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Re: [OM] E-3 Photos: Omaha Zoo

Subject: Re: [OM] E-3 Photos: Omaha Zoo
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:02:16 -0400
Despite your complaints you did manage to get a good shot of a fish. 
There are lots of nice ones in there and you did manage to catch some 
interesting gorilla expressions.

Chuck Norcutt

Joel Wilcox wrote:
> 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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