Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney

Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney · 11:06 PM

Only my third post here but I thought I should upload some photos of my recent visit to Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney at Christmas time. My wife surprised me with a Sigma 70-300mm APO lens for Christmas so this was one of he first times to try it out.

Very happy with the lens (for the price) and loving this new hobby!!!

Lion and tiger shots taken through thick glass but turned out OK (to me at least)!

C&C welcome.

Cheers to all

cupic · 02-03-2009, 11:33 PM

Great start to a Pentax Experience

cheers

Wombat · 02-04-2009, 12:43 AM

Lovely shots. Makes me wish I'd saved for the APO model of that lens instead of the vanilla version. Your pics are a fair bit sharper.

srp · 02-04-2009, 02:32 AM

Originally posted by cupic

Great start to a Pentax Experience

Thanks Cupic, only a beginner but eager to learn.

cheers

Originally posted by Wombat

Lovely shots. Makes me wish I'd saved for the APO model of that lens instead of the vanilla version. Your pics are a fair bit sharper.

Thanks Wombat, I'm not yet a pixel peeper but this lens is serving me well. I spend quite a bit of time camping with my family and hope this lens will capture some wildlife/nature shots. I have also taken some OK portrait shots as well...but only outdoors as this lens loves to hunt for auto focus in low light situations! But for $190Aus I'm not complaining!

thanks again..

gawan · 02-04-2009, 01:34 PM

Wonderful series!, those lion lover pair shot is so cute!

roentarre · 02-04-2009, 01:42 PM

Hehe They all look like they got some sort of temper there. Nice series here

srp · 02-04-2009, 02:06 PM

Originally posted by gawan

Wonderful series!, those lion lover pair shot is so cute!

Thanks gawan...yeah the lions were only like this for a few seconds so I was lucky to get the shot but didnt have time to get all the settings correct..but I suppose in some cases it can be more important to just get the shot!

Originally posted by roentarre

Hehe They all look like they got some sort of temper there. Nice series here

LOL...thanks roentarre.

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02-03-2009, 11:33 PM	#2
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Great start to a Pentax Experience cheers

02-04-2009, 12:43 AM	#3
Wombat Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 901	Lovely shots. Makes me wish I'd saved for the APO model of that lens instead of the vanilla version. Your pics are a fair bit sharper.

02-04-2009, 02:32 AM	#4
srp Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia Posts: 31 Original Poster	Originally posted by cupic Great start to a Pentax Experience Thanks Cupic, only a beginner but eager to learn. cheers Originally posted by Wombat Lovely shots. Makes me wish I'd saved for the APO model of that lens instead of the vanilla version. Your pics are a fair bit sharper. Thanks Wombat, I'm not yet a pixel peeper but this lens is serving me well. I spend quite a bit of time camping with my family and hope this lens will capture some wildlife/nature shots. I have also taken some OK portrait shots as well...but only outdoors as this lens loves to hunt for auto focus in low light situations! But for $190Aus I'm not complaining! thanks again..

02-04-2009, 01:34 PM	#5
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Wonderful series!, those lion lover pair shot is so cute!

02-04-2009, 01:42 PM	#6
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Hehe They all look like they got some sort of temper there. Nice series here

02-04-2009, 02:06 PM	#7
srp Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia Posts: 31 Original Poster	Originally posted by gawan Wonderful series!, those lion lover pair shot is so cute! Thanks gawan...yeah the lions were only like this for a few seconds so I was lucky to get the shot but didnt have time to get all the settings correct..but I suppose in some cases it can be more important to just get the shot! Originally posted by roentarre Hehe They all look like they got some sort of temper there. Nice series here LOL...thanks roentarre.