Fota Wildlife - C&C Please

Cabaal · 06-11-2007 8:46pm #1

Visit Fota Wildlife during the weekend and just looking for comments and suggestions on the following, have lots more but haven't had the time to look through them

Any tips, suggestions?...I'm thinking darkening/blackening some of the cheetah one's might make them stand out more.

Culann · 06-11-2007 8:57pm

The cheetah ones are good, especially the last one. Some processing would definitely improve them, but nothing springs to mind, maybe increase saturation. It's a shame the last one is slightly out of focus, as are a couple of others. I wouldn't have posted the monkey with its back to the camera, but that's just me. The pelican is impressive and doesn't really need anything doing. Where is this place?

Carrigman · 06-11-2007 9:19pm

Very fine series except for the last two (the cheetah is OOF). The kangaroo is a tad soft too but is redeemed by the nice capture of the baby in its pouch. I'd be inclined to boost the colour saturation of the first cheetah and it might also be worthwhile selecting the eyes and brightening them a bit.

rymus · 06-11-2007 9:52pm

Those Cheetah ones have a wicked blue/green cast (to me at least). I'd like to see them warmed up a good bit.

Cabaal · 06-11-2007 10:02pm

right I've replaced the kangaroo with a different version and also changed the cheetahs, whats causing the blue/green is the fencing..

Paulw · 06-11-2007 10:08pm

What camera/lens did you use for these?

Cabaal · 06-11-2007 10:41pm

Paulw wrote: »

What camera/lens did you use for these?

Sigma 70-300mm and a Canon EF 50mm, abit limited with len's at the moment

Cabaal · 07-11-2007 6:20pm

another one

Ideo · 07-11-2007 8:09pm

the most recent cheetah one is pretty nice. i like it! and the pelicans dont really do it for me. kinda lacking a bit of 'umph'?!

challengemaster · 07-11-2007 8:10pm

cheetah one is nice indeed. some really great captures there

LuckyStar · 07-11-2007 8:14pm

Those are fantastic!!! I was lucky enough to visit FOTA recently, the female kangaroo was lying out on the grass in the foresty part and let me sit within 2 feet of her, she seemed to be falling asleep! The baby was upside down in her pouch that day, his legs were sticking out!!! Did you get any of the cheetah run??? Pleeeeeeeaase post them up if you did!!!

Cabaal · 07-11-2007 9:07pm

I did get shots of the cheetah run by once again they were blurry

another cheetah shot

This guy didn't want to leave go of the chicken, not a very good quality shot so I've stuck it on imageshack

Borderfox · 07-11-2007 10:16pm

Nice shots of the Cheetah, first Peilican one is really nice.

evilhomer · 07-11-2007 10:48pm

Cabaal wrote: »

another one

Run Cabal, Run!!!!

Cabaal · 08-11-2007 9:49am

evilhomer wrote: »

Run Cabal, Run!!!!

Your telling me, these lads were just after being fed their fish and then turned and ran right past me within about half a foot, wasn't expecting them to come so close

rymus · 08-11-2007 10:11am

Ahh I remember the fun at that Cheetah run

Must get back down there in the new year

Cabaal · 08-11-2007 11:14am

rymus wrote: »

Ahh I remember the fun at that Cheetah run Must get back down there in the new year

I'd recommend stay till closing time, its interesting to see all the animals being fed and there all active as hell, also good to see the Giraffe's being brought in as when I was there they panicked and legged it up to the other side of there enclosure...which was some sight.

The the dominant male decided he wanted to be last in and also started walking up to the staff in such a way to say "In in charge!", they had to hop over the fence to make sure they were safe.

All in all very interesting to see.

Apparently Giraffe;s really hate rain and thats why there were all up at the gate looking to get in when we were there, apparently they do that all the time

Fota Wildlife - C&C Please

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