I recall some years ago attempting to use a tripod at a zoo. I was nicely told that tripods weren't allowed as they tended to interfere with foot traffic. I'm sure there were those "photographers" who chose to ignore traffic and set up anywhere they d--- chose. I haven't run into many of those type, but their memory lingers on.
Jack --- On Tue, 11/23/10, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Peso - another zoo shot > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 12:50 PM > Ken Waller wrote: > > > > > Kenneth Waller > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Sanfedele" > <[email protected]> > > Subject: Peso - another zoo shot > > > > > >> this from today... > >> > >> it was beautiful out here, and I finally felt > limber enough to carry the camera... no tripod tho... > >> hoping still to get a beastie calendar ready over > the next week or so... I headed to a little zoo in Brooklyn > >> I'd never been to before... > >> > >> Mostly, I struck out.. needed that tripod or > higher ISO . missed totally on red panda shots because > of auto focus that I trusted and shouldnt ahve. > >> > >> but I kinda like this one: > >> > >> http://annsan.smugmug.com/Works-in-Print/Works-In-Progress/Critters/14740904_qL7Eb/1/1101312771_kjEuR/Large > > >> > >> ann > > > > > > Very nice shot Ann. Its obvious you tool some time > with this. > > > > I like the subject, pose, light & the exposure you > chose. > > > Thanks, Ken.. see my disertation on it, below ... ;-) > > Thanks to _all_ of you for commenting - so glad you guys > all like the shot... > I'm answering this to address Ken's comments > specifically - and hopefullly it will be of some > interest to y'all > > The Baboons were behind glass in a fairly large enclosure > with light streaming in from outside, above ... This guy was > the 10 year old male > who shared this space with 2 fairly young wives who each > had a kid in tow, and two older females, one of who was > crippled with arthritis > and it was heartbreaking to see her... she was so > sad. > I shot 14 frames in total - most of them of this male > because the light was hitting him so nicely - looked at the > times on my camera and I was there for a total of 15 minutes > from first frame to last... this one was 6 of 8 > I took of him sitting where he was in the one you saw. > > In photoshop I lightened the shadows his eyes were in and > cropped a bit...more from the right side than the > left. I was shit lucky the glass was clean where he > was and the angle was right not to get reflection - > and to have enough light to shoot at ISO400. I didn't > really know this was going to be the one that I liked best > until I got home... I had another shot I thought was the > one... (the last of the set, of course ) > when I was still there... aside from noticing that > something is completely off , chimping does me little good.. > when I got home there > were things out of focus that I couldnt see on the camera. > > anyway, everyone... thanks for the support... if the > weather isn't too awful tomorrow I think I'll head to the > Bronx Zoo... it is "pay what you will" i.e., > _suggested_ donation day which means I can get in for > 25 cents. Pretty soon I'll get myself a > senior yearly membership for > all the zoos that is pretty damn cheap so I can do more zoo > shooting. NOt sure why I'm into right now except I wanted to > get a calendar done for this year. > > > ann > > > > > > > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
