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A few from the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler

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A few from the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler - 06-30-2005, 01:32 PM


Went to the zoo yesterday in the 101F heat...and found most of the animals in the shade or in their buildings. I did manage to catch a few that I liked...thought I'd share. If you haven't had the chance to get to this zoo I HIGHLY recommend it...the photo ops are bountiful and rarely do you get a shot that "looks" like it was taken in a zoo.







I also got my first dragonfly shot at the Tyler Rose Gardens... haven't processed the rose pictures but this little guy I just had to see how he looked!!

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great shots Laurie. How did you get the background so dark in the gator shot?

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great shots Laurie. How did you get the background so dark in the gator shot?

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It was dark to begin with...rather a dark grey color, and quite noisy (ISO 1600) since it was inside the reptile building...so I selected the croc, inverted the selection, and filled in the BG with the paint bucket tool. I'm a cheater. ;)

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06-30-2005, 02:11 PM


Ok your Zoo pics have blown my recent zoo pics away. You are capturing much more emotion and activity than I am. Maybe I should start spending more time at the displays instead of running from shade tree to shade tree and popping my shutter in between. :lol:

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Outstanding croc shot Laurie. You cheated perfectly :D FWIW, you can get some great indoor shots using flash thru glass. Give it a try, just shoot at an angle to the glass and you'll be surprised just how well it works.

I also especially enjoyed the giraffe shots. Nice tight compositions and very expressive to the viewer. Well done.
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06-30-2005, 08:47 PM


I love the elephant spraying the water! Good action shot.

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06-30-2005, 08:49 PM


wow... these photos are vey nice... youre gonna prompt me to make a drive there soon!

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07-02-2005, 08:01 AM


Excellent shots, I especially love the elephant shots. I was waiting to go to the zoo until it cools down after summer so the animals will be a little more active, now you're making me rethink that idea entirely.
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