Mixed bag

[PIKEMAN]

1 and 2 Chester Zoo on Tuesday, bright sunshine, nice to meet Matt,Mike,Sue and other TP members. 3 and 4 today, wet and windy taken at my feeding station at the mother-in-laws
I love the British weather!!!:lol:
1
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/chester-zoo-jaguar.jpg
2
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/chimp-chester.jpg
3
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/woody-in-the-rain.jpg
4
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/woody-in-the-wet.jpg

C&C welcome ,Thanks for looking Steve :thumbs:

[TomB]

I'm not usually a fan of zoo photos, but these are great. The chimp looks a little soft/oof though - maybe worth a sharpen?

[Garnock]

Great stuff.
You've nailed the focus on the woodpecker shots.:thumbs:

You have to laugh at #2.
And I thought Adge Cutler was dead. ;)
Showing my age now.

I don't think #2 is an OOF problem .
I think it's a DOF problem.
I think the camera has focused on the hand/stomach and the DOF is too shallow for the head to be in focus.
Still, it's a nice image.

[RobertP]

Depends what you look at on the chimp - the fingers on that round belly are nice and sharp!
edit: beaten to it:)

Very sharp cat too!

[PIKEMAN]

Thankyou for your comments :thumbs: the chimp was a snap shot, as this was how he landed up at the end of a head over heels roll , Totally agree oof on the face but still thought i would share because of the pose .

[Witch]

No 1 is indeed a cracker isn't it. Lovely and sharp and a great expression too. No 2 - yep, you've got the chimp equivalent of "Sharp nose, soft eye" on dog-shots!! I like the woodpecker shots a lot - I think the second is my favourite of the two although I'm not entirely sure why as in theory the pose appears better in the first - the vibrant red in those feathers is great - simply not a colour you expect to see in wildlife is it!

[moomike]

That 1st shot is excellent mate, well worth waiting at the enclosure for :clap:
That one & the last Woodpecker shots for me, both are spot on - can tell you've been doing your homework :lol: :thumbs:

[PIKEMAN]

That 1st shot is excellent mate, well worth waiting at the enclosure for :clap:
That one & the last Woodpecker shots for me, both are spot on - can tell you've been doing your homework :lol: :thumbs:

Thought you would like the chimp best :lol:
As for homework, practising every spare minute i get and feel that my photography is slowly but surely starting to improve, getting to grips with my exposures now, thats down to helpful people like yourself :thumbs:

[Ewan]

First one is great :D

I love the woodpecker shots too...The most exciting thing we get on our feeding station is blue-tits :(

[..MD..]

1 st one its a cat
2nd its a chimp
3rd a bird 4th another bird



:suspect:

all i need to do now is pick your brains and get to the same standard

nice set mate :nuts: very nice:naughty:

[elvis]

weldone pikeman i think you could give mr rouse a run for his money!

[grumpybadger]

Nice set. Love the comedy pose on the chimp. Woodpecker is also superb