> > I have a lot of photos of Melbourne Zoo in this
> lot as
> > well. I tried to get the lions without their cage,
> so
> > it looked like I was standing right next to them
> in
> > the wild, but I couldn't get rid of the cage. My
> lens
> > will only give f5.6 when zoomed to 80mm, and I
> don't
> > think this was enough. Any suggestions for getting
> rid
> > of cages?
>
> Do they let you walk right up to the cage or is
> there a barrier?
There is a barrier. I don't know if I would want to
get right up close.
I've managed
> to shoot caged animals by putting my lens hard-up
> against the fence (a lens
> with a small enough barrel will fit through), with
> limited success. Unless you
> can get the end of the lens through the cage you'll
> also lose sharpness and
> contrast.
You have Orana Park fairly close I suppose. I went
there once. The safari part would be good for getting
uncaged lions.
> You also need to be careful to avoid getting the
> fence on the other side of
> the cage into the photo :)
Yeah, I know.
> Check out:
> http://pug.komkon.org/00janu/lion-480.htm
> for a picture I took with my 400/5.6 pressed up
> against the fence.
Couldn't open it.
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