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Postby DanielA on Sun Feb 18, 2007 4:43 pm

Went out with my Sigma 150 macro today, since it was only going to be 40C :!:
I went to the Botanic Gardens and then the Zoo. Here are my Zoo shots.

First a close up of a scaly friend.
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Another close-up of a bee eater.
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The animals found it hot as well.
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More in my gallery.


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Postby oli on Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:19 pm

I like your photos of the little critters best, especially your scaly friend! I must say you get some more interesting photos if you take a macro lens to the zoo. Without those I'd not have posted and would have just thought "more boring zoo photos"... :)
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Postby DanielA on Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:13 pm

oli wrote:I like your photos of the little critters best, especially your scaly friend!

Thanks. They're very photogenic. Although I think I got a sharper shot with Fozzie's lens I borrowed ages ago:
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oli wrote:I must say you get some more interesting photos if you take a macro lens to the zoo. Without those I'd not have posted and would have just thought "more boring zoo photos"... :)

Zoo photos are never boring!
But yes, using a different lens gives you very different perspective.

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Postby oli on Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:21 pm

That's also a great shot. :)

I am not saying all Zoo photos are boring, but personally I am bored of Adelaide members posting such similar photos from our pretty ordinary zoo so often.
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Postby bumthology on Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:44 am

these macro lenses probably wont be good as an everyday lens
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Postby ATJ on Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:32 pm

I love the first image.

It is a pity you couldn't go with a smaller aperture to increase depth of field to include the snout and the nostril. The slightly out of focus nostril is a little distracting to me. Considering the conditions (f/2.8 and 1/8s) you did very well.
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Postby DanielA on Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:59 pm

bumthology wrote:these macro lenses probably wont be good as an everyday lens

True, but my Sigma 10-20 DC isn't a everyday lens either. It fits a need, even if it is not used as often.

ATJ wrote:I love the first image.

Thanks.

ATJ wrote:It is a pity you couldn't go with a smaller aperture to increase depth of field to include the snout and the nostril. The slightly out of focus nostril is a little distracting to me. Considering the conditions (f/2.8 and 1/8s) you did very well.

I didn't realise it was that slow. I took quite a few shots but they were mostly blurry. Now I know why. :) I should have boosted the ISO, but really I needed a tripod.

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