Zoo trip (w/ pic)...

[Scales]

I went to the Zoo last week with my woman. It was her frist time at a Zoo in this country and it was a complete disappointment!! The entire feline area was closed for construction. Not only that, most of the outdoor areas were being cleaned/worked on for most of the afternoon so the animals were kept inside. I did manage to get a couple good shots from some of the indoor areas though. This is one of my favorites! What do you all think??

http://www.brewcitymuscle.com/~scales/Zoo%20Pics%20021.jpg

This shot was taken w/o a flash or a tripod. I was really surprised to see how well it turned out considering I was shooting in a dark place and just hand-holding the camera... I did no touching up, just shrunk it down to fit here...

(for J, Ben, Andy) or anyone else who cares :goof
Shot at F/2.8
Shutter speed 0.25 seconds
focal length 8mm
0 Exposure compensation

[Al]

Good lookin' snake...will make a better lookin belt :goof

Nice pic, I need a better camera.

[wikked]

LoL copycat... I went on Sunday.

http://www.wikked.com/zoo/zoo%20022.jpg

Yea that sux that the big cats were closed :(
At least the bears were in action :D

http://www.wikked.com/zoo/zoo%20032.jpg


Almost 50 pix if you're bored =P
http://www.wikked.com/zoo/

[Rocket Power]

I can't believe the cats are still closed. We had a Zoopass last year and didn't get to see them I figured they'd be back by now.

[wikked]

The sign said: "Re-opening Summer 2005"
So it shouldn't be too much longer I reckon.

[SMS 1]

Mike- Good shot of the snake. You absolutely nailed the focus right where it should be and the ambient expsoure is pretty good. A little fill flash would have really topped it off, but overall pretty good.

Wikked- Got some pretty good shots as well (yes I looked :goof ) I like the bear shots, good ation :thumbsup

[Scales]

Thanks for the comments guys. :thumbsup

Makes ya wonder if that snake sits like that and poses all the time... :goof

[Cryptic]

I posted this before... But heres another cool snake from the zoo.
taken with Canon G5, no flash, no tripod, through glass, no photoshop.

Click for Full size image (http://www.crypticvault.com/gallery/random/IMG_0508?full=1)

http://www.crypticvault.com/albums/random/IMG_0508.sized.jpg

[wikked]

Makes ya wonder if that snake sits like that and poses all the time... :goof

Heh, yea those Green Tree Pythons are pretty inactive, they look really sweet but they're pure evil and bite HARD. I know a gurl in Florida who was really into animals, she had one and it bit her so many times (to the point of tears) that she had to take it back to the store. :eek: