San Diego Zoo

Took a quick trip with my daughter to the San Diego Zoo this afternoon. I haven't been there and a while and I forgot how much walking/climbing is required!! Definitely worth the trip though!

first pic is awesome.

that jag shot is great!

What is the bird in the second picture

Love the first pic. Great Shot!

What type of camera are you using?

kdvincent wrote in post #9464576
What is the bird in the second picture

Believe it or not its some sort of eagle....Maybe some of the bird folks can tell you as I was shooting pics and trying to keep up with my daughter at the same time.

I'm shooting a 1dMk2n with the 300 f2.8 IS.

Love the jag shot.

And, I believe #2 is a harpy eagle.

An eagle, eh?
Looks like my costume for Halloween when I was 6. (about 100 years ago....)

an eaowl, eh?
really, that's what you are going with ? ......
a combination of an eagle and an owl.....
might be one that Darwin hadn't thought of

Great Shots! What glass? Any settings to share? What kind of PP? Lots of questions, I know, but only because I love the pics.

I have been walking about my office all day long, just chuckling to my self about the eagle+owl bird. I will have to thank you for the humor of it. I should take your email home to my wife, she is far more of a birder and I'd have to stand behind your post and insist that she find out more about this very rare hybrid.

and no I don't think you are stupid

noobs wrote in post #9469139
Great Shots! What glass? Any settings to share? What kind of PP? Lots of questions, I know, but only because I love the pics.

Thanks for the comments! Wish I could have taken more. The jaguar was amazing. We were walking by and he/she got up and walked straight toward us!!

I shot all the photos with a 300 f2.8

Jaguar was ISO 400, f2.8 and 1/2500

Eagle/owl was ISO 400, f2.8 and 1/500

the other two were ISO 400, f3.5 and 1/500

I did have alot of OOF shots due to the bars, glass and nets in front of the animals. I messed with some of the settings on the lens and got a few pics.

really like the jaguar portrait, I see you are using it at your avatar.

Harpys are impressive birds, I dont think they are that common even in zoos.

Thanks. I got another shot of a big cat. Not sure if its just a diff Jaguar or not.

They are all wonderful. But where is your photo of the Panda?? ( I only say that because I love Pandas.) I want to go to San Diego just to take photos of them.