A Day at the Zoo

[nagase4]

Hi guys, decided to post up some photos i've taken at the Zoo.
I think this time i've tried to concentrate more on focusing and composition.
All the photos went through only auto-color post processing.
I only cropped the photo with the polar bear underwater...
enjoy!

#1 - Proboscis


#2 - Otter


#3 - Hippo


#4 - White Tiger 1

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#5 - White Tiger 2


#6 - Emu


#7 - Kangaroo


#8 - Baboon 1

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#9 - Stags?


#10 - Baboon 2


#11 - Baboon 3


#12- Stags 2

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#13- Jackal


#14- Elephant


#15- Parrot


#16- Orang Utan

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#17 - koti mandi (Tks to candleghost for helping me name this animal)


#18 - Komodo Dragon


#19 - Lionness


#20 - Lion

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#21 - Giraffe


#22- Polar Bear Swimming


#23 - Polar Bear Sleeping


Hope you guys enjoy the photos.
And please kindly leave comments for me so that i can absorb them and improve
tks alot!

[everlite]

nice photo!
thanks for sharing

can i know what kind of camera you use for those shots?

[darthng]

i find that most of the subject are in the middle, maybe u want to try other composition next time?

[nagase4]

Originally Posted by everlite nice photo! thanks for sharing can i know what kind of camera you use for those shots?

Hi, i used D50 with 18-200mm

Originally Posted by darthng i find that most of the subject are in the middle, maybe u want to try other composition next time?

Yup, i've read about rule of third but i'm not sure the proper terms for the other different kinds of composition.
Can anyone kindly advise me on the terms so that i can find and read up more on them?
Really appreciate it.
tks

[darthng]

Originally Posted by nagase4 Hi, i used D50 with 18-200mm Yup, i've read about rule of third but i'm not sure the proper terms for the other different kinds of composition. Can anyone kindly advise me on the terms so that i can find and read up more on them? Really appreciate it. tks

You might want to zoom in nearer to your subject next time... I took the pic below using D50 with 18-200mm as well...

[candleghost]

[quote=nagase4;4437582]#17 - Help me name this animal


koti mandi

[Grey Knight]

is it just me or does it look like the baboon in shot 11 is pcc-ing?

[gymak90]

Originally Posted by Grey Knight is it just me or does it look like the baboon in shot 11 is pcc-ing?

Haha yea it does. Maybe belly button? Or just another bored baboon.
But even if it's pcc, it is actually a common and regular behaviour of primates. I see that very frequently on nat geog channel.

[dennisthetiger]

i would recommend you for a 70-300mm lens, gets u more close up shots. Try not to put your all subjects dead at the center, unless u feel its neccesary, play with the composition, dun be too afraid to go to the extreme, u might find what u want

i am a regular zoo visitor, here's my link http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...20of%20nature/

i am a fellow D50 user too haha, cheers

[nagase4]

[quote=candleghost;4442241]

Originally Posted by nagase4 #17 - Help me name this animal koti mandi

Tks!

Originally Posted by Grey Knight is it just me or does it look like the baboon in shot 11 is pcc-ing?

Yup, its his dick he's playing with!
lol

Originally Posted by dennisthetiger i would recommend you for a 70-300mm lens, gets u more close up shots. Try not to put your all subjects dead at the center, unless u feel its neccesary, play with the composition, dun be too afraid to go to the extreme, u might find what u want i am a regular zoo visitor, here's my link http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...20of%20nature/ i am a fellow D50 user too haha, cheers

Probably will try that out next time. I do agree that perhaps i've been a little too 'conservative' in my photos when they are all in the middle.
=)

[desertstrike]

hi, wanna ask a few question
can u share with us, how u take pic 16?
cos i was there, almost same position
but when i use shutter speed of 1/1000, it is almost dark
when i use 1/100 it was blur cos the animal moving too fast
note that i was using flash on 1/1000...
so dun know how to retify...

and for pic 21...
the sky behind would be so bright that the giraffe was looks totally "black"...
wonder what u set or how u make it so balance for the exposure?

thanks a lot

[gregsz]

Originally Posted by desertstrike hi, wanna ask a few question can u share with us, how u take pic 16? cos i was there, almost same position but when i use shutter speed of 1/1000, it is almost dark when i use 1/100 it was blur cos the animal moving too fast note that i was using flash on 1/1000... so dun know how to retify... and for pic 21... the sky behind would be so bright that the giraffe was looks totally "black"... wonder what u set or how u make it so balance for the exposure? thanks a lot

You need to have higher ISO. You may not need the shutter speed of 1/1000. I think 1/360 should be enough. If you have wide aperture lens, use wider aperture.

[KennyDalglish]

This Pictures Are Really Awesome

[zooish]

[quote=nagase4;4437582]#17 - koti mandi (Tks to candleghost for helping me name this animal)



#17 = Coatimundi

[nagase4]

Originally Posted by desertstrike hi, wanna ask a few question can u share with us, how u take pic 16? cos i was there, almost same position but when i use shutter speed of 1/1000, it is almost dark when i use 1/100 it was blur cos the animal moving too fast note that i was using flash on 1/1000... so dun know how to retify... and for pic 21... the sky behind would be so bright that the giraffe was looks totally "black"... wonder what u set or how u make it so balance for the exposure? thanks a lot

hi desertstrike, sorrie for the late reply...was away in Australia for 2 weeks...
anyway most of the pics i used 'program' mode...as i was concentrating more on composition and focus.
I think i played around with the ISO. if the shutter's too slow i'll raise the ISO...but normally i'll raise it up to onli 800 because if i were to set it to 1600, noise would be visible.
I did not use flash at all for this trip.
As for Pic 21, perhaps u could play with the EV settings.
Normally i'll take a few photos of the same subject. with normal, -0.3 and +0.3.
Kiasu abit ma...
hehe
=)