Zoo Pics

[rsagusti]

Had a little fun at the zoo with my son, it was his first time there: CC everything - color- composition; pp.

Thanks

1.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/3393184135_7ea9e78130.jpg?v=0

2.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3393997246_9bca71b78e.jpg?v=0

3.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3394000170_04abfd1d22.jpg?v=0

4.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3577/3393190203_09ccfdc56b.jpg?v=0

We got a year pass, I can't wait to go back and get some of the tiger - stubborn tiger wouldn't look at me yesterday.

[Salma]

I love the Lion one, nice shots :)

[Robert_Lay]

All 4 shots are underexposed. There is no detail in the highlights.
#4 is also suffering from some glare in the lower left area.
It is difficult to know what that is caused by, but there could have been something very bright shining into the lens. A lens hood would probably have protected against that.

Had the exposure been correct on each shot, would there have been enough interest in the shots to raise them above the classification of "snapshots"?

[rsagusti]

All 4 shots are underexposed. There is no detail in the highlights.
#4 is also suffering from some glare in the lower left area.
It is difficult to know what that is caused by, but there could have been something very bright shining into the lens. A lens hood would probably have protected against that.

Had the exposure been correct on each shot, would there have been enough interest in the shots to raise them above the classification of "snapshots"?

In number #4 it was actually a branch of a plant I cropped out more of the plant in post processing, I should have tried to move it before I took the pic.

Thanks for the comments. I'm pretty sure I exposed them properly in camera, but I added a lot of contrast playing with curves which made them a tad darker. I usually do portraits so this was a new venture for me. So my metering may have been incorrect for these types of pictures. I will definitely watch my exposure in future visits.

[Salma]

In number #4 it was actually a branch of a plant I cropped out more of the plant in post processing, I should have tried to move it before I took the pic.

Thanks for the comments. I'm pretty sure I exposed them properly in camera, but I added a lot of contrast playing with curves which made them a tad darker. I usually do portraits so this was a new venture for me. So my metering may have been incorrect for these types of pictures. I will definitely watch my exposure in future visits.
I personally think all the photos are expsosed well..

[aram535]

I think Robert's comment is right -- as far as the subject goes. The image might be correctly exposed, but the subjects are all under exposed because of the scene.

Ignoring the baby pic, Rachel did what she could with the equipment she had. These needed a lot more reach to be able to get the animals and the detail that we all look for.