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SpeedkingXSi
12th of June 2009 (Fri), 15:24
Richardson, Dallas, Plano, Garland...anywhere interesting with cool nature/architectural type of things to shoot this weekend

anyone have suggestions?
blueM
12th of June 2009 (Fri), 18:51
Bronze cattle & cowboy sculptures downtown Dallas near the convention center comes to mind
argyle
12th of June 2009 (Fri), 21:05
With all the rain that we've had, the Trinity River Spillway is pretty full of water. You can get great shots of the Dallas skyline reflecting onto the water. Unfortunately, the Reunion Tower ball isn't lit up at this time. The best place to shoot from is either the Sylvan overpass or from the adjacent levee.
thisbejonas
12th of June 2009 (Fri), 22:11
Fort Worth Zoo....best zoo I have ever been to.
SpeedkingXSi
15th of June 2009 (Mon), 14:39
Fort Worth Zoo....best zoo I have ever been to.

what lens / lenses did you use at the zoo?

I will probably do it one day...but not yet it's just tooooo hot!
thisbejonas
16th of June 2009 (Tue), 22:26
I use a 70-200 2.8 IS lens with my 5D MarkII but I have to crop pretty heavy to fill the frame. A friend uses a I think Tamron 100-400 lens and gets good shots without much cropping on her 40D. The best thing about FW zoo is you dont have to shoot thru fences and they have very nice enclosures.

Here are some of my shots from the FW zoo with the 5D MarkII
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thisbejonas/sets/72157615014468107/


These were taken with my 40D with the 70-200 and a canon 2X teleconverter
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thisbejonas/sets/72157607843938657/
SpeedkingXSi
17th of June 2009 (Wed), 15:22
awww =( would 24-70mm be sufficient?...or 28-135mm??

don't have money for a 70-200mm 2.8L IS just yet...
argyle
17th of June 2009 (Wed), 17:37
There's also the Dallas Arboretum to consider...you can google it for more details. Also the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens, Fort Worth Nature Center, and of course the famous Stockyards. Not sure about the zoo at this time of year...most critters are not active due to the heat and pretty much just lie around trying to stay cool.
thisbejonas
17th of June 2009 (Wed), 21:35
You probally wont have enough lense to get pics with the big game animals to fill the frame. My friend that shoots with the long lense on her 40D usually shoots over 200mm just due to the distance you are from the animals. Also the above poster makes a good point, most of the animals will just be laying around during the hot part of the summer. You might catch them more active if you go first thing in th morning.
SpeedkingXSi
18th of June 2009 (Thu), 09:59
looking for something closer to Richardson/Garland/Plano area...and free! =P

I've been to Ft Worth Botanical Garden already =) pix can be seen in my other posts or in my flickr page
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=706571
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9798913@N06/sets/72157619417649528/

I really wanted to go to the zoo but was affraid that my lens won't be able to capture all the animals also the heat factor...

I will probably check out the fountain in front of Richardson Library and canyon creek park / prairie creek park this weekend