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Various Animal Shots from Welsh Mountain Zoo...

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Various Animal Shots from Welsh Mountain Zoo...

Postby leek on Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:40 pm

We had a family outing to the tiny Welsh Mountain Zoo on New Year's Day...
It's a very small zoo, but has quite an assortment of animals...

Here are a few images that I managed to take while the grandparents were entertaining mini-Leek...

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Alligator Eye - 1/40s f3.2 105mm onboard flash

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Lizard - 1/30s f3.3 105mm (through glass) onboard flash

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Python Abstract - 1/30s f3.3 105mm (through glass) onboard flash

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Penguins - 1/1000s f3 105mm no flash
(probably the only animal that felt at home in the low temperature)

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Flamingo - 1/1000s f3 105mm no flash

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Californian Sea Lion - 1/200s f4.5 18-70mm onboard flash
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Postby stubbsy on Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:54 pm

John

You really worked that 105 didn't you. Really like #1 closely followed by #3.
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Postby Glen on Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:17 pm

Very impressive John
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Postby the foto fanatic on Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:31 pm

Nice images, John. I like #1 and #4 a lot.
Those penguins in #4 look like book-ends, don't they?
And you'd swear #1 was a bit of wood, not an alligator. Maybe it's a "logodile". :lol:
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Postby Sandy Feet on Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:39 pm

That 105m lens is very versatile, very nice images, love #1

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Postby Matt. K on Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:02 pm

Gotta love the 105mm and what the photographer can do with it! Love the first 2 pics....but croc eye is just outstanding!
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Postby blacknstormy on Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:04 pm

I'm with Matt - alligator eye closely followed by the abstract python for me.
Beautifully done :)
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Postby Manta on Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:15 pm

Lovely work Johnno. Put me down for one Alligator and one Python Abstract as well. :wink:
That Flamingo looks frozen!
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Postby leek on Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:17 pm

Thanks for the comments so far... #1 seems to be a hit... Funny how tastes differ... My personal favourite was #2...

The 105mm is indeed a fine lens and even though it's a prime, it has a lot of "range" :lol: Excellent for close-ups but also performs well as a telephoto... Highly recommended...
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Postby rokkstar on Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:06 pm

You really are making that lens sing John.
I love number 2 - the sharpess, the colours, the composition, the eye contact...brilliant.

Closely followed by number 1.
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Postby Killakoala on Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:07 pm

They are all very nice images. Nice, sharp and full of beautiful contrast.
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:51 pm

John - I just love the penguins and lizard shot. The colour is excellent and I agree that you are working the 105 beautifully :)
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Postby macka on Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:57 pm

I love the clarity of all of them, but the snake is my favourite. Nicely done.
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Postby johndec on Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:59 pm

John. They are all great, but to me the lizard is a stand out :!: :!:
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Postby LittleB on Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:02 pm

I love the alligator eye, most definitely the lizard and the penguins. :)
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Postby Finch on Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:11 pm

G'day John. As a nature photographer, especially wildlife, I love checking out any wildlife pics. As with most replies so far, I love no.1 (alligator) for its abstract-feel and also like no.4 ("book-end" penguins) for the composition. Well done!
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Postby meicw on Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:56 pm

Love them all, boyo. I, too, put no 1 as my fav. BTW, I bet the flamingo feels the cold.

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Postby avkomp on Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:20 pm

my favourite is the lizard. being the nicest shot of an animal.
the python and gator are next for me. these are great examples of the ARTY presentation of an animal
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Postby Mal on Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:31 pm

Does that snake have something white and fluffy that it has squished under it's belly? Nice job, my fav is the "bookends"
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Postby Alex on Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:59 pm

Beautiful images, John. I vote for No.1 and 2.

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Postby marcotrov on Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:51 pm

Love that eye and the lizard with its in your face generating sharpness and OOF background and colour contrast. Beautiful work John.
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