Nature A day at the Zoo

A day at the Zoo · 08:32 PM

Visited the National Zoo at Washington DC last weekend. Amazing place for animal lovers.

Here are some photos I like. All taken using my DA L 55-300mm lens hand-held.

7 months young lion cubs. There were total 7 of them. They were playing with each other all the time. Never bothered with all the crowd that was gathered to watch them.

Look at those expressions.

LisaR · 02-21-2011, 10:22 PM

great set, your framing is very nice it does not make you think of it as the zoo

**Bob Harris** · 02-21-2011, 10:48 PM

Very nice shots, thank you so much for taking us to the zoo, we really enjoyed your photography. Bob

BillM · 02-22-2011, 12:55 AM

Been curious about 55-300 & KX sensor,made both pieces shine Ronak,enjoyed them all, cheetah is sentimental favorite.

RonakG · 02-22-2011, 06:48 AM

Originally posted by LisaR

great set, your framing is very nice it does not make you think of it as the zoo

Thank you Lisa.

Originally posted by Bob Harris

Very nice shots, thank you so much for taking us to the zoo, we really enjoyed your photography. Bob

Thanks for the encouraging words Bob.

Originally posted by BillM

Been curious about 55-300 & KX sensor,made both pieces shine Ronak,enjoyed them all, cheetah is sentimental favorite.

Yeah, the 55-300 is a good piece of glass. Only downside so far for me has been it's focus hunting at the long end of the zoom. Sometimes it takes as long as 3 to 4 seconds to focus. The focus motor is noisy to and coupled with noisy shutter of K-x, they are a real noisy combo

.

I used to get instant attention from folks around whenever I was firing in hi-continuous shooting mode.

The Cheetah is my favorite too.

**dcmsox2004** · 02-22-2011, 07:09 AM

very nice series.... colorful, crisp, that 55-300 is one versatile lens..... dave m

slowpez · 02-22-2011, 07:18 AM

Love this series. As said before, they are nicely framed and could have been taken in the wild. Thanks for posting them.

RonakG · 02-22-2011, 08:47 AM

Originally posted by dcmsox2004

very nice series.... colorful, crisp, that 55-300 is one versatile lens..... dave m

Originally posted by slowpez

Love this series. As said before, they are nicely framed and could have been taken in the wild. Thanks for posting them.

Thank you both for the kind words.

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02-21-2011, 10:22 PM	#2
LisaR Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Francisco Photos: Gallery Posts: 60	great set, your framing is very nice it does not make you think of it as the zoo

02-21-2011, 10:48 PM	#3
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	Very nice shots, thank you so much for taking us to the zoo, we really enjoyed your photography. Bob

02-22-2011, 12:55 AM	#4
BillM Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ferguson, Mo. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,348	Been curious about 55-300 & KX sensor,made both pieces shine Ronak,enjoyed them all, cheetah is sentimental favorite.

02-22-2011, 06:48 AM	#5
RonakG Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 603 Original Poster	Originally posted by LisaR great set, your framing is very nice it does not make you think of it as the zoo Thank you Lisa. Originally posted by Bob Harris Very nice shots, thank you so much for taking us to the zoo, we really enjoyed your photography. Bob Thanks for the encouraging words Bob. Originally posted by BillM Been curious about 55-300 & KX sensor,made both pieces shine Ronak,enjoyed them all, cheetah is sentimental favorite. Yeah, the 55-300 is a good piece of glass. Only downside so far for me has been it's focus hunting at the long end of the zoom. Sometimes it takes as long as 3 to 4 seconds to focus. The focus motor is noisy to and coupled with noisy shutter of K-x, they are a real noisy combo . I used to get instant attention from folks around whenever I was firing in hi-continuous shooting mode. The Cheetah is my favorite too.

02-22-2011, 07:09 AM	#6
dcmsox2004 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rhode island Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,522	very nice series.... colorful, crisp, that 55-300 is one versatile lens..... dave m

02-22-2011, 07:18 AM	#7
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	Love this series. As said before, they are nicely framed and could have been taken in the wild. Thanks for posting them.

02-22-2011, 08:47 AM	#8
RonakG Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 603 Original Poster	Originally posted by dcmsox2004 very nice series.... colorful, crisp, that 55-300 is one versatile lens..... dave m Originally posted by slowpez Love this series. As said before, they are nicely framed and could have been taken in the wild. Thanks for posting them. Thank you both for the kind words.