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Sep. 3rd, 2007
Portrait of the artist as a warthog
Sep. 3rd, 2007 07:43 pmWhy yes, I still feel like crap, thanks so much for asking. I figured I'd pry these out of my camera anyway.
Actually, I rather like this shot. The hog was being a cooperative model and there was enough shade to filter some of that strong sunlight....
More zoo photos at
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/wodeford/album/576460762405261393
The secret to getting good pics of animals is finding a vantage point and waiting - then being fast enough to catch the image, which is really difficult with a slow-shuttered digital like mine. Anything behind glass or wire was pretty much no-go, because even in manual mode, the camera wants to focus on the fence, not what's behind it.
This gibbon was near the very top of this tree, quite content to dangle and watch all the stupid humans below. The light was a bit intense and I had to shoot at a weird angle, but he was actually fun to photograph. The zebra just happened to lift up his head from his hay when I caught this one.
Right after I took this one, some Daddy stuck his big ol' man hand over the railing and bellowed (because all children are deaf), "Look, sweetie, it's a hummingbird!" - and scared it away!
Proof the chimps are smarter than most of the people who visit them. This female was sacked out at the back of the enclosure on a nice cool rock in the shade.
Information on the Oakland Zoo here: http://www.oaklandzoo.org/
Actually, I rather like this shot. The hog was being a cooperative model and there was enough shade to filter some of that strong sunlight....
More zoo photos at
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/wodeford/album/576460762405261393
The secret to getting good pics of animals is finding a vantage point and waiting - then being fast enough to catch the image, which is really difficult with a slow-shuttered digital like mine. Anything behind glass or wire was pretty much no-go, because even in manual mode, the camera wants to focus on the fence, not what's behind it.
This gibbon was near the very top of this tree, quite content to dangle and watch all the stupid humans below. The light was a bit intense and I had to shoot at a weird angle, but he was actually fun to photograph. The zebra just happened to lift up his head from his hay when I caught this one.
Right after I took this one, some Daddy stuck his big ol' man hand over the railing and bellowed (because all children are deaf), "Look, sweetie, it's a hummingbird!" - and scared it away!Proof the chimps are smarter than most of the people who visit them. This female was sacked out at the back of the enclosure on a nice cool rock in the shade.
Information on the Oakland Zoo here: http://www.oaklandzoo.org/
