Bruce Dayton wrote:
I have to admit when the link first came up, I saw this guy squatting in front of what looked to be a piece of artillery...I thought, "cool, but not that cute" until I realized I needed to scroll down to see the koala.
Frank mentioned that in another post... Maybe I should take the hint and change the look of the blog... :-)
It is certainly a rare occasion to be able to see and photograph a koala that is not captive in a zoo. I am jealous of the opportunity. I have to agree that the sky is not too cooperative. I am curious if you used some kind of flash on this one - seems like the face is just a bit lacking in depth, more like a flash would do that overpowers the ambient light a bit. Other than that, pretty cool shot and experience.
Thanks for the comments, Bruce. Yes I did blast him with a flash, but that normally adds detail and depth when balanced properly. I also added a bit of exposure compensation to overcome the the brightness of the sky (I HAD to overpower the awful white sky or he would ave been a featureless black blob in the silhouette of a gum tree).
Thanks also Dave and Frank for looking. I was hoping to see a wild koala this trip. They are apparently pretty common in this part of New South Wales. The weather just has not been cooperating - it's been raining pretty much every day which is actually good for the area so I'm not complaining :-) - and I haven't been able to get out much to shoot the local wildlife. I've seen a bunch of kangaroos, wallaroos, goannas, and lots of parrots and other birds but just have not been able to photograph them.
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