Xs9nake

Some thoughts on zoo photography
  ~~following a visit to Paignton zoo~~

1  The most interesting and photogenic animals will be behind glass. The glass will be much besmeared by the hands of a thousand visitors.  If the glass is clear someone with a stripy/brightly coloured tshirt will stand behind you and cast a reflection.

2  Animals not behind glass will
            (A) stand immobile with their back to you.
            (B) stand/lie as far away as their enclosure allows amongst whatever undergrowth that will force you to duck bob and weave with a zoom lens trying to get a clear line of sight.
            (C) lie in deep deep shadow

3  If you do the sensible thing and take a tripod, there will be no room for it when it's needed - or the animal that has been stationary for hours will go indoors to feed in the time it takes you to set it up.

4  Despite the whole conservation intentions of the best zoos, you will leave with a vague sense of guilt after spending the day gawping at fellow beings in captivity for your entertainment.

Dammit, my awesome huge monitor has just died.   The spare has a mere fraction of the resolution - everything looks much less lovely and further away.

Update:
What the hell is it with these new fangled damn LCD monitor doodahs ??   I got a new 23" one. Every time I move slightly up or down the image darkens or lightens. WTF. I miss my old CRT.
Bloody machines. (All this used to be fields...)

Wow, a DD !
  I didn't expect one of those.
  
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