Monkeying about: Went to another local Zoo. Every animal in old style wire enclosures. A few had some glass panel into sleeping quarters so did my best. Took 15 shots of this little...

wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK

Went to another local Zoo. Every animal in old style wire enclosures. A few had some glass panel into sleeping quarters so did my best. Took 15 shots of this little fella at various settings this turned out the best

This shot was taken handheld:
Inside dim naturally lit building,
Through a glass panel into an area light by a fluorescent tube.

D7000
Sigma 70-200 f2.8
Polarising filter fitted
Focal length 200mm
App f2.8
SS 1/125
ISO 100 Auto
WB Auto
VR on
Built in flash fired Rear Curtain mode

P&P slight tweak to contrast and shadow protection and slight crop

For the conditions I am quite pleased with the outcome wondered what you thought.

Clicker2014 Loc: Canada

This is a wonderful shot. Definitely need to look at the "download" version to see how sharp it is. I don't see too much wrong...especially for the lighting you had to work with...I only wish mine were that good under those conditions! Like I mentioned before, it is very sharp, the detail in the fur is great and the colour is natural. The pose is perfect too. Good job!

wonkytripod wrote:

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Nightski

Andrew, i love the expression on this guy. You've the eyes in focus, and I love the soft focus on fur one on his left side. There are nice highlights, showing off the colors in his fur on his right side. You've got a nice separation between subject and background, and the color of the soft background is perfect.

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

Haven't yet read any of the other critiques so if I am redundant I apologize.

I think your photograph has an interesting subject, is well composed and exposed properly. The background separation is good with no distractions. Focus is on the eyes, where it normally should be. Understanding that you wished to blur the background, perhaps you would have been able to decrease the aperture a bit in order to get more detail in the facial area. Just a thought.

A well done photograph, especially under zoo conditions. 8-)

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

Bmac wrote:

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Andrew, I agree with all that Bmac has said, the monkey's nose is a bit soft, but considering how difficult it is to get pictures of zoo animals behind glass you did a good job.
PS: Is the hedgehog in the pot? ;-)

Graham

wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK

Clicker2014 wrote:

This is a wonderful shot. Definitely need to look at the "download" version to see how sharp it is. I don't see too much wrong...especially for the lighting you had to work with...I only wish mine were that good under those conditions! Like I mentioned before, it is very sharp, the detail in the fur is great and the colour is natural. The pose is perfect too. Good job!

Thank you so much for looking and commenting, as I said only 1 from 15 shots of this subject, My thoughts are that I would like it to be sharper.

lighthouse Loc: No Fixed Abode

To me it looks like the focus has missed the eyes and hit the forehead hair.

wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK

Nightski wrote:

Andrew, i love the expression on this guy. You've the eyes in focus, and I love the soft focus on fur one on his left side. There are nice highlights, showing off the colors in his fur on his right side. You've got a nice separation between subject and background, and the color of the soft background is perfect.

Thank you for your comments Sandra. It was a disappointing day over all due to the enclosures that most of the animals I wanted to shoot were in (wire and mesh all over the place or double fenced). But will have learned quite a lot once I sort the shots into good, bad and OMG the assess the metadata and my notes that I made.

wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK

Bmac wrote:

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Thank you very much for your comments. I have many years experience of taking photographs but really only been learning about photography for the last 2. As stated in reply to Nightski once I get to sit and look at the data on all my shots and the notes I made something will sink in and stay ready for next time.

wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK

Graham Smith wrote:

Andrew, I agree with all that Bmac has said, the monkey's nose is a bit soft, but considering how difficult it is to get pictures of zoo animals behind glass you did a good job.
PS: Is the hedgehog in the pot? ;-)

Graham

Thank you for looking and comments Graham.

I thought after our meeting that I should also have a change of avatar, something that more reflected my name, hence my Wonky Tripod that I use at my woodland campsite.

Granddad Loc: UK

wonkytripod wrote:

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How do you like this one.

wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK

Granddad wrote:

How do you like this one.

It looks sharper and slightly brighter to me on this screen here at work, more like I was hoping for. What editing suite did you use.

Thank you for your input.

Clicker2014 Loc: Canada

I like your avatar! :-)

wonkytripod wrote:

Thank you for looking and comments Graham.

I thought after our meeting that I should also have a change of avatar, something that more reflected my name, hence my Wonky Tripod that I use at my woodland campsite.

wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK

Clicker2014 wrote:

I like your avatar! :-)

Thanks for looking. I normally have a 3 gallon dixie hanging on there so theres always hot drinks for the clients on the courses that I run in the woods. But thought the posh coffee pot looked a little more refined for this forum. :thumbup:

Clicker2014 Loc: Canada

LOL! What courses?

wonkytripod wrote:

Thanks for looking. I normally have a 3 gallon dixie hanging on there so theres always hot drinks for the clients on the courses that I run in the woods. But thought the posh coffee pot looked a little more refined for this forum. :thumbup: