Pictures from the Zoo - DPChallenge Forums

08/26/2004 07:41:28 PM · #1

Check out my zoo pictures here!

Let me know what you think!

Mandy

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

08/26/2004 08:58:32 PM · #2

No thoughts on any of these?

Canon EOS-60D

08/26/2004 09:01:59 PM · #3

Those are very nice... the monkey and the meerkats are so cute! But I have to say that I like the eagle pics best... this one is my favorite. Thanks for sharing!

faidoi

Pentax K10D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

08/26/2004 09:04:39 PM · #4

The eagle shots were very nice. In camera zoom, cropped in post-production, or were you able to walk up really close to them? Amazing shots from a non-DSLR unless you did use one.

Message edited by author 2004-08-27 16:25:49.

TLL061

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

08/26/2004 09:07:26 PM · #5

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

08/27/2004 11:10:58 AM · #6

faidoi,
I was only around 6 inches away from her. I saw her (her name is Tewa according to the zoo sign) sitting right next to the fence and thought she'd walk away (she only has 1 wing)when I came up to her, but she just stood there and let me take her picture. I used my Olympus C740 UZ but hardly had to zoom. I had to put the lens through the hole in the chain link fence so I didn't get it in my pictures. She didn't care for that sometimes and would talk to me. She is an amazing creature.

thatcloudthere

Canon EOS-1D

08/27/2004 11:44:47 AM · #7

Other than the third-last eagle, this one's my favourite, with some extra editing:

Wow, with a point and shoot? Very impressed. It gives me hope!

Message edited by author 2004-08-27 11:45:57.

doctornick

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

08/27/2004 12:12:57 PM · #8

From the Bronx zoo in NY

thatcloudthere

Canon EOS-1D

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

08/27/2004 12:26:53 PM · #9

Hey, you zoo shot people...are you constantly going to the zoo to look for good opportunities? How often do you go?

Nice shots everyone!

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

08/27/2004 01:01:55 PM · #10

Hehhehee

We have a one year paid membership to each Zoo in our area:
Fort Worth Texas Zoo (By far the best)
Dallas Texas Zoo

This way we can come and go as we please :) Plus a few other small perks.

This is just one of my favorites that I had in my portfolio from a recent trip to the Fort Worth Zoo:

I recently cleaned out my portfolio to cut down on space and I have not uploaded many revised shots yet.

TooCool

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

08/27/2004 02:41:28 PM · #11

Why do all of y'all have to rub it in? I went to the zoo on Tuesday. Took my faitfull Rebel with me (she goes everywhere of course!) and at the first exhibit go to take a shot... dead batterie! (UGGGGGHHHHHHHH!)

Now I have TWO batteries!

moodville

Nikon D100

08/27/2004 03:11:04 PM · #12

Originally posted by thatcloudthere:

Hey, you zoo shot people...are you constantly going to the zoo to look for good opportunities? How often do you go?

Nice shots everyone!

If you are interested in animal photography then the zoo is a great place to start out, but remember that wild animals will almost always react differently to zoo animals. Most zoos have a yearly membership that allows unlimited access for that year and not only are you helping out the zoo but it means you always have someplace to go to take photograhs. A zoo membership may also give you free or discounted entry into other zoos around the US.

I tend to go to the zoo around three times a week, but I also do event photography for them and I am a member of ChimpanZoo. I usually spend each visit concentrating on one animal and just park myself at the exhibit looking for shots. Unless you are really lucky it is rare to get the 'amazing' captures in a two minute pass of an exhibit. Of course it also depends on what type of image you are trying to get. There are so many people doing animal photography these days that to get noticed you need to have the rare, amazing, wow shots that may take you a year to capture.

People usually try their hardest to hide the fact their photograph was taken at a zoo, but dont forget that having the zoo elements like fences and people in a shot can be just as good if you use them correctly.

faidoi

Pentax K10D

08/27/2004 04:28:04 PM · #13

Originally posted by aggiedanelover:

What a wonderful opportunity and you took great advantange of it :)

longlivenyhc

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

08/27/2004 04:30:28 PM · #14

Originally posted by TooCool:

hehe, i made sure i charged the battery right before leaving for the zoo last week

faidoi

Pentax K10D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

08/27/2004 04:33:40 PM · #15

Originally posted by moodville:

Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
Hey, you zoo shot people...are you constantly going to the zoo to look for good opportunities? How often do you go?

Nice shots everyone!

If you are interested in animal photography then the zoo is a great place to start out, but remember that wild animals will almost always react differently to zoo animals. Most zoos have a yearly membership that allows unlimited access for that year and not only are you helping out the zoo but it means you always have someplace to go to take photograhs. A zoo membership may also give you free or discounted entry into other zoos around the US.

I tend to go to the zoo around three times a week, but I also do event photography for them and I am a member of ChimpanZoo. I usually spend each visit concentrating on one animal and just park myself at the exhibit looking for shots. Unless you are really lucky it is rare to get the 'amazing' captures in a two minute pass of an exhibit. Of course it also depends on what type of image you are trying to get. There are so many people doing animal photography these days that to get noticed you need to have the rare, amazing, wow shots that may take you a year to capture.

I've been thinking about trying to get a job at the zoo so as to have the benefit of shooting before and after work :)

hsteg

Fujifilm X-T20

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

08/27/2004 04:36:30 PM · #16

Originally posted by RHoldenSr:

what lens?

aerogurl

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR

08/27/2004 04:56:16 PM · #17

Mandy, I think your photos are great. The eagle shots are beautiful.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

08/27/2004 06:38:14 PM · #18

I used the Tokina 80-400mm at 280mm, Manual Focus, AF centered, and Canon RAW mode.

Originally posted by hsteg:

Originally posted by RHoldenSr:
Hehhehee

We have a one year paid membership to each Zoo in our area:
Fort Worth Texas Zoo (By far the best)
Dallas Texas Zoo

This way we can come and go as we please :) Plus a few other small perks.

This is just one of my favorites that I had in my portfolio from a recent trip to the Fort Worth Zoo:

I recently cleaned out my portfolio to cut down on space and I have not uploaded many revised shots yet.

what lens?

hsteg

Fujifilm X-T20

08/27/2004 06:45:27 PM · #19

Originally posted by RHoldenSr:

I used the Tokina 80-400mm at 280mm, Manual Focus, AF centered, and Canon RAW mode.

Originally posted by hsteg:

Originally posted by RHoldenSr:
Hehhehee

We have a one year paid membership to each Zoo in our area:
Fort Worth Texas Zoo (By far the best)
Dallas Texas Zoo

This way we can come and go as we please :) Plus a few other small perks.

This is just one of my favorites that I had in my portfolio from a recent trip to the Fort Worth Zoo:

I recently cleaned out my portfolio to cut down on space and I have not uploaded many revised shots yet.

what lens?

do you think youd be able to post a small 100 percent crop of the sharpest part? Im just wondering becase *if* i make a jump to dslr, i see that lens is reasonably priced, and i just want to see the 100 percent crop.

08/27/2004 07:12:58 PM · #20

Here is a series of test shots I did with the Tokina 80-400mm lens and a 2x converter.

Shot 1 - Tokina 80mm:

Final shot - 800mm (with 2x converter):

This is a crop from the final shot:
As you can see it says made by "Chaparral"

I shot these in Canon RAW mode and processed using the Photoshop RAW feature. Actual info is on PBase.

The full series of shots can be seen at my PBase gallery:

Tokina 80-400mm Zoom Test

Originally posted by hsteg:

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

08/27/2004 07:17:54 PM · #21

Mandy

I appoligize I did not mean to steal your post/thread :)
I really like the eagle shots you have and they are all very nice.
I think my favorite is this shot:

Flash

Nikon D700

08/27/2004 09:33:12 PM · #22

Mandy,

Well done. Mr. Holden taught me a great deal about Zoo photography. It would be worthwhile to contact him and set up a meet. As you are already in Texas it would be much easier than it was for me traveling from Michigan. Both Robin and Penny are wonderful folks.

Flash

Message edited by author 2004-08-27 21:35:09.

08/27/2004 10:38:39 PM · #23

Flash!

Nice shot I wish I had caught this one :) LOL
Where have you been my friend? We have not heard from you much.
I will PM or email you before the weekend is over.
We are trying to get ready for another art/craft show coming up this Sept. If you have been to my site you may have read the info.

Originally posted by Flash:

08/27/2004 10:59:05 PM · #24

Mandy did you get these at the Dallas Zoo?

I have a shot of a Kingfisher (sp?) bird I entered in their photo contest last year.

I went back earlier this year and I did not see it in the aviary.

Are you going to enter any of your shots in this years photo contest? The deadline is September 30th 2004. They have various entry levels, i.e. amateur, pro and etc.

Dallas Zoo photo contest info from my website:

Title: Deadline Dallas Zoo Photo Contest
Location: Dallas, Texas
Category: Announcements

Special Announcements
Other Information: Deadline for all submissions! Submit up to (3) 8x10 prints. Color or black & white. Must be taken at the Dallas Zoo between March 29, 2004 and September 30, 2004.