I visited Vancouver's zoo several years ago. Then I read that the zoo was voted out of existence. There was an aquarium in the same area. I wonder if that still exists.
Jim A. > From: John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:35:22 +0100 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Greater Vancouver Zoo > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 14:34:37 -0400 > > I think the bars force us to reflect on the fact that these creatures of > the wild have been imprisoned for our entertainment. Perhaps there are > good reasons for it, perhaps not. > > John > > On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 07:13:34 -0700, Shel Belinkoff > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi Alan ... >> >> I don't like these at all. The fence between the viewer and >> the animals really detracts from the critters. Better would >> have been to get closer, stick a smaller lens through the >> fence, if at all possible, or get much closer to the fence >> and use whatever lens you had wide open or close to it, >> obscuring the fence completely. Baring those options, these >> are probably as good as you could get, and was a good >> exercise in hand holding longer lenses ... which you seem to >> have done quite well. >> >> Others might like the idea of the fence being there, but, >> imo, it makes for very poor photographs. >> >> shel >> >> Alan Chan wrote: >>> >>> Had a few hours walk this Saturaday and took some pictures. To my >>> surprise, >>> I was able to take sharp pictures by handholding my 200mm & 300mm. >>> Camera >>> shake used to be a problem with me so I usually had the tripod with me, >>> but >>> not this time (left in the car because of the weight). Any comments >>> welcome. >>> :-) >>> >>> http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/vancouver_zoo >> >> > > > > -- > Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ >
