Trip to Colchester Zoo

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written 5/5/05 11:43 AM, published 5/5/05 11:43 AM

I went to Colchester Zoo on Monday. It was a nice day, but it was hard geting decent photos because there were a million and 1 kids running around the place. Also all the animals are behind glass, so trying to get a shot wihout reflections was quite difficult.

Monkey
Monkey tucking in
Mucky chops
Mother and baby
Fuzzy Monkey
Jaguar
Jaguar Big Mouth
Lizzard

I've got loads more of lots of different animals.

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dennisjb
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5/5/05 12:36 PM

i love the "monkey" image...very well done
also clears up the mystery of where my relatives
ended up

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throughtheeyesoflauramars
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5/5/05 12:39 PM

monkey is superb and mother and baby is such a tender shot...wonderful.
- www.niftyimages.com

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Anonymous Hero
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5/5/05 12:47 PM

These are all extremely beautiful.
So, how did you get around the glass-glare?

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nomore
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5/5/05 12:49 PM

I push my lens up to the glass and cup it with my hand. This works well if the subject is directly oposite the glass, but it's much harder when the camera has to look through the glass at an angle. I also found that if there was back lighting, my hand would reflect on the glass too.

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ROCKADEE
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5/5/05 1:44 PM

Very Nice, Enjoyed All The Pics. Good Shoot'n!
- NATURE RULES!!!

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ShadesofBlueArt
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5/5/05 1:47 PM

Great Shots, Love the Jag.
- Art is what Art is!

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austinspace
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5/5/05 4:15 PM

Wow--beautiful work! So clear. What kind of camera and lens are you using again? These are excellent!
- here and there

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debora
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5/5/05 5:49 PM

double wow! thank you!

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KayN
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5/5/05 6:16 PM

WOW! And to think these are all behind glass! These are excellent! More!
- Ms.N

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westex49
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5/5/05 8:36 PM

These were so clear and such good color. Tell us what kind of camera?

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Jenssis
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5/5/05 9:33 PM

Supurb!

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DHuckle
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5/6/05 5:06 AM

Great shots!!! I love the lizard! Well, I just love reptiles, but all the shots are fantastic!! I hope you post more!

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nomore
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5/6/05 11:24 AM

Thanks for the comments. :)

I used a Canon 10D and a Canon 75-300 IS lens.
I'll post some more tonight. :)

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nomore
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5/6/05 11:28 AM

Quick note:. I shot these in Apature Priority mode. I usually opened up the apature as wide as it would go so I could get steady shots. IS helps a lot. :) Most were taken at full telephoto (300mm equiv.). Most shots are at ISO 400 except for the lizzard which was ISO 800.

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boy
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5/7/05 9:32 AM

the yawning jaguar is amazing!
i was in colchester the other day.. haven't been to the zoo there since i was a kid tho.

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