Joel,
Enjoyed seeing them all. Number 15, in the butterfly series, is
outstanding. Thanks for sharing.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Joel Wilcox" <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:41 AM
Subject: [OM] E-3 Photos: Omaha Zoo
> The controling purpose of our visit to Omaha was the Henry Doorly Zoo.
> Fun, attractive place -- recommended. Especially nice as far as I am
> concerned is the Butterfly Pavilion. Otherwise, you'll see some small
> mammals and a snake or two from the Desert Pavilion. There is a
> Tropical Pavilion and an aquarium. The large primates were outside
> -- must have been for the first time this season. The gorillas were
> quizzical. Maybe they are just like that. I was empathetic and have
> included doubtless too many gorilla photos.
>
> The aquarium was impossible for me. At highest ISOs I still couldn't
> get a shutter speed that was adequate to most subjects. Utterly
> dependent upon IS and luck of catching subjects at a stationary moment
> (when is aquatic life NOT moving?).
>
> In short -- ANOTHER ZOO GALLERY!!! --- aaaarrrrrrggggghhh!
>
> I didn't pay attention to the names of the animals I was shooting, so
> I did no annotations. A shortcoming, in retrospect.
>
> Most shots were made with the DZ 50-200 (slower, older one -- you
> know, the one with the GOOD glass -- hehe). Among the butterflies I
> added the DZ 1.4 TC here and there.
>
> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2008647&id=1261510733&l=d0908062a9
>
> Joel W.
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