Zoo Animals

AVL369 wrote in post #14709319
Three very nice captures John, love the eye contact, especially with the (young?) cheetah.

Do you happen to know what species of bird that is?

At Khao Kheow Open Zoo here in Thailand we have a very large aviary, and much as I don't like the idea in general of caged birds, I have to say that they've done an amazing job of replicating natural tropical habitat; walking through it in elevations from the ground upward toward the canopy, with such a wide variety of exotic birds roosting, flying, hunting around for food and such, often transports me mentally back in time imagining what it must have been like before man came along.

Thought I'd share with you today four images I captured at our aviary that for me represent a small, yet magnificent example of the diversity in shape, colour and form that Mother Nature has gifted our planet with.

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Victoria Crowned Pigeon, native to New Guinea

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Bushy-Crested Hornbill, found throughout large parts of Southeast Asia

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Golden Pheasant, native to Western China

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Vulturine Guineafowl, native to countries of East Africa

Lovely shots. I think the parrot was a 'Red-Lored Parrot'.

John

john.hem wrote in post #14710412
Lovely shots. I think the parrot was a 'Red-Lored Parrot'.

John

Thanks John, and thanks for the name of species; always interesting to know, well, at least for me

Wishing you a great weekend ahead

Hello I'm Mohan the young snow Leopard in the Zoo Zürich, Switzerland. I was born on the 28th of April and now i do my outdoor experiences and playing some hide and seek with the Photographers.

Michi aKa LoRd wrote in post #14718655
Hello I'm Mohan the young snow Leopard in the Zoo Zürich, Switzerland. I was born on the 28th of April and now i do my outdoor experiences and playing some hide and seek with the Photographers.

Mohan sure is one beautiful/handsome cub! Great shots Michi, and thanks for sharing these wonderful images

Oh that is sooo cute ♥♥♥....well done.

St. Louis Zoo, a great zoo and it's free.

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param_s wrote in post #14723388
St. Louis Zoo, a great zoo and it's free.

Lovely shot with the beautiful subject wonderfully lit, well done Param

param_s wrote in post #14723388
St. Louis Zoo, a great zoo and it's free.

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Tiger by param_s, on Flickr

Woah, the colors and lighting on that are fantastic! I love the sharp pearly teeth. They just lead my eyes right in.

AVL369 wrote in post #14723404
Lovely shot with the beautiful subject wonderfully lit, well done Param

Owfin wrote in post #14724561
Woah, the colors and lighting on that are fantastic! I love the sharp pearly teeth. They just lead my eyes right in.

thanks!

The lighting did indeed work out great, also like that intense look, made my heat beat faster when I did post . Have another shot with the eyes staring straight down the lens barrel, too menacing.

Was out taking the 2x teleconverter for the first spin. Ruined many shots since I did not know how to use it properly. Lesson learned: have to shoot at min 1/320s when handheld at 400mm. Will try again.

param_s wrote in post #14726105
thanks!

The lighting did indeed work out great, also like that intense look, made my heat beat faster when I did post . Have another shot with the eyes staring straight down the lens barrel, too menacing.

Was out taking the 2x teleconverter for the first spin. Ruined many shots since I did not know how to use it properly. Lesson learned: have to shoot at min 1/320s when handheld at 400mm. Will try again.

Hi Param,

Is the 2x teleconverter you have one of Canon 2x Extenders, and if so, is it a Mark I, II or III?

AVL369 wrote in post #14726462
Hi Param,

Is the 2x teleconverter you have one of Canon 2x Extenders, and if so, is it a Mark I, II or III?

Canon Extender EF 2x III

param_s wrote in post #14726677
Canon Extender EF 2x III

Thanks for your answer Param! I used to have the Canon 2x Mark II, but was never all that pleased with the results when attached to my 70-200mm. I had a Canon 1.4x Mark II, which I eventually began making use of (though mainly with my 500mm) but I traded both of those for the Canon 1.4 Mark III, although I can't really notice any difference between the 1.4 Mark II and the newer Mark III. Because of this - and limited finances for new gear! - I decided not to bother with the 2x Mark III, though I'd love to try one out as I've heard that with the Mark III there is indeed a noticeable difference in image quality.

Looking forward to seeing more of your work, especially with the 2x Extender ...... just took a look for any photos I may have kept that I shot with my old 2x Mark II and came up with this one of an Asiatic Black Bear (at Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Thailand) from back in December '10, which came out relatively OK I guess, so perhaps I should underline that my disappointment with the old 2x came about mostly when trying to photograph birds at a distance.

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Some great tiger shots on here.

John