I was at the zoo on Sat with my nephews, the weather was good, we have lots of fun...
But I saw something that is very distrubing and I wanted to share my views and plea that fellow photographers don't follow what these guys did...
This is what happened:-
I was passing by the raccoon habitat and there is a crowd as usual. These raccoons are very interactive, getting the attension of everybody and always trying to ask for food.
I think it is common knowledge that we are not to feed the animals in the zoo. But what I saw happened was, while 1 photographer positioned himself for the shot, his friend is feeding the raccoons with assorted peanuts and crackers.
This is not the proper behaviour for nature photography... there were children around them and they started thowing food at the raccoons following after these photographers' irresponsible behaviour.
Pitch your skills in capturing nature, but pls don't do it at the expense of them, just so that you can get the perfect picture you wanted... worst when you mislead young children into it.
:thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd: for those photographers no matter how well their photos turn out.
But I saw something that is very distrubing and I wanted to share my views and plea that fellow photographers don't follow what these guys did...
This is what happened:-
I was passing by the raccoon habitat and there is a crowd as usual. These raccoons are very interactive, getting the attension of everybody and always trying to ask for food.
I think it is common knowledge that we are not to feed the animals in the zoo. But what I saw happened was, while 1 photographer positioned himself for the shot, his friend is feeding the raccoons with assorted peanuts and crackers.
This is not the proper behaviour for nature photography... there were children around them and they started thowing food at the raccoons following after these photographers' irresponsible behaviour.
Pitch your skills in capturing nature, but pls don't do it at the expense of them, just so that you can get the perfect picture you wanted... worst when you mislead young children into it.
:thumbsd: :thumbsd: :thumbsd: for those photographers no matter how well their photos turn out.