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Went to the Zoo today with some people from a competing web forum...
The big cats were still recovering from yesterday's heat, so I got some reasonable bird shots instead.







And this one is a little unusual, I think. I've never seen inside a croc before.


Daniel

Daniel. nice work..I see you have another fine shot of our little red beaked friend..

Nice shots, especially the shot of the croc.

Daniel, nice work, love the colours in the birds. BTW isn’t that an Alligator? Rounded nose makes me think this is a Alligator rather than a Croc, unless the poor guy has been bashing his snout against the walls of his pen

The Crocs a well timed capture but I love the colour bird life! Nice stuff.

Nice pics Daniel, especially the 2nd one

should have bought one of those olympus p&s to feed to the croc (the camera with the dog chewing on it)

nice! what lens did u use for the bird shots, the background is so smooth and the colours are great!

Thanks all

Big V wrote:Daniel. nice work..I see you have another fine shot of our little red beaked friend..

Yes he was easier to catch this time as he seemed to be nesting. Taking bits of grass into a tree, always sitting in the same place on the hand rall.

Mal wrote:BTW isn’t that an Alligator? Rounded nose makes me think this is a Alligator rather than a Croc, unless the poor guy has been bashing his snout against the walls of his pen

You're probably right. I wasn't sure, so I guessed it was a croc. I'm probably wrong. The more I look at it, the more it looks like an alligator.

NJ wrote:nice! what lens did u use for the bird shots, the background is so smooth and the colours are great!

All the shots were with the Nikkor 80-400 VR. They were shot wide open (probably f/5.6).

Daniel

such nice shots.. must've taken a lot of patience to capture such images!

-julz

Beautiful images. You've got that 80-400VR singing a sweet song!

I also think it's prolly an Alligator - and let's just hope that's as close as any of us ever gets to seeing inside one!

Thanks.

seeto.centric wrote:such nice shots.. must've taken a lot of patience to capture such images!

Actually, no.
One of the good things about being in a Zoo's aviary is the increased number of opportunities. It's more a matter of moving slowly and being on the lookout.

beetleboy wrote:Beautiful images. You've got that 80-400VR singing a sweet song!

It is my favourite lens. I enjoy using it much more than my other lenses.

Daniel