Tamron – Page 4 – The Zootographer

Deer diary

Buy a print here. Deer diary,I definitely can’t get enough of this place. Seriously still can’t believe it’s only 10 minutes from home.

Buy a print here. My apartment is about 10 minutes from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. I’ve lived in this apartment for a year this month. I only recently learned it was there. Sometimes I can be a little oblivious. There’s a lot to be found there: deer, bison, eagles, hawks, and allContinue reading “Three Dog Day”

Tobias in Green and White

Snow in May? Welcome to Denver. Tobias is Denver’s newest male lion, and he was recently introduced to the female pride as part of the Species Survival Plan. Spent a good hour hanging out at predator ridge with that group as the majority of the zoo had been closed down due to a pretty gnarlyContinue reading “Tobias in Green and White”

Cerah Sneaking a Snack

The earlier you can get to the zoo, the better. Cool and cloudy is what you want. Less people means the animals are a little less likely to be bored of you. Overcast skies are nature’s softbox. And a cool sprinkly day means you’re not fighting the crowds for the best angle. That’s how itContinue reading “Cerah Sneaking a Snack”

The Only good Tofu

When I first started visiting the Denver Zoo, I was not as big of a zoo nerd as I am today. But – like all normal people – I had a soft spot in my heart for Red Pandas. Little did I know, I was introduced to the Denver Zoo right before the building inContinue reading “The Only good Tofu”

Big Zoom, Big Character

I love this portrait. I love the character you can see in the macaw. I love the detail the Tamron lens brings out. And I love the experience I had meeting this guy at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. But what I love just as much as any of that is how easy it is toContinue reading “Big Zoom, Big Character”

Batlunch

As part of a goal to visit all of the top 10 zoos in America, I took my mom on a two night trip from Denver to Omaha to visit Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. My normal habit when visiting a zoo on a busy weekend is to get there early, go to the back, andContinue reading “Batlunch”

Splish Splash

I have an aunt who is obsessed with flamingos. She was the kind of person who filled her yard in the 90s with the plastic variety. I knew them mostly for their smell. Because they congregate in rather large flocks, their pools tend to get a little smelly even before you toss in the bucketsContinue reading “Splish Splash”

A Lemur Sells Me a Lens

Our local Mike’s Camera had an event at the Denver Zoo a few weeks ago. You show up, hand over your driver’s license, and get to play with their collection of cameras and lenses for the entire day. Anything from the latest point and shoot to this beautiful $13,000 monstrosity. My main goal was toContinue reading “A Lemur Sells Me a Lens”

The Photo That got Me Into Zoo photography

Meet Salem. She lives in a part of the Denver Zoo that’s far too often ignored. In a nicely-sized, shady, behind a building habitat, the people who do see her tend to make jokes about turkey dinner rather than appreciate the blue in her neck and the sentience in her eyes. I, however, fell inContinue reading “The Photo That got Me Into Zoo photography”