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by coolbeer6 on Sun May 08, 2005 4:07 am
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by sirhc55 on Sun May 08, 2005 11:24 am
The Australian sun is a killer for many a shot - you will find that a nice overcast day is by far the best for pics such as these - OR spot meter on the animal and blow the surrounds.
The monkey shot (#1) is cute and perhaps could do with a little bit of contrast. It is a shame about the Tiger(!) as this would have made a great pussy cat shot of the larger kind.
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by mudder on Sun May 08, 2005 8:56 pm
G'day CB,
Looks like the sun was pretty harsh so it would have been difficult to get the entire picture well balanced for exposure...
#1, not sure but is the focus actually a little in front of the animal? Check out the front paw and the corn cob...
#2, great pose, just the trees buggered you up, dunno if you could have got another view, not familiar with Sydney Zoo.
#3, crop into a portrait and you could do more in PP
#4, another great pose, shows the day must have been warm and strong sun. Couple of blown parts, just drop the exposure a little in PP and maybe try some curve adjustment in PP?
#5, great moment with the lions...
Cheers mate, these are good! I enjoyed 'em...
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by kipper on Sun May 08, 2005 9:13 pm
I think the issue with #1 and the corn mudder is that the corn is about to go into a blown state. Hence why it looks out of focus.
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by phillipb on Sun May 08, 2005 9:31 pm
I agree with what's been said so far, very difficult shooting conditions.
I may be completely off the mark here, but what do you think of this crop for No.4?

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by mudder on Sun May 08, 2005 9:40 pm
That's terrific, just a little off the top please mister...
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by coolbeer6 on Wed May 11, 2005 12:37 am
thanks for the advice all .
and i do like the crop on pic no 4 phillip - i try not to do much in the way of pp as my dad has done some shockers and put me off - i am starting to see the advantage in cropping to get more affect with the pics .
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