Brevard County Zoo
Oct 23, 2016 15:05:57 #
After you have visited the Viera Wetlands, about a mile away (to the East, just East of the I-95 Wickham Rd Exit 191) is this small zoo which is really very nice. It has a very large collection of Florida and Central American mammals and birds, a few from South America, and a small African exhibit with rhinos and giraffes.
This was the first weekend in about five months where the weather was not oppressively hot. The animal enclosures are in a wooded area so you can get a lot of nice dappled light. These were taken with a Canon 6D using an "old version" Canon 100-400L Series I lens.
If you are unable to get a photo of your favorite regional bird at the wetlands or Merritt Island, try here! Not as exciting - but you can see them all up close!
This was the first weekend in about five months where the weather was not oppressively hot. The animal enclosures are in a wooded area so you can get a lot of nice dappled light. These were taken with a Canon 6D using an "old version" Canon 100-400L Series I lens.
If you are unable to get a photo of your favorite regional bird at the wetlands or Merritt Island, try here! Not as exciting - but you can see them all up close!
Crested Cara cara
King Vulture
Resting roseatte spoonbill
Jaguar
Hyacinth Macaw
Oct 23, 2016 15:07:31 #
Good set Steve, some beautiful creatures there,
Geoff
Geoff
sb wrote:
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Oct 23, 2016 15:33:39 #
Wonderful set. Isn't it nice when you can get superb photos without trudging through the "outback?"
Bud
Bud
Oct 23, 2016 16:45:25 #
GWR100 wrote:
Good set Steve, some beautiful creatures there,
Geoff
Geoff
Thanks, Geoff!
Oct 23, 2016 16:45:41 #
angler wrote:
Superb set Steve,i cant pick a favourite i liked them all.
Thanks, Angler
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Oct 23, 2016 16:50:59 #
doreens61 wrote:
Great shots they are so clear and crisp.
Thanks - and welcome to the forum. There were a number of posts recently about the pros and cons of the Canon 6D - it does not have all the bells and whistles of many of the newer cameras (for example, not as many focusing points, it does not have a built-in flash, etc.) but it is a very functional full-frame camera that some of us can afford. Some don't like it, other reviewers have claimed it is the "second-best full-frame camera out there". I just purchased this refurbished 6D a month ago from Canon, and all I can say is that I am extremely pleased with the results I am getting! It has superb low-light capability, and so photos like these in partial shade are absolutely no problem at all, even hand-held with a telephoto!
Oct 23, 2016 16:52:20 #
WF2B wrote:
Wonderful set. Isn't it nice when you can get superb photos without trudging through the "outback?"
Bud
Bud
I ALMOST feel guilty... ! Thanks. I think I will go back soon and just camp out by the jaguar and do nothing but take photos of him when he finally decides to turn in my direction. Such a beautiful creature!
Oct 23, 2016 19:31:25 #
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