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<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 195908" data-attributes="member: 12257">Alright, here are my final four Zoo in B&amp;W...&nbsp; I tried to save some of my faves.The first was quite a tough shot around toddlers and &quot;greasy glass&quot; (read: toddlers), but I managed to catch a small group of African Penguins playing in the sprinkler.[ATTACH]51601[/ATTACH]Then, FINALLY, after eyeing everyone's close-up dragonfly pics, I managed to catch this one hanging out on a stick as we were watching the siamang island.&nbsp; (Kudos to my wife for noticing it first and getting my attention!)[ATTACH]51598[/ATTACH]Then THIS was by far my favorite animal pic of this project.&nbsp; The Highland Cow.&nbsp; He was stealing hay from the neighboring pen (and goats) and had a bright gravel background behind him, so I chose to over expose the background by spot metering his face in the hopes I would get a &quot;white-out&quot;, and it worked!&nbsp; Plus, with a little bit of cow talk (yes, I made moo noises at a cow at the zoo, real original) I got him to look at me so I could focus on one of his hard to catch eyes.&nbsp; What a blast, and as a member of the clan McPherson, and active participant in the Scottish Games, I kinda favor this highland beast anyway.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />[ATTACH]51600[/ATTACH]And, of course, my favorite part of any shoot is spending time with my boy.&nbsp; This pic was shot one one of the mid-week trips when the zoo is practically empty, so he got to climb this structure without dodging smaller rugrats, and I caught a candid pic before he had the chance to make a face or give me the fake &quot;slump&quot; pose.[ATTACH]51597[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 195908, member: 12257"] Alright, here are my final four Zoo in B&W... I tried to save some of my faves. The first was quite a tough shot around toddlers and "greasy glass" (read: toddlers), but I managed to catch a small group of African Penguins playing in the sprinkler. [ATTACH=CONFIG]51601._xfImport[/ATTACH] Then, FINALLY, after eyeing everyone's close-up dragonfly pics, I managed to catch this one hanging out on a stick as we were watching the siamang island. (Kudos to my wife for noticing it first and getting my attention!) [ATTACH=CONFIG]51598._xfImport[/ATTACH] Then THIS was by far my favorite animal pic of this project. The Highland Cow. He was stealing hay from the neighboring pen (and goats) and had a bright gravel background behind him, so I chose to over expose the background by spot metering his face in the hopes I would get a "white-out", and it worked! Plus, with a little bit of cow talk (yes, I made moo noises at a cow at the zoo, real original) I got him to look at me so I could focus on one of his hard to catch eyes. What a blast, and as a member of the clan McPherson, and active participant in the Scottish Games, I kinda favor this highland beast anyway. :cool: [ATTACH=CONFIG]51600._xfImport[/ATTACH] And, of course, my favorite part of any shoot is spending time with my boy. This pic was shot one one of the mid-week trips when the zoo is practically empty, so he got to climb this structure without dodging smaller rugrats, and I caught a candid pic before he had the chance to make a face or give me the fake "slump" pose. [ATTACH=CONFIG]51597._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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