Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego
On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big truck in the animal enclosures. snip Really enjoyed these, Bob. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego
Thanks Frank, it was as much fun as we've had with our grown kids. Bob S. On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 7:48 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big truck in the animal enclosures. snip Really enjoyed these, Bob. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 4/1/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Probably not. Last summer i had a male, about 20 or so, try and rip off my first aid kit and body fluid kit form the front wall, and then throw a bottle of water at my head, then try and open the door, all this at 80Km and KPH. And he was the satisfied passenger.. Must have been,he got back on to come home. Dave -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Bob W wrote: On 3/1/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo...to see the bonobos Quicker to pop over to France, they have loads there. That's just the normal people. I think he mixed up bonobos and bonbons. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 3/1/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo...to see the bonobos Quicker to pop over to France, they have loads there. That's just the normal people. I think he mixed up bonobos and bonbons. Les bonbons Bourbons font bander les beaux bonobos de Beaune -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Bob W wrote: On 3/1/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo...to see the bonobos Quicker to pop over to France, they have loads there. That's just the normal people. I think he mixed up bonobos and bonbons. Les bonbons Bourbons font bander les beaux bonobos de Beaune Nom d'un bonbon des cheins! (Bonio) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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You surely need to pay a visit to Ramat Gan Safari, Bob. On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)
John, Yes, that's the gallery! I remember the last shot for the 600mm lens, white beard and the giraffe!!! It inspired us to take 4 or 5 of these trips over the years. This holiday season the spots were all filled and the canvas tops on the trucks made shade on the close-ups. But the kids, now 25-31 years old, giggled like teenagers. It was a fun trip. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 11:35 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 03, 2010 at 11:58:31AM -0600, Bob Sullivan wrote: Let's try this again with a better breakout on the INTENDED picture We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big truck in the animal enclosures. John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us started with this. It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck. Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras. ?We took our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the past. I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got. Regards, ?Bob S. You must mean this gallery: http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/sdwap.html I think they tailor the ride to the audience of the day. While I did find several places that used all of the 600mm lens, two of the shots in that gallery were taken by my wife using her little point-and-shoot. I would expect that the 60-250 would do fairly well on a 1.5x crop DSLR. I'm glad to see there are now several of the Indian rhinos. When we were there they were pretty excited because they'd just had a calf born - I think it may even have been the first one born in the park. (And yes, they *do* look like the Durer print, don't they? :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)
Thanks Paul, Among the snapshots, I found the repeating pattern a surprise and worth sharing. I'm glad you liked the DA60-250/4 lens. It gave me confidence in purchasing one. I've liked the results a lot. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 1:10 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Excellent! I like the repetition of the giraffe in the background. Nice composition. Paul On Jan 3, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Let's try this again with a better breakout on the INTENDED picture We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big truck in the animal enclosures. John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us started with this. It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck. Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras. We took our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the past. I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks Joe, Christine, and Boris for looking. Sorry Christine, no elephants this time. And Boris, I just looked up Ramat Gan Safari, sounds neat! Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:53 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: You surely need to pay a visit to Ramat Gan Safari, Bob. On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)
On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: She's a special education teacher and some of her kids have never seen these animals. She's the woman with the lighter colored hair. You probably recognize my wife with the gray hair and my 2 boys and daughter have the dark hair. Regards, Bob S. Good for her. I do a lot of charters out of one of my schools for the special needs students. Take them to zoo's, swimming etc. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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This year she has a variety of students with learning problems. Until this year, she had a class of 3rd-4th graders with behavior disorders. You wouldn't want to take them on a charter. She deserves lots of credit. Nice you can take the special kids on charters. Do you take a short bus, or full sized? Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 9:12 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: She's a special education teacher and some of her kids have never seen these animals. She's the woman with the lighter colored hair. You probably recognize my wife with the gray hair and my 2 boys and daughter have the dark hair. Regards, Bob S. Good for her. I do a lot of charters out of one of my schools for the special needs students. Take them to zoo's, swimming etc. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: This year she has a variety of students with learning problems. Until this year, she had a class of 3rd-4th graders with behavior disorders. You wouldn't want to take them on a charter. Probably not. Last summer i had a male, about 20 or so, try and rip off my first aid kit and body fluid kit form the front wall, and then throw a bottle of water at my head, then try and open the door, all this at 80Km and KPH. The two assistants had a heck of a time calming him down. They do deserve a lot of credit. Dave She deserves lots of credit. Nice you can take the special kids on charters. Do you take a short bus, or full sized? Regards, Bob S. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)
On 4/1/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Probably not. Last summer i had a male, about 20 or so, try and rip off my first aid kit and body fluid kit form the front wall, and then throw a bottle of water at my head, then try and open the door, all this at 80Km and KPH. And he was the satisfied passenger.. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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You might want to check it out before you intend to visit the safari. We did the safari a few years ago at that time it required an advance reservation. Well worth the effort. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego Neato! That looks like fun. We might be going to the San Diego area to see a friend in a few months. We'll have to stop by the zoo. Photo Safari--definitely have to check that out. Love the rhino shots as well, Bob. Did you see any elephants? Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 11:52 AM Subject: Wild Animal Park - San Diego We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big truck in the animal enclosures. John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us started with this. It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck. Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras. We took our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the past. I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 2:32 PM Subject: Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego You might want to check it out before you intend to visit the safari. We did the safari a few years ago at that time it required an advance reservation. Well worth the effort. Roger that! Thanks for the tip, Ken. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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That looks like great fun. One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo (which I assume is the same as, or part of, the Wild Animal Park) to see the bonobos. I love your shot of the rhino: http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#54223617657463563 70 It looks like Durer's: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/D%C3%BCrer_rhino_full.pn g Bob -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob Sullivan Sent: 03 January 2010 17:52 To: PDML Subject: Wild Animal Park - San Diego We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422 361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big truck in the animal enclosures. John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us started with this. It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck. Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras. We took our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the past. I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Bob, The Wild Animal Park is a 1,800 acre preserve for the San Diego Zoo. It's a 45 minute drive from the zoo, but well worth the effort - must see attractions! The zoo was the first in the US to use lots of space to show the animals in natural habitats. The Wild Animal Park started for breeding purposes, but is more now. Hope you can get over to see them some day. It's really fun to ride among the big animals, even just to take family snaps. :-) Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That looks like great fun. One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo (which I assume is the same as, or part of, the Wild Animal Park) to see the bonobos. I love your shot of the rhino: http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361765746356370 It looks like Durer's: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/D%C3%BCrer_rhino_full.png Bob -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob Sullivan Sent: 03 January 2010 17:52 To: PDML Subject: Wild Animal Park - San Diego We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422 361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big truck in the animal enclosures. John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us started with this. It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck. Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras. We took our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the past. I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego
On 3/1/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo...to see the bonobos Quicker to pop over to France, they have loads there. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 3/1/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo...to see the bonobos Quicker to pop over to France, they have loads there. That's just the normal people. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)
Excellent! I like the repetition of the giraffe in the background. Nice composition. Paul On Jan 3, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Let's try this again with a better breakout on the INTENDED picture We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big truck in the animal enclosures. John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us started with this. It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck. Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras. We took our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the past. I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)
Nice gallery. I like the rino shots. They have one at the Toronto zoo, but he is all by him self and rarely comes out of the corner. The giraffe gallery is nice to see. Are you using the 60-250 with a K7 or K20 Bob. Those shots are veru clean which ever. Dave On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Let's try this again with a better breakout on the INTENDED picture We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big truck in the animal enclosures. John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us started with this. It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck. Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras. We took our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the past. I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: Bob W That looks like great fun. One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo (which I assume is the same as, or part of, the Wild Animal Park) to see the bonobos. Would that be the Sonny Bonobos? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Jan 3, 2010, at 09:52 , Bob Sullivan wrote: We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big truck in the animal enclosures. Looked at the whole series, Bob. Looks like an enjoyable afternoon. Some good close-ups of the critters. If it doesn’t excite you, This thing that you see, Why in the world, Would it excite me? —Jay Maisel Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)
Dave, I shot with the K7. Because of the canopy on the truck, I had to do some 'fill flash' in lightroom for the shady bits. Too much fill and the shade gets grainy. I didn't bring the K20 and grip, although that would have been useful. I can better hand hold the zoom with a grip. I'll probably get one for the K7. I posted the Picasa album for my family and especially my daughter-in-law. She's a special education teacher and some of her kids have never seen these animals. She's the woman with the lighter colored hair. You probably recognize my wife with the gray hair and my 2 boys and daughter have the dark hair. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 1:20 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Nice gallery. I like the rino shots. They have one at the Toronto zoo, but he is all by him self and rarely comes out of the corner. The giraffe gallery is nice to see. Are you using the 60-250 with a K7 or K20 Bob. Those shots are veru clean which ever. Dave On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Let's try this again with a better breakout on the INTENDED picture We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big truck in the animal enclosures. John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us started with this. It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck. Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras. We took our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the past. I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)
On Sun, Jan 03, 2010 at 11:58:31AM -0600, Bob Sullivan wrote: Let's try this again with a better breakout on the INTENDED picture We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big truck in the animal enclosures. John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us started with this. It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck. Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras. ?We took our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the past. I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got. Regards, ?Bob S. You must mean this gallery: http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/sdwap.html I think they tailor the ride to the audience of the day. While I did find several places that used all of the 600mm lens, two of the shots in that gallery were taken by my wife using her little point-and-shoot. I would expect that the 60-250 would do fairly well on a 1.5x crop DSLR. I'm glad to see there are now several of the Indian rhinos. When we were there they were pretty excited because they'd just had a calf born - I think it may even have been the first one born in the park. (And yes, they *do* look like the Durer print, don't they? :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)
On Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 12:35:46AM -0500, John Francis wrote: I'm glad to see there are now several of the Indian rhinos. When we were there they were pretty excited because they'd just had a calf born - I think it may even have been the first one born in the park. Oops - something got lost in the editing. Make that . . . the first THIRD-GENERATION calf born in the park -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego
Neato! That looks like fun. We might be going to the San Diego area to see a friend in a few months. We'll have to stop by the zoo. Photo Safari--definitely have to check that out. Love the rhino shots as well, Bob. Did you see any elephants? Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 11:52 AM Subject: Wild Animal Park - San Diego We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and took the family to see the animals. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250 ISO 400 (Did I say I really like this lens...) We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big truck in the animal enclosures. John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us started with this. It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck. Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras. We took our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the past. I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
