verysimplejason said:Nice pics! Somehow, I'd like to see all these creatures in the wild. I'd like taking pictures of animals inside the zoo but something in me becomes sad when I see them caged. Hopefully I'll be able to save money to go to a real safari someday.
I'm with you. Something irks me about "zoo shots". Especially when people refer to them as "wildlife photography". Seriously? That's like waiting in line at a book signing, then telling people that you know the author. Like buying a lapdance then saying you hit second base with a model. I suppose it's an OK way to practice, but that "wildlife" has been put on display, you didn't track it, you didn't "earn it". It's just a gear test.
Early in my photography I used to take zooms with me to the zoo. Now, anytime I go with the family to the zoo, I leave all my telephoto at home, and bring a wide prime, because shots of my kids looking at the animals is all I'll be interested in looking at later.
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