none' is singular (negative of 'one' ) and so should take a singular form of the verb.)
Nicole. I was leaning to that book. Thanks for the reply.

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