Hi guys, I've been lucky enough to be sent to Denver on business for a month and I've gotta say, it's a beautiful city. I went to the Denver Zoo today and thought I'd share a few of the photos I took. I was impressed how close they let you get to some of the animals. Many people from Denver on here?
I took quite a few, but I've chosen ten or so below. All were handheld at around 300mm, therefore ISO was increased with a few resulting in a bit of noise, most are ok though. Any comments are welcome.
And finally... I'm not even sure what this guy is, but he sure gave me an interesting look when I poked my lens at him!
Cool shots you got. I actually live about 10 mins south of the Denver Zoo. I especially like the polar bears and their play toys in the pools. That final shot, the bird giving you the eye :) is an East African Crowned Crane. I love their colors and fuzzy crown. Did you get any shots of the snakes? It is always too dark in there and my shots turn out blurry.
Cool shots you got. I actually live about 10 mins south of the Denver Zoo. I especially like the polar bears and their play toys in the pools. That final shot, the bird giving you the eye :) is an East African Crowned Crane. I love their colors and fuzzy crown. Did you get any shots of the snakes? It is always too dark in there and my shots turn out blurry.
I went into the reptile section, but sadly didn't get any shots of the snakes or dragons (the komodo dragon looked awesome though), it was a bit too dark even for ISO 3200 and couldn't really use a flash. Thanks for the tip on the species of bird!
I agree, the Denver Zoo is absolutely amazing!!!! I was there in January (brrrrr!) 1993 and went crazy shooting photos, but I ran out of film (this was pre-digital for me) and was sooo sad that I couldn't take photos of EVERY animal there... especially the polar bears, I thought they were awesome!!!
Last summer I went to the Toronto Zoo and took my digital Rebel and had a total blast!!! There was no running out of film that day!!!
I have a family pass to the Denver zoo. That is by far my favorite place to take pictures. I would also suggest that you try out the butterfly pavilian.
What a great set of shots from a superb location. I love zoos, we have a small one here in Chiba/Japan i visit every week with my daughter because she likes to see the giraffe even though she is scared of it.
Hi guys, I've been lucky enough to be sent to Denver on business for a month and I've gotta say, it's a beautiful city. I went to the Denver Zoo today and thought I'd share a few of the photos I took. I was impressed how close they let you get to some of the animals. Many people from Denver on here?
I took quite a few, but I've chosen ten or so below. All were handheld at around 300mm, therefore ISO was increased with a few resulting in a bit of noise, most are ok though. Any comments are welcome.
And finally... I'm not even sure what this guy is, but he sure gave me an interesting look when I poked my lens at him!
Thanks,
Ben
Very nice, Ben!
Excellent details and I love the facial expressions of the Cheetah and the Crowned Crane! Priceless!
I love going to the Denver Zoo too! I definitely think a zoo get together is needed before it gets too chilly.
I'm also down for a zoo get together. Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays are the best days for me, anytime. How about the rest of you?
october 12th is a free zoo day
Maybe someone should start a thread in the Out and About section so we can pick up others. As for days, weekends mean I don't have to play hooky but then I am not adverse to playing hooky :-)
