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Apr 02, 2006 11:11 | #1

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Despite the prediction of rain yesterday, I decided to head down to the San Diego Zoo. I hadn't been there since I go the 20D, so I figured it would be a good chance to run it through its' paces with something other than concert photography:

This is a "Lesser Flamingo". Not sure why it's not a "Morer Flamingo", but I don't get to name them:

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Thanks to my extensive training in the field of Zoology, I'm able to tell you that this is a "Giraffe":

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I don't know what this is, but I loved the expression. He was lookin' at me about as long as I was lookin' at him:

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Thankfully, the Polar Bears were pretty active:

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I almost opted to put these next two shots, of a Sun Bear, in the "Glamour" section. She was really hamming it up:

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These were all shot with the 20D, with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L and Tamron 1.4TX.

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Apr 02, 2006 11:37 | #2

Great shots Steve. I love the (lack of) depth of field on that lens! The flamingo and deer(?) shots really show it off well.

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parnola wrote:
Great shots Steve. I love the (lack of) depth of field on that lens! The flamingo and deer(?) shots really show it off well.

Thanks!

Yeah, there's not a whole lot that I don't like about this lens...

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Apr 02, 2006 12:08 | #4

The bear definitely belongs in the Glamour section! She has the posing down to an art.

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May 30, 2006 19:35 | #5

lol I caught the same lazy bear this weekend :lol: Oh wouldn't life be grand with a better lens...

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May 30, 2006 19:37 | #6

Love the flamingos!!!!!! The giraffe looks slightly oversharpened, but not sure if it's because of my monitor.

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May 30, 2006 19:37 | #7

I like the shots but they look a little oversharpened to me (may be because of resizing/compression for web, of course).

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May 30, 2006 19:57 | #8

Great shots, I like the second bear shot, its like he is smiling for his picture

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May 31, 2006 08:15 | #9

Great shots, Steve. The Flamingo really does it for me. Nice and crisp with such great feather detail. Love the Glam shot of the Sun Bear, too.

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May 31, 2006 08:16 | #10

Great shots, Steve. The Flamingo really does it for me. Nice and crisp with such great feather detail. Love the Glam shot of the Sun Bear, too.

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