Woodland Park Zoo

[msad1217]

I took my kids to the zoo today and I was able to take some pictures. Here is the link:

http://homepage.mac.com/manny_adonis/works

I would appreciate any comments/critique you guys might give me. Thanks.:)

-Manny

[Airedale1]

A very productive outing! The shot of the Leopard is outstanding.

[mrclark321]

Very very nice pics, great work.

Dan

[Maureen Souza]

Those are terrific shots!

[crusher420]

Yeah...my wife...the Leopard Print Lover is going to absolutely love that shot of the leopard. Everything in there is very good though. Nice work.

[weemannie]

Lovely shots, as the others have siad already, the leopard is excellent. I also particularly like the Peregrine shot - its one of my favourite raptors. :D

[Bald Eagle]

all great shots, especially the Leopard, my favorite is the Eagle,

[msad1217]

Thanks for the encouraging word you guys/gals. :D

I have to say, it was a very tough day to shoot as it was very bright in most places, and the glare of the sun off the surface were pretty bad. I was shooting in manual mode all day as the camera can't seem to properly expose the shots when looking at the histograms of when I shot in P mode. I honestly thought that the leopard shot might not turn out that great considering I shot that from behind the glass. But I got quite a pleasant surprise when I got home and started looking at my shots. I'm new at this and still have a lot to learn, but I am happy with how these pictures came out.

On a side note, this was my first outing with the 100-400L lens, and I must say that it is an excellent piece of lens. If the pictures did not turn out great, it is not the fault of the lens but the person behind it. And I also love the push/pull zoom, I feel that it gets me to the zoom range that I need much easier and more accurately than a twist zoom would. I don't mean to start another debate here, just my honest opinion.

[TammieO]

You had an outstanding day at the zoo. I enjoyed your photos!