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<blockquote data-quote="Lawrence" data-source="post: 249596" data-attributes="member: 16844">Day 18I'm still in this thing.Spent the afternoon at the Hamilton Zoo and had a great time.I was determined to use only my 70-300 and stuck to that.However the main problem I faced was either the fencing or reflection on glass so good photos were not easy to get (I am sticking with that excuse. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> )The second BIG problem was as soon as I got to them all the animals seemed to turn around and &quot;moon&quot; me!&nbsp; Grrr …. Lots of rear end photos.I have heaps of material and some pretty good bird shots. I will post these in other threadsFor this day though I will only post 4.First up the Rhino's eye. He was in a group of about 8 and everyone was showing me their butt![ATTACH=full]67616[/ATTACH]Next we'll go with the Heron.[ATTACH=full]67617[/ATTACH]Then the ostrich - big crop to get rid of fence.&nbsp; Not a good composition as a result.[ATTACH=full]67618[/ATTACH]And finally the Sumatran Tiger.&nbsp; Another big crop to eliminate most (not all) of the fence.[ATTACH=full]67619[/ATTACH]Although not great photos it was a day of testing to see how fast I could focus on shoot on moving animals and to that end a successful day.Loved the lens.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lawrence, post: 249596, member: 16844"] [U][B]Day 18[/B][/U] I'm still in this thing. Spent the afternoon at the Hamilton Zoo and had a great time. I was determined to use only my 70-300 and stuck to that. However the main problem I faced was either the fencing or reflection on glass so good photos were not easy to get (I am sticking with that excuse. :p ) The second BIG problem was as soon as I got to them all the animals seemed to turn around and "moon" me! Grrr …. Lots of rear end photos. I have heaps of material and some pretty good bird shots. I will post these in other threads For this day though I will only post 4. First up the Rhino's eye. He was in a group of about 8 and everyone was showing me their butt! [ATTACH type="full" width="30%"]67616._xfImport[/ATTACH] Next we'll go with the Heron. [ATTACH type="full" width="30%"]67617._xfImport[/ATTACH] Then the ostrich - big crop to get rid of fence. Not a good composition as a result. [ATTACH type="full" width="30%"]67618._xfImport[/ATTACH] And finally the Sumatran Tiger. Another big crop to eliminate most (not all) of the fence. [ATTACH type="full" width="30%"]67619._xfImport[/ATTACH] Although not great photos it was a day of testing to see how fast I could focus on shoot on moving animals and to that end a successful day. Loved the lens. [/QUOTE]

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