ft worth zoo tomorrow (12.6)

[pippin]

Ok people. I need stress relief.

I'm heading to the zoo tomorrow. Who wants to join me? I'll even bribe ya'll with donuts (not really).

For any nikon shooters I may even offer up my nikon D50 hat (ever so sexy - it'll pull the girls!). But I find it funny that I shoot canon and wear nikon clothing ;)

let me know. I'll be there around 10 ish till aobut 2 or 3....

-- L

[brad]

Would love to join you, L, but I have other commitments tomorrow.

Have fun for me, please... one of those commitments is lunch with my grandmother.

[eurotrash]

GET BACK IN THE LAB WOMAN THERE ARE CHRISTMAS CARDS TO BE DONE!!!

haha

ps. WHY IS MY HEAD CHOPPED OFF!!

[pippin]

Originally Posted by eurotrash

GET BACK IN THE LAB WOMAN THERE ARE CHRISTMAS CARDS TO BE DONE!!!

haha

ps. WHY IS MY HEAD CHOPPED OFF!!

is it MY fault you decided to take the picture with their heads right up against the top of the freaking frame????

and is it MY fault you can't hold your camera still or use a tripod?!?!?!

(see the reason why i'm going to the zoo? )

[CaptainTom]

Gonna be a tad chilly. I've not been to the zoo in this kind of weather. How do the animals react to the cold ????

[engstrom]

Originally Posted by CaptainTom

Gonna be a tad chilly. I've not been to the zoo in this kind of weather. How do the animals react to the cold ????

I was out there today. The primates were all inside and I didn't go inside to see 'em but all the other animals were out. Most of them seemed to enjoy the colder weather - heck, the cheetahs were sunning themselves in the grass rather than hiding in the shade of the bamboo. The lion cubs came out to play around 3:15 or so.

I had a GREAT time there today - I rented the 400 f2.8L IS from LightTEC. That is a monster lens but even after carrying it around all day I'm not sore. Also the 400 2.8 even does OK with a 2X teleconverter and it really shines with the 1.4X teleconverter. Maybe one day I'll come into a small fortune and be able to afford that lens.

If you want to take a look at the pictures I took I have some of them on my pbase gallery: http://www.pbase.com/engstrom/ft_worth_2005dec05

[KeithnFW]

great stuff John

[gpbusa316]

Originally Posted by KeithnFW

great stuff John

Agreed... especially the one of the cub where the eyes/face are in focus. Wish I had the funds for a 400 f/2.8 or even the 300 f/2.8.

[engstrom]

Originally Posted by gpbusa316

Agreed... especially the one of the cub where the eyes/face are in focus. Wish I had the funds for a 400 f/2.8 or even the 300 f/2.8.

Thanks Keith and Tony! Yeah, I also wish I could afford to own a 400 f/2.8 - the one I used was rented from LightTEC.

[Roy]

You got some good ones John! Wish I could go, should be a nice day but I'll be at a ranch just south of Whitney with my dog going after some pheasant.

[pippin]

cold? 57 degrees.. nah... tom - you know you wanna!!!

anyways, i'm off... if ya decide to come, call..

214.755.3536

[zeroendless]

hee hee, cold? Tom

It's warm and might get ya blood flowing stays in studio room with candid but Winter get me going, it's the only time you get to see them migration birds back in town. Too cold?..hee hee, i give up if it freezes my battery.

John, sure is day and night different on fine glass. What much you have to pay for renter fee? I suppose you do need proper mounting for monopod and tripod, do they rent that too?

[engstrom]

Originally Posted by zeroendless

John, sure is day and night different on fine glass. What much you have to pay for renter fee? I suppose you do need proper mounting for monopod and tripod, do they rent that too?

It costs $50 to rent the 400 f/2.8 IS and yes, you'll need a monopod or tripod to use it! I used my Bogen 680B monopod (kind of at its limit supporting the camera and lens) with it's Bogen 3229 head (WAAAAY past its limit with the camera and lens) but they do rent monopods (with no heads - just screw into the len's tripod mounting hole) for $5 a day. I like the convenience of the monopod - and it does allow you to get certain shots that a tripod won't - but in the future I think a tripod with either a sturdy ball head or a full Wimberly gimbal mount and a remote shutter release is the right answer.