A day at the ZOO

f/5.6 – 1/320 – ISO 800 – 300mm

For this post I have selected some photos I took in a local zoo (for those who are interested it is the Hay Park in Kiriat Motzkin).

To capture those photos I have used my tripod as a monopod (really not convenient, but good enough) and my 70-300mm lens.

Since I do not have VR (vibration control), and there where a lot of people pushing their way, I set the camera to Shutter speed and set it to one over the lens longest telephoto distance (1/320).

I had a real hard time making sure the eyes are in focus, especially since most of the animals were moving. I have selected a few of the best and added them at the bottom of the post (click any image to view in bigger size).

Post processing is very minimal, using the basic of Scott Kelby’s 7 point system.

Hope you enjoy this post, as I had a lot of fun capturing the images for it.

As always, i would appreciate you comments, remarks and advise, either by posting a comment to the blog, email me or contact me in any of the social networks.