AngryDad Senior Member  783 posts Joined Apr 2007 Location: Split time, Illinois/Tanzania More info | Jun 26, 2007 07:15 | #1 I went to the Beijing Zoo last weekend, and took a few shots of Grey Elephants, in front of a Grey wall, with a Grey sky. At this point i was a point and shoot photographer. What should I have done here?  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.
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CurtisN Master Flasher  19,129 posts Likes: 11 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Northern Illinois, US More info | Jun 26, 2007 08:59 | #2 Sometimes you just don't have much to work with. In this case, the zoo certainly didn't provide a nice, natural background. About all you can do is move to get a good angle and wait patiently for something interesting to happen. "If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that." - Joe McNally
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howzitboy Goldmember 2,948 posts Joined May 2007 Location: Hawaii More info | Jun 26, 2007 12:21 | #3 first thing was try not to cut of their feet. they are like giant grey cards so your exposure should be perfect lol. best way to get good shots, zoom in and pick a part and concentrate on it. the bg u cant do much except try blur it out with wide opened aperture. http://onehourwedding.blogspot.com/
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ssd Member 185 posts Joined Apr 2006 Location: India More info | Jun 26, 2007 12:57 | #4 IMO for animals it's wait and wait until you get a good posture from them. EOS 500 D
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Jun 26, 2007 13:15 | #5 Here's an old one I took like a year ago at the Bronx Zoo  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Gear: 7Dx2, Canon 17-55 2.8 IS, Canon 50 2.5 macro, 70-200L F4,430EX and numerous Alien Bees and reflectors.
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tdodd Goldmember  3,733 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2006 Location: Essex, UK More info | Jun 26, 2007 14:30 | #6 Here are a couple of mine from a zoo trip last week. They're not very good but certainly better than the ones I dumped. I took several shots during feeding time but there was so much horrible man-made fencing/gates/wires (and people) in them that I hought they all looked horrible. I really think it's worth trying to create the illusion that the animals are in the most natural environment possible. I also think it's better to come home with 20 cracking shots than 200 bad ones. So take your time and, as others have said, wait for something interesting to happen, or at least for a nice composition to appear.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.
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Linzoo Member  51 posts Joined Mar 2006 Location: New York, NY More info | I took this one with my film camera a while ago. I've always liked it a lot because I could see all the detail in his face.  www.lindsayflanagan.com
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Titus213 Cream of the Crop  More info | Jun 27, 2007 00:54 | #8 If they are close you need a real wide angle lens. Far away, a telephoto.... Dave
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AngryDad THREAD STARTER Senior Member 783 posts Joined Apr 2007 Location: Split time, Illinois/Tanzania More info | Has anyone noticed the male in the photo yet? LOL.
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TeeJay Goldmember  3,834 posts Likes: 4 Joined Jun 2005 Location: Warwickshire - UK More info | Jun 27, 2007 05:07 | #10 Wow, there is no comparrison in the two environments (between your photo and the one Chuck posted) - but that's China for you, they have an appalling record in animal welfare and rights. 1DsMkIII | 1DMkIIN | 70-200 f/2.8L IS | 24-70 f/2.8L | 24-105 f/4L IS | 17-40 f/4L | 50 f/1.2L | WFT-E1 & E2 Transmitters - Click Here for setup advice | CP-E4 Battery Pack x 2 | ST-E2 | 580EX | 550EX | 430EXII | 420EX | Tripod + monopod | Bowens Esprit Gemini 500W/s heads & Travel-Pak | All this gear - and still no idea
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achristian Senior Member  276 posts Joined May 2007 More info | Jun 28, 2007 01:20 | #11 Titus213 wrote in post #3446653  If they are close you need a real wide angle lens. Far away, a telephoto....  It does look like you have a huge grey card there - it's exposed well. Agree with this comment. The background definitely does not help with the photograph.
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Matatazela Senior Member More info | Jun 28, 2007 07:24 | #12 howzitboy wrote in post #3443009 first thing was try not to cut of their feet. they are like giant grey cards so your exposure should be perfect lol. best way to get good shots, zoom in and pick a part and concentrate on it. the bg u cant do much except try blur it out with wide opened aperture. Bingo. In an unnatural setting, the best strategy is to take along a 100-400 or similar, and get in close on features such as eyes, trunk, tusks, tail, feet. Remove the BG completely, because even just blurring an unnatural scene leaves the viewer feeling pity for the animal instead of enjoying the beauty.
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mephetic436 Member 64 posts Joined Nov 2005 Location: Pennsylvania More info | Jun 29, 2007 02:53 | #13 from a safe distance.. John B : http://nakortbr.deviantart.com/gallery
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