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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...


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


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


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


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


Flamingo - 1/1000s f3 105mm no flash


Californian Sea Lion - 1/200s f4.5 18-70mm onboard flash

John

You really worked that 105 didn't you. Really like #1 closely followed by #3.

Very impressive John

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".
Well done.

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

Cheers
Rod

Gotta love the 105mm and what the photographer can do with it! Love the first 2 pics....but croc eye is just outstanding!

I'm with Matt - alligator eye closely followed by the abstract python for me.
Beautifully done
Rel

Lovely work Johnno. Put me down for one Alligator and one Python Abstract as well.
That Flamingo looks frozen!

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" Excellent for close-ups but also performs well as a telephoto... Highly recommended...

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.

They are all very nice images. Nice, sharp and full of beautiful contrast.

John - I just love the penguins and lizard shot. The colour is excellent and I agree that you are working the 105 beautifully

I love the clarity of all of them, but the snake is my favourite. Nicely done.

John. They are all great, but to me the lizard is a stand out

I love the alligator eye, most definitely the lizard and the penguins.

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!

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

Regards
meicw

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
nice.

Steve

Does that snake have something white and fluffy that it has squished under it's belly? Nice job, my fav is the "bookends"

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

Alex

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