For various reasons, I try not to get terribly personal in this blog. This is a place for animals, for photography, and for nature. I’m going to break that a little bit today. Two weeks ago, my paternal grandmother passed away, and last weekend I flew up to Washington State for the memorial service. ThereContinue reading “The Lasting Power of the Zoological Garden”
Tag Archives: Mammalia
Dallas Zoo Backstage Safari
I’ve talked a little bit in the past about Denver Zoo’s behind the scenes and up-close encounters. A lot of zoos do them, and last August I participated in Dallas Zoo’s Backstage Safari. If you are visiting the Dallas Zoo, it’s a must-do. If you live in the area, it’s a real easy gift forContinue reading “Dallas Zoo Backstage Safari”
Yuri! Yuri! Yuri!
Over on the instagram, I shared a picture from my trip to the Riverside Discovery Center in Scottsbluff of their Amur Tiger. It was a beautiful shot that made me utterly lament that I still hadn’t gotten one quite as good of my tigers at home at the Denver Zoo. Well last weekend, I tookContinue reading “Yuri! Yuri! Yuri!”
The First Shot is Always the Best
Buy a print. If you’ve been shooting photos for even a brief amount of time, you probably remember the joy of seeing your first shot. Maybe you got a new DSLR or new lens and you remember the joy of the first shot you took with that new bit of equipment. Maybe you met aContinue reading “The First Shot is Always the Best”
Knowing What to Expect
One of the first animals you might happen upon when entering Scottsbluff’s Riverside Discovery Center is this beautiful bobcat. Like all cats, every bobcat has their own personality, and on the day I visited this one wanted nothing but attention. It saw me coming, jumped from its perch, and came to rub up on theContinue reading “Knowing What to Expect”
Digital Push
In looking at the list of AZA accredited facilities in the country, I noticed a small one a few hours from me: Riverside Discovery Center in Scottsbluff Nebraska. I did the obvious thing and took a trip up over the weekend. I had two lenses with me, the 400/2.8 and the 16-35/4. When I wentContinue reading “Digital Push”
Call me Cuba; Here’s some Snow Dogs
You wouldn’t think it, but most animals from the plains of Africa are pretty okay with cold; it gets awfully cold at night on the Serengeti. So seeing these beautiful guys enjoying the snow isn’t super weird, but it’s a real fun treat. On this particular day, one of the puppies had found their wayContinue reading “Call me Cuba; Here’s some Snow Dogs”
Micro Four Thirds Fun
Olympus is doing something really cool right now. They’re putting on a program that they call Test and Wow, where for literally zero cost, you can try out their micro four thirds system, anything from the entry level stuff to the top of the line E-M1x. Friend of the blog ZooPhotoTips loves his Olympus kit,Continue reading “Micro Four Thirds Fun”
The Best Bamboo Eaters
Red Pandas are objectively and scientifically one of the cutest animals in existence. Not a volunteer shift goes by at the Denver Zoo when I have to sadly inform someone that we don’t have them anymore. But you know who does? Pueblo! And what else do they have? An up-close encounter! So of course IContinue reading “The Best Bamboo Eaters”
OVER 9000!
What was the power level involved in this shot? Well it wasn’t just over 9000, it was over 400% of that. This shot is brought to you by an early morning volunteer shift and the Z6’s ability to shoot incredibly usable images at ISO 40,000. I’ll do something I don’t normally do: here’s the fullContinue reading “OVER 9000!”
The Zootographer 