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It's All Happening At The Zoo

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7/7/09 at 7:01am
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Last weekend, we went to the Detroit Zoo. I tried showing a few shots in the thread (my first time trying to post images directly in the new fourm). The rest can be found at http://smerryfield.smugmug.com/gallery/8816291_XNWcV#583876523_PQoG2

A wolverine. Go Blue!


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7/7/09 at 11:15am
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Fun shots!  What were you shooting with?  Last time I was at a zoon I left the DSLR home and shot stills with my camcorder.  Convenient but frustrating.  Not sure what I will bring next time I go to a zoo.

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7/7/09 at 11:38am
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I really like the shot of the snake, but I cant figure out what the polar bear has in its mouth.  The Wolverine is one mean looking animal.  Too bad it doesn't have the speed of the southeastern and Californian members of the weasel family like the sea otter and black-footed ferret.  I hear that's why it always loses in bowl games. :)

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7/7/09 at 12:13pm
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Sam,

I was shooting with my Canon 40D dSLR. Most of the shots were with my 70-200mm f/4 IS lens (a few also had a 1.4x TC attached for extra reach). The indoor polar bear shots were with a 17-55mm f/2.8 IS, and the penguin and reptile house shots were with a 85mm f/1.8 lens. I have a Lowepro FlipSide backpack that works very well for a three lens + accessories travel kit.

David, the polar bear had some sort of toy that looked like a large bone in his mouth. This was the first time we saw the bears swimming while we were in the tube -- last year they never came into the water when we were there. It was a great viewpoint to watch them.

The wolverine was a first for us, too. It was sleeping in its cave last year -- just like the football team. Hopefully his active demeanor this time is a good omen for this football season.
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7/7/09 at 6:31pm
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David,

Here is a better shot of the polar bear with the toy bone in his mouth.


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7/7/09 at 7:42pm
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Cool.  I can now see that it's a bone.  I haven't been to the Detroit Zoo in a long, long time.  I'm guessing it has changed a lot since then.

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7/8/09 at 1:36am
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ohh wow some great shots of photography friends! can anyone show me a shot of Dolphin?
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7/8/09 at 4:39am
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David,

The new Arctic exhibit is very cool. There is an underwater tube that allows you to view the polar bears and seals swimming. It's similar to some aquariums that have such tubes for sharks, etc.

Sorry, Pamela, but there were no dolphins. Here is a seal, though.


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