It's All Happening At The Zoo (1 Viewer)

[Scott Merryfield]

Some from this morning's visit:

Our zoo had a baby giraffe born less than two months ago. This is the first time we've seen the new addition. The fence is temporary to keep the youngster near mom.

The three grizzly bear "cubs" are now almost four years old!

One of the baby kangaroos was out of mommy's pouch today

This vulture isn't scared by Halloween!

Young river otters playing

 

[Mike Frezon]

Look at the ears on that first bear cub! Wotta face! Great expression/image, Scott!

Too cute.

It's almost as if he's saying, "Whaddya mean I have to install even MORE speakers for this Atmos stuff???"

 

[Cees Alons]

Beautiful pictures, Scott!


Cees

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Look at the ears on that first bear cub! Wotta face! Great expression/image, Scott!

Too cute.

It's almost as if he's saying, "Whaddya mean I have to install even MORE speakers for this Atmos stuff???"

Mike,

Yes, he looked adorable with his head resting on that log. My wife and I have really enjoyed watching these three rescued grizzlies grow up at our zoo over the past three years. We were quite disappointed this spring when the brothers were temporarily relocated to a portion of the polar bear exhibit in order to repair their area - they had almost destroyed it over the past couple of years with their activity. Fortunately, the relocation was only temporary, and they have been back in their normal home for our last couple of visits.

And thanks to Cees, too, for the kind words.

 

[Sam Posten]

That bear is dying for a Reddit meme...

 

[JohnS]

I love these zoo pics.
I'm so anxious to finally get my first DSLR camera.
I'm sick of using a P&S.
I'll be picking up my new camera just in time for my trip back to San Francisco.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

I visited the zoo for the 2nd straight Saturday to try out my new Canon EF 100-400L IS II lens (I recently upgraded from the original 100-400L). They were having an Easter egg hunt for the kids, so it was a lot more crowded than the previous Saturday, when I was the only one there for the first hour. Here are a few shots:


The new baby giraffe, which was born a couple of months ago. The giraffes are still inside, as it's too cold out yet for them. This was shot through glass.

The three grizzly bear brothers are now four years old! They came to the zoo as baby cubs, rescued when their mother was shot in Alaska. They are getting so big.

The bush dogs were out.

Arctic fox

We usually do not walk through the butterfly house & aviary, but it was a nice way to warm up

 

[Cees Alons]

Beautiful pictures, Scott. It's difficult to pick a favourite, but I think the first one would win if I had to.



Cees

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Thanks, Cees. Here is a close-up of the baby giraffe's momma from yesterday's visit. This was shot through glass, too.

 

[Citizen87645]

http://io9.com/the-photographer-who-took-this-picture-barely-escaped-w-1697051937

 

[Sam Posten]

D'awwww

http://abc7news.com/society/baby-jaguar-plays-with-mom-at-san-diego-zoo/664710/

 

[Cees Alons]

Great pictures, just for the subjects alone.

The members of the extended cat family are always visually attractive.


In this case the title of this thread almost looks like a sad comment.



Cees

 

[Mark Booth]

Today at the San Diego Zoo (shot through plexiglass).

Mark

 

[Cees Alons]

Marvelous.

You're little and you're going to be something.



Cees

 

[Citizen87645]

Lovely, Mark! You should post here more often!

 

[Mark Booth]

Thank you, Cees & Cameron! Those were shot with my new Canon 100-400 MkII. I absolutely love this lens!


Mark

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Terrific shots, Mark! The first one is my favorite -- you pressed the shutter at the perfect time to capture the baby looking right at you. I've only visited the San Diego Zoo once, but loved the place. I've never seen baby gorillas that young. We've had babies at the Detroit Zoo, but I think they kept them inside until they were a little bigger, and there is no longer an indoor viewing area for the gorillas.


You are making fine use of that new 100-400L II.

 

[Mark Booth]

Thank you, Scott! Believe it or not, I shot over 200 images of that baby gorilla. Those four are my favorites. And, yes, I was really pleased when he looked in my direction.


Mark

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Thank you, Scott! Believe it or not, I shot over 200 images of that baby gorilla. Those four are my favorites. And, yes, I was really pleased when he looked in my direction.


Mark

As someone who's come home from a zoo visit with way too many shots to sort through of certain animals, I definitely believe you. Luckily, Lightroom helps to streamline the selection and discard process for me.

 

[Citizen87645]

Anyone ever use Photo Mechanic? Its photo ingestion and selection process makes Lr look like molasses flowing uphill.