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03/13/2005 01:29:33 AM · #1 |
Why do zoo animals always yawn? They don't have any reason to be tired. :)
These photos are from my trip to the San Francisco Zoo today. Let me know how they could be improved. I wasn't able to get shots like these before getting my 70-200 f4.
  
 
 
Thanks, Braz
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03/13/2005 01:34:51 AM · #2 |
Braz - left a couple of meaningless comments. Thanks for the uplifting pics.
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03/13/2005 01:35:33 AM · #3 |
| Usually not a fan of zoo pics, but these are excellent. If I weren't lazy (and if it weren't 1:30am here) I'd comment on all of them. Very nice. |
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03/13/2005 01:40:54 AM · #4 |
Those a absolutely stunning photos. I particularly like the lone lion and peacock pics.
Ray |
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03/13/2005 01:45:22 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by RayEthier:
Those a absolutely stunning photos. I particularly like the lone lion and peacock pics.
Ray |
I second that comment. I really love the richness of the colors in "king" and the composition of the peacock one. Really good shootin' day for you! |
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03/13/2005 02:03:32 AM · #6 |
| Awesome pics!! my favorite is the yawning Lion.. you can see his eyebrows. Excellent job on focus!! |
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03/13/2005 02:05:35 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by di53:
Awesome pics!! my favorite is the yawning Lion.. you can see his eyebrows. Excellent job on focus!! |
That shot was taken through a thick, smudged, dirty window. I'm surprised it turned out as well as it did.
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03/13/2005 02:09:02 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by bryanbrazil:
Originally posted by di53:
Awesome pics!! my favorite is the yawning Lion.. you can see his eyebrows. Excellent job on focus!! |
That shot was taken through a thick, smudged, dirty window. I'm surprised it turned out as well as it did. |
Well if that was the case.. this picture is even better than I thought... |
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03/13/2005 03:27:22 AM · #9 |
| great photos man. may I ask what lense you used? |
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03/13/2005 03:40:16 AM · #10 |
the lion yawning, the flower, and the peacock are all amazing. however, the green in the gorilla yawning picture seems a bit unnatural to me (maybe slightly oversaturated?). otherwise, great work!
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03/13/2005 03:44:21 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by crank2o:
great photos man. may I ask what lense you used? |
They were all taken with the Canon EF 70-200mm f4L.
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03/13/2005 04:10:24 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by brianlh:
the green in the gorilla yawning picture seems a bit unnatural to me (maybe slightly oversaturated?). otherwise, great work! |
You're right about the green in the gorilla photo. I think the final curves adjustment made the green too intense.
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03/13/2005 04:24:30 AM · #13 |
| Great shots ... two animals yawning - must be boring for them to pose for photos all day. You'd sell the gorilla pretty well, I think. |
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03/13/2005 05:03:09 AM · #14 |
These are fab,zoo pics to be proud of. My fav is the yawning lion and the peacock, the colours are lovely.
debbie |
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03/13/2005 08:07:39 AM · #15 |
LOVE the gorilla shot! :-)
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03/13/2005 02:18:17 PM · #16 |
Allright, I submitted the first three photos posted above to DPCPrints. I didn't submit the peacock photo because the head and edges are not really in focus and it wouldn't look good as a print (at least not bigger than 4X6).
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03/13/2005 03:42:32 PM · #17 |
Just for reference, here is the original unedited version of the yawning lion shot. It was taken through a dirty window.
Message edited by author 2005-03-13 15:43:34.
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