> Christian Skofteland posted: > > http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id7.html > > > > Shot with the D at the National Zoo this afternoon. Love the colors, hate > > the bokeh (fencing behind the bird). > > Bird looks GREAT. I don't think the background's so bad -- I shoot in a Zoo > quite a bit, and this looks really good considering what one is often forced to > get in zoos. > As a matter of fact, "our" zoo also has a King Vulture and I have never > attempted to photograph it, because of the absolutely horrible fence in the way. > > ERN >
Thanks! As a matter of fact, this shot was taken through a wire fence with another fence in the background. Shooting at the zoo is more challenging than some might think. Sure the animals are accessible and usually pretty close, but making sure the background looks good or a fence is not in the way (sometimes the animals are too close - like right up against the fence) is very difficult sometimes. I've thrown out - or not even shot - so many pictures because it just looked so bad. Christian
