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Metro Toronto Zoo! (55-300mm) · 06:40 PM

Made a few general comments over in this thread regarding this outing.. (3 imgs in this thread)
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/27928-55-300mm-goes-zoo.html

Again I've processed these to my monitor and I surely have not calibrated it!
Also some have a little more artist license than others.. But I like em!

Captivity...

Wrinkles

Bull

Waiting..

Artistic Tiger

All shot with K100d Super and Pentax 55-300mm... processed in Lightzone

vizjerei · 05-19-2008, 07:08 PM

Nice, should find a weekend to go there, if the weather is getting better...

bwield · 05-19-2008, 07:12 PM

Yep, and I've found that the animals are more active on the cooler days.
The Realy hot ones make em all lazy!

shahnavaz · 05-19-2008, 08:35 PM

No. 3 and 5 is brilliant. How do you find this lens? Have you had a chance to compare it with Tamron 70-300?

daacon · 05-19-2008, 08:37 PM

Nice series indeed love the wrinkes ... and a Tiger in Toronto ! (an Monty Phyton thing)

devs66 · 05-20-2008, 03:40 AM

Great set of shots - The Zoo is a great place to shoot, and is much better on the cooler days.

DEVS

**rparmar** · 05-20-2008, 05:14 AM

I love the Toronto Zoo. And I'm not a zoo person. But there is so much room for the animals... though that does mean a bit of a hike for us poor humans. The biggest issue is that accessing it on public transit takes a big bite out of the day... and this is a place where you want to spend every moment from opening to closing time. Anyone planning on visiting should treat it like a wilderness adventure and pack appropriately -- nothing too heavy, water bottles, cover from the sun. Shoot indoors near noon and outdoors first thing and last thing. Hope to get there again someday with my DSLR.

Oh, and great photos! This lens looks nice.

cupic · 05-20-2008, 06:44 AM

Loved the way you capture the giraffe with a tear rolling down its eye,gives a new meaning to the word "Captivity"

cheers

ftpaddict · 05-20-2008, 06:50 AM

Good lens and good eye. The detail in the skin and fur is amazing.

gawan · 05-20-2008, 11:42 AM

Amazing detail! Great colours, did you shoot in the evening?

bwield · 05-20-2008, 01:00 PM

Most were shot in the later afternoon, which i think helped with the colours

frogger · 05-20-2008, 05:00 PM

Great shots, I really need to get there soon sans kids. I lived 10 minutes away from there many years ago and only went once in that time.

Were these shot handheld?

mtnbearhug · 05-20-2008, 05:17 PM

Beautiful shots!!

I esspecially like the elephants but the Giraffe does make you sad..

with the tear and all..

Thanks for sharin.. Kim

bwield · 05-20-2008, 07:45 PM

allllll handheld

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05-20-2008, 05:17 PM	#13
mtnbearhug Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Emmett, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,351	beautiful Beautiful shots!! I esspecially like the elephants but the Giraffe does make you sad.. with the tear and all.. Thanks for sharin.. Kim

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bwield Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 444 Original Poster	Yep, and I've found that the animals are more active on the cooler days. The Realy hot ones make em all lazy!

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shahnavaz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Santa Clara, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 136	No. 3 and 5 is brilliant. How do you find this lens? Have you had a chance to compare it with Tamron 70-300?

05-19-2008, 08:37 PM	#5
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Nice series indeed love the wrinkes ... and a Tiger in Toronto ! (an Monty Phyton thing)

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devs66 Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 103	Great set of shots - The Zoo is a great place to shoot, and is much better on the cooler days. DEVS

05-20-2008, 05:14 AM	#7
rparmar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,823	I love the Toronto Zoo. And I'm not a zoo person. But there is so much room for the animals... though that does mean a bit of a hike for us poor humans. The biggest issue is that accessing it on public transit takes a big bite out of the day... and this is a place where you want to spend every moment from opening to closing time. Anyone planning on visiting should treat it like a wilderness adventure and pack appropriately -- nothing too heavy, water bottles, cover from the sun. Shoot indoors near noon and outdoors first thing and last thing. Hope to get there again someday with my DSLR. Oh, and great photos! This lens looks nice.

05-20-2008, 06:44 AM	#8
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Loved the way you capture the giraffe with a tear rolling down its eye,gives a new meaning to the word "Captivity" cheers

05-20-2008, 06:50 AM	#9
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	Good lens and good eye. The detail in the skin and fur is amazing.

05-20-2008, 11:42 AM	#10
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Amazing detail! Great colours, did you shoot in the evening?

05-20-2008, 01:00 PM	#11
bwield Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 444 Original Poster	Most were shot in the later afternoon, which i think helped with the colours

05-20-2008, 05:00 PM	#12
frogger Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto, ON, CA Posts: 162	Great shots, I really need to get there soon sans kids. I lived 10 minutes away from there many years ago and only went once in that time. Were these shot handheld?

05-20-2008, 07:45 PM	#14
bwield Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 444 Original Poster	allllll handheld

Metro Toronto Zoo! (55-300mm)

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