Portraits with 77, but mostly not of people! (8 images)

doyle shafer · Sep 10, 2006

Hey gang, went to the Ueno zoo the other day with my bud Michael. He just bought a Canon 30D/50mm 1.4 lens so he brought that. I slapped the 77 on my K100D to see if I could make some magic and this is what I came out with:

Mike says "Hiii!"

Man feeds the homeless

This was THE wierdest bird...he didnt move a muscle.

There were wild Ferrets (taken through glass)

Even wild cats!! Look at those claws!!

Michael and that even Canon!

My bud Chris, yes he is a wild animal too. (taken with 31)

And last but not least...The one-eyed Flamingo!!! Love that bokeh.

Let me tell you this, SR save my but on many of those shots because it was a gloomy cloudy day, but the pics came out rather nice. No sharpening except for that ferret!

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Doyle

brandrx · Sep 10, 2006

Hi Doyle. I really like them all very much. But I especially like the ferret. Great job with a great lens. Thanks for showing.

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Ron ~ Retired

doyle shafer · Sep 10, 2006

You like the ferret? Wow I really liked the flamingos. Its funny how animals at the zoo will pose for you for the longest time.
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Doyle

geoffcole · Sep 10, 2006

Great images.

Two small corrections however: image #3 is a Shoebill Stork and image #4 is a Meerkat -- and both are African natives

PhotoMoto · Sep 10, 2006

Nice shots Doyle!

Yeah, cloudy days definitely make shooting hard, especially regarding the colours and brightness.

The ferret is really cool

. I like the position of the cat as well haha. And last but not least, the flamingo one really has this cool look to it. It may have been through some leaves but it takes a short while before realising what's going on... it almost looks as if everything else around it is moving, whilst the flamingo in the middle is taking a stance of command lol. My imagination going wild? Maybe

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PhotoMoto · Sep 10, 2006

... Timon

doyle shafer · Sep 10, 2006

Haha, ok 2 questions. Is a Meerkat related to a ferret? And do storks move?
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Doyle

geoffcole · Sep 10, 2006

doyle shafer said:
Haha, ok 2 questions. Is a Meerkat related to a ferret? And do
storks move?

AFAIK Meerkats are related to Mongoose, and storks do move when they're hunting fish, frogs etc. Apparently they find lungfish to be really tasty snacks

doyle shafer said:
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Doyle

geoffcole · Sep 10, 2006

Here's one source:

http://www.meerkats.com/

... do a google search for more

DRICE60 · Sep 10, 2006

I am planning on moving to shoot with the limited's (77 will be here from B&H on Monday). I do plan on getting the others but feel with the conversion that I need lower that 31 for the Chicago city shots. (I shoot downtown at lunch to help clear my head).

I someone had the 31, 46 and 77. If you were to go wider would you go 16, 12-24 or 21?

I think I have gone LBA - OCD!

Robert Chow · Sep 10, 2006

DRICE60 said:
I am planning on moving to shoot with the limited's (77 will be
here from B&H on Monday). I do plan on getting the others but feel
with the conversion that I need lower that 31 for the Chicago city
shots. (I shoot downtown at lunch to help clear my head).

I someone had the 31, 46 and 77. If you were to go wider would you
go 16, 12-24 or 21?

I have the DA 14mm which is plenty wide for me and at f2.8 it's plenty fast too. You might want the versatility of the 12-24, which I understand is pretty good.

DRICE60 said:
I think I have gone LBA - OCD!

It happens to anyone who hangs around this forum for long enough. ;^)
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rc

GossCTP · Sep 10, 2006

doyle shafer said:
You like the ferret? Wow I really liked the flamingos. Its funny
how animals at the zoo will pose for you for the longest time.
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Well, for the record, I thought the flamingo shot was awsome.

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coleviolin · Sep 10, 2006

I thought it was a meercat.
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Lipo

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doyle shafer · Sep 10, 2006

well the DA21 probably wont be wide enough for downtown shots of buildigs. I expeimented with that combo and quickly abandoned taking pics of building because it would require me to buy a 4th lens (to get the pics I want), and ended up taking this pic the same night:

I think you'll probably want wider than that.

Heres another 21lmt sample

Personally I'd go with the DA14 since I prefer primes over zooms.
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Doyle

photo_mom · Sep 10, 2006

Hi Doyle!

The meerkat, the orange and white kitty are just fantastic. The others are great as well, but those two just stood out to me! Hope to see more!
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Tracy
7:55 PM

DRICE60 · Sep 10, 2006

Thanks Doyle.

Great shots - You were actually the one I was looking to get feedback from.

GaryML · Sep 10, 2006

doyle shafer said:
There were wild Ferrets (taken through glass)

I think that's a meerkat:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerkat

http://www.meerkats.com/info.html

Pasvorn · Sep 10, 2006

Doyle,

You went all the way to Ueno Zoo and didn't get a picture of Ling-Ling!

Nice lens. I hope to get mine soon.

-Pasvorn

doyle shafer · Sep 10, 2006

Hi Tracy,

Thanks a lot. I didnt expect the meerkat to be such a cool shot. I guess that sharpunmask in PS helped! I'll be posting pics from some gardens in Tokyo later this week. Thanks again ^ ^

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Doyle

doyle shafer · Sep 10, 2006

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Doyle

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