a GIANT moth actually

it was teenie weenie on the outside of my very mucky window
shot with my G9

Oh my god it's MOTHRA!

BARBIE wrote in post #5883064
Oh my god it's MOTHRA!

Mothra?:p

alkady wrote in post #5886145
Mothra?:p

As in "Mothra versus Godzilla"

Looks a wee bit smaller than that to me though.

sandpiper wrote in post #5886232
As in "Mothra versus Godzilla"

Looks a wee bit smaller than that to me though.

YUP i see now

LIke your avitar where is it from?

alkady wrote in post #5886649
YUP i see now

LIke your avitar where is it from?

Chester Zoo.

I have done several shoots there, the old Orang Utan exhibit was great for photography as you were on the same level, close to the orangs and with nothing in the way. The new one is very swish but you generally view them from high up, through glass, and last time I was there I didn't get a single usable shot of the Orangs.

Although there are other photogenic animals at Chester, it was always the Orangs I went for, so I haven't been back for quite a while.

That youngster in my avatar was a real cutie and would really play up for the cameras. I have shots of him going back to when he was a babe in arms, but he became a star when he became more independent and would play with his older siblings.

sandpiper wrote in post #5886797
Chester Zoo.

I have done several shoots there, the old Orang Utan exhibit was great for photography as you were on the same level, close to the orangs and with nothing in the way. The new one is very swish but you generally view them from high up, through glass, and last time I was there I didn't get a single usable shot of the Orangs.

Although there are other photogenic animals at Chester, it was always the Orangs I went for, so I haven't been back for quite a while.

That youngster in my avatar was a real cutie and would really play up for the cameras. I have shots of him going back to when he was a babe in arms, but he became a star when he became more independent and would play with his older siblings.

ah cool been there but its so big and because we travelled up on the morning from the Nth east we lost 2 hours we plan to go back thisyear sometime and get in for 10! when we were there up in the orang house Not ONE orang was out or about didnt see ANY

Have you been to Monkey World? we love it it is a six hour trip so we make a week of it Dorset is sooooooooooo gorgeous anyhows.

and of course MW is the star of monkey business and Now Monkey life

Where is Gamarrh when you need him to save you? Really nice pictures.

alkady wrote in post #5888312
ah cool been there but its so big and because we travelled up on the morning from the Nth east we lost 2 hours we plan to go back thisyear sometime and get in for 10! when we were there up in the orang house Not ONE orang was out or about didnt see ANY

Have you been to Monkey World? we love it it is a six hour trip so we make a week of it Dorset is sooooooooooo gorgeous anyhows.

and of course MW is the star of monkey business and Now Monkey life

Was that the 'realm of the red ape' orang house? That's the new one and it is much harder to photograph them. With the old one and the 'islands', they would wander in and out, so you just had to check back a bit later and they would be out causing mayhem.

I've not been to MW yet, but I did watch all the monkey life progs on ch5 and so it is on my list for a visit at some point. I seem to have been concentrating more on big cats this last year or so.

The Mothman Prophecy.

sandpiper wrote in post #5889227
Was that the 'realm of the red ape' orang house? That's the new one and it is much harder to photograph them. With the old one and the 'islands', they would wander in and out, so you just had to check back a bit later and they would be out causing mayhem.

I've not been to MW yet, but I did watch all the monkey life progs on ch5 and so it is on my list for a visit at some point. I seem to have been concentrating more on big cats this last year or so.

YEs NOT ONE orang did we see i was well umimpressed gone all that way and didnt see the orange guys