1st Nature shoot in Zoo

[yannh]

Visiting zoo after getting my dslr for the 1st time.

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[yannh]

Wish to have some improvement tips and guidance from you.
Thanks.

[nemo]

colours look a bit flat. increase the saturation?

[yannh]

Originally Posted by nemo colours look a bit flat. increase the saturation?

Thanks nemo for the comments. Noted and I'll try to increase the saturation next time.

[elmzarcega]

try to spend more time on your subject to capture interesting actions... try to look for different angle and perspective so your shots wont be the same as a tourist just snap shooting...

[2ichigo2]

i agree with nemo, the color is quite flat.
Other than that, i find most of ur pics the composition quite nice... [Better than mine ]

[yannh]

Hi elmzarcega & 2ichigo2,
Thanks for you comments. I'll try harder next round.

[GavinTing]

The Bokeh is quite good. What lens did you use for this shoot?

The White Tiger has grown.. Very fat.

[yannh]

Originally Posted by GavinTing The Bokeh is quite good. What lens did you use for this shoot? The White Tiger has grown.. Very fat.

I'm using my old Koboron 60~300mm beginner lens. It has been under utilized during film era, and now I decided to make more use of it.

White tiger ah...ya, better life than me...

[Anfield]

i quite like your series actually...especially #8, 9 and 16...looks like you had fun

[yannh]

Originally Posted by Anfield i quite like your series actually...especially #8, 9 and 16...looks like you had fun

Thanks Anfield. I'm happy that you like my photos.

[woolman]

just some suggestions

try to aim for a more clean background - blur them as much as you can using the widest aperture you can go - then use post-processing software to blur or crop them out

for greater visual impact - focus on the eyes - wait patiently for them to look into your camera and then shoot a burst of a few frames (assuming your camera has that function) to ensure you get the shot

erm i think the faded framing is rather distracting you may jsut want to only use the black frame

hope this helps

[ywh]

Frankly speaking, there are too many pics to give a solid critique to each of them. I would rec that you post those that you really like and want to improve on. If the image does not pass your own critique, then there's no point in posting unless you do not know what is wrong.

[yannh]

Originally Posted by woolman just some suggestions try to aim for a more clean background - blur them as much as you can using the widest aperture you can go - then use post-processing software to blur or crop them out for greater visual impact - focus on the eyes - wait patiently for them to look into your camera and then shoot a burst of a few frames (assuming your camera has that function) to ensure you get the shot erm i think the faded framing is rather distracting you may jsut want to only use the black frame hope this helps

Hi woolman,
Thanks for your suggestions, they definitely help.

[yannh]

Originally Posted by ywh Frankly speaking, there are too many pics to give a solid critique to each of them. I would rec that you post those that you really like and want to improve on. If the image does not pass your own critique, then there's no point in posting unless you do not know what is wrong.

Hi ywh,
Thanks for your recommendation.
As a newbie, also first time to try on this subject, I really don't know what to expect. Personally I like all of them, although I like some more than the other. So I really don't know what is wrong with each. However I will try to pick up and learn more, by reading at the comments and pictures in this forum. Thanks a lot.

[Niveus]

i will post my first zoo trip photos taken with my D80 18-200!

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