Dublin Zoo

Borderfox

I had a bit of time off yesterday and the weather didnt seem too bad so I decided to take a few shots in the Zoo. C&C welcome, All shot with a 5d and 1dmk3 with 135L and 120-300 f2.8. 135L is working out really well, so sharp. Many thanks to www.Pix.ie for continued excellent hosting, all images clickable to see fullsize versions which is worth it especially the Gorilla's hand..

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deegs

Super pics, I've added you as a contact in flickr, hope thats ok!

MistressPandora

Fantastic shots, the snowy owl is incredibly beautiful.

jackdaw

Jesus Christ!!!!


amazing ...


120-300 f2.8 ?? is that a discontinued lens ?? is it L class ?

delly

Very nice, 3 and 4 being my favs. The tiger looks like he has a story to tell.

Borderfox

jackdaw wrote: »

Jesus Christ!!!!


amazing ...


120-300 f2.8 ?? is that a discontinued lens ?? is it L class ?

Its a Sigma 120-300 f2.8 EX lens

This is it on the left next to a 100-400L

mumof2

I love them, theyre fab!! The Owl especially!

Borderfox

I did nothing to them, only cropped and auto levels. All shot in raw + jpeg but these are from the jpegs. Thanks

Cabaal

oh really like #5, black background on it does it wounders

dakar

This is a lovely set, there are some great original angles which is unusual for a set of Zoo shots.

I find the silhouette and the hand quite poignant. I love the way the sealion looks like a bronze statue!

billius

Absolutely love number 3...it's an amazing shot!! Well done!!

Howitzer

No. 4 is my fave.

I'd like to see a little more detail show through on the chimp silhouette no.2 - just a little.
(edit: just looked at it on my bright laptop screen and you can really see the detail on him - work monitor is darker... interesting)
Great shots and wonderful advert for goin to the zoo!

Sleepy

Another vote for number 4, great photo.

l pearse

Wow! You got a good day for shots.....Loving No.3
100% Outstanding set altogether Borderfox.

countryjimbo

Great stuff! You sure didn't waste that day. Great set of shots, I especially like 1, 2, 4 & 6.
I took a few minutes to look at the hand large as you advised and boy was it worth it. The detail is incredible and I didn't appreciate the narrow dof until I saw the large version. Good job Keith.

Freddie59

Some shots! Last day I was there it piddled rain!

sunny2004

Hi, Love them all but the hand is fantastic !

Impressive shots,you've caught some interesting compositions which I never would have seen.No.3 and no.5 really stand out for me though,fantastic work!

Clare Bear

Amazing photos!!

Dragan

Excellent stuff! Very nicely done Borderfox.

Really like the Gorilla's hand. Lovely idea.

Carrigman

Fine stuff.

Lunar_Wolf

Very nice pics dude!

Hope to go to Dublin Zoo soon.
Only Zoo I've been too was Berlin zoo.

Borderfox

must organise a day out to the Zoo for the Boards.ie. The last one we had that I was at turned out very well and some nice shots from that day too.

Weidii

Love the second one of the gorilla.

Balfey1972

Keith. Those are really great. Love the gorilla hand.

Buzz Lightyear

Jazus Keith what a shot of the hand. The DOF is absolutly amazing. Well captured. It makes me soooooo now want to upgrade my 70-300 to a 2.8. I just hope my wife is reading this and get the hint , it's either that or I'll just have to keep saving.

The rest of the shots are great as well. Well done.

Borderfox

Thanks everybody for the kind comments

Dodgykeeper

3, 4, 5, and 6 are some of the best pics I have seen of their genre on this forum in the year I have been on!

Well done!

PixelTrawler

Lovely shots - especially the tiger.

One question on the lens - does it have IS or do you tend to mount on a tripod anyway.

Borderfox

Everything was handheld in the Zoo. At a push I would use a monopod but only if I was using the lens for over an hour solid otherwise it is handy enough to hold. No IS on the Sigma but its f2.8 and if you look at the Snowy Owl shot that was shot at f5 and ISO 400 and it has superb resolving power. The 135L from Canon is such a good lens too.

indieJones

wow! some incredible shots with some amazing gear. tip my hat off to you sir

Borderfox

For what was a very poor day in the Zoo I was very happy to come away with the shots that I got.

Ricky91t

Really nice pics like them all!
But im on a cheap laptop,
And 1 in very under exposed and blown out,
And 6 is abit over exposed..
Is it just me

Borderfox

I am on a calibrated screen and it looks fine, 1 is a bit hot but thats the way it looks to keep the translucency of the water and I spot metered on the Gorilla in 6 as the background would throw the metering off if I let it.

Thanks for the comment though