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G'day,
Had the morning off, no plans so off to play... Got up too late for early morning landscape stuff (damn! Was planning on getting up to Hanging Rock early but ahhh well..., maybe next week-end) and can't help myself with animals...

Comment or critique I'm easy

"Bad hair day" EXIF: ISO400, 1/80th sec, F7.1, 400mm, 80-400. Needed a smaller aperture for more DOF for this one I think...


"Pussy kat" EXIF: ISO400, 1/60th sec, F8, 400mm, 80-400


Beautiful snow leopard EXIF: ISO400, 1/30th sec, F5.3, 175mm, 80-400

More cracking stuff Mudder. I agree the lack of DOF on the first makes it look OOF.

I won't be putting up my Panda shots rom China because I cringe after seeing the work of yourself, Nicole, Arthur, Kipper and others. So sharp and well composed. Tripod or monopod?

I need to get along to the zoo with you guys one day for some practice. Is a 200mm long enough for some shots like these?

Cheers
Dean

Wow Mudder, that tiger shot: 1/60 @ 400mm That is a fine advertisement for both the 80-400 and you skills..

Beautiful Mudder - god I wish we had a zoo in Brissie !!
Excellant advert for the 80-400 !

And yes John - you are still wrong even if your wife can't physically hear you, she can sense these things  LOL

Deano wrote:... Tripod or monopod?

Usually monopod, sometimes hand-held... These were monopod. I gotta remember to sharpen after re-size though, these had no USM at all, just a slight highpass (about 8 pixels) then just re-sized and posted...

Deano wrote:I need to get along to the zoo with you guys one day for some practice. Is a 200mm long enough for some shots like these?...

The Snow Leopard's 175mm but he was sitting quite close... Thought I'd struggle as you can see a slight affect from the wires between us... Came up not too bad though Was fun when a few of us went to the zoo, love to do it again with a few D70'ers Oh, you're more than welcome to borrow the 80-400 too, just holla...

blacknstormy wrote:...god I wish we had a zoo in Brissie !!

And yes John - you are still wrong even if your wife can't physically hear you, she can sense these things  LOL

You should get up to the Australia Zoo (the one run by Steve Irwen, the crikey dude), for a few bucks you can go in the enclosure with the tigers... Wow, what an experience with such majestic creatures... Or go croc tagging which would be a ball!

I love your quote too John, cracks me up... The boss doesn't frequent the forum threads huh? Either that or you're a brave man!

mudder wrote:
I love your quote too John, cracks me up... The boss doesn't frequent the forum threads huh? Either that or you're a brave man!

Nahh, she's seen it, but it's only the fact that she is not that sort of person that allows me to get away with it If you know what I mean

So off to battle the prams to see the other animals:)

 LOL, thats exactly what its like!

Very nice pictures as are the ones in the FOTZ news.

I just wish i had a little more reach at times.

Id be up for a meet at the zoo.