216/365 - Jim - Oh My!

( 400mm ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

We went to the Pittsburgh Zoo today and I was armed with my 70-200mm lens and the 2x teleconverter. It started out rainy and I had some issues with slow shutter blur at ISO 200, but it eventually got nicer out and I had enough sun to shoot at decent speed. It's really hard to hold the lens still when zoomed to 400mm. Especially in lesser than ideal light. This is my Lions, Tigers, and Bears. Oh my! photo that I put together with Picasa. If you would like to view a collection of my zoo photos, click here.

012/365 - Jim - Lion

( f/4.5 70mm 1/80 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

Theme is wildlife. We went to Living Treasures today so Jameson could pet some animals. There were lots of goats roaming around that you can pet and feed. Mostly all of the animals were behind cages, which made it hard to get a clean image. This was taken through scratched up double panel glass. I had a circular polarizer which cut some of the glare, but it was still pretty low contrast. I increased contrast and applied an effect in Lightroom.