Post your favorite (or best) zoo pictures!

@Denise - The animal shots are all with my EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS; the one of the kids is with a rented EF85mm f/1.2L USM.


@Banman - I love the shot of the Tiger! I mean they are all good, but the Tiger is fantastic.


Paul

Wow, everyone has contributed some great shots to this thread. My kids are in heaven!


Here is probably my last round of the year. Getting really cold around here and probably going to snow soon. [:(] Plus I haven't figured out how to explain that their favorite elephant died last week. [:S]


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Great pictures Jayson - the last one is my favorite!


Paul

This is a couple of Rhino's from the Louisville Zoo treated with Fractalius......I took this with a 40D and the 300mm 2.8L in 2009.





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Great capture of the grizzly Denise. I like it. I don't think I have ever seen a black rhino in captivity. I was sure there was one somewhere, but I haven't seen it.

+1 [Y] Great pics, Denise!

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I don't think I have ever seen a black rhino in captivity. I was sure there was one somewhere, but I haven't seen it.

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There are a couple of hundred worldwide. I recall seeing them at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, although I didn't take any pictures of them (we lived fairly close to there for a few years). The only photo of a black rhino that I have was taken in a somewhat larger enclosure than you'd find in a zoo - theNgorongoroCrater in Tanzania:


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Adult Male Lion


Canon 7D, 400 f/5.6, f/5.6, 1/640, ISO 800, manual exposurehandheld, I would post a smaller image, but just wanted to see if I can post a large version like the one I have on my photo.net account.


Thanks for viewing and commenting

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_uxe7FqpWNN4/TM...M/IMG_5931.JPGAfrican Young male Lion at The San Diego Zoo Safari Park (was Wild Animal Park)


Canon 40D, 70-200 f/2.8L IS, f/4, 1/125, ISO 400 @ 200mm, manual exposure handheld


Thanks Jan for showing me how to edit my post


Thanks for viewing and commenting.


Nate,

You can, on the left side, right underneath your post is a button for it.


By the way that Lion looks awesome!