BLACKPOOL ZOO 10TH APRIL TP MEET CHAT THREAD

[button-moon]

wow great shot!
just look at their scales...they are weird things really!

god i can remember one day a woman rang the reptile centre i worked at,, and she was soo panicky!! she said..'helllooo...theres a snake in my kitchen!!' i was like..what?! she said 'theres a snake in my kitchen!!' then the pitch got alot higher n she was squealing really fast down the phone 'it going round my coffee jar..o my god, it came out of my drawer what do i do, what do i do??'
i said 'what colour is it n how big?'
she said 'its red, black n white striped...oh my god its heading for the sink!!'
i said 'o its pueblan' (the type of snake)
then she screeched....'ITS A PROBLEM?? WHAT DO U MEAN ITS A PROBLEM!!! OH MY GOD!'
and that was it i lost all control n started in fits of giggles down the phone...i said a PUEBLAN...the type of snake!! its ok, it wont harm you.

needless to say she didnt find it very funny n continued to squeal down the phone!.
turns out it was one of our regular customers snake...it had escaped 3 days before and travelled through the chimney and was in a house 2 doors down from where he lived covered in soot. god ill never forget her squeaking...'A PROBLEM!!!!!'

 

[Kaouthia]

You shoulda said "yeah that's a uhhh Axanthic Coral Snake... better run!"

 

[button-moon]

lol yeah we used to get loads of people coming in and gasping at the tank saying...thats one of those coral snakes!! i was like...yeah, like we just have a highly venomous snake for sale as a pet!! DUUUHHHH!!!
i wanted a snake...but changed my mind after working there...i saw what they could do i bought a bearded dragon instead

 

[CGeezer]

Here are a few of mine. I only carried my 150mm macro lens so if it didn't fit in it didn't get taken Hope you like them.

Coughed up by a Lion this fur ball was just by the side of one of the enclosures :shrug:

Took quite a few Parrot shots this being my favourite

Missed all the shows but still got the money shot

Never seen one of these lazy gets flying before, I heard what sounded like a Pterodactyl flapping it's wings behind me (no I'm not that old to have heard one in real life) and the true pro that I am I pointed and kept my finger on the shutter to take a series of photo's, This is the best one that I captured.

This is her best side apparently

Anyone got a 160mm macro lens?

Note to self, I must take a tripod next time

 

[animal168]

A few a nice day at the Blackpool Zoo Meet.

1. Peek-a-boo

2. Awwww

3. Cheese

4. Kiss

5. Yummy

 

[sixsheep]

a couple more of those colourful birds

 

[mich66]

fabulous photos all... john, i've never seen a peacock flying before, great shot..

the gorilla is amazing!

 

[cowasaki]

Some cracking shot been added

Just looking at them now on the Mac Pro and they look even better than when I was looking earlier....

Who is organising the next meet?

Should I do it? :shrug:

 

[stretchy25]

Here's some of mine that made the cut ...

Penguins

Gorilla

Meerkat

Lioness

Red Panda

Ostrich

 

[stretchy25]

And a few more ...

Lemur

The King

Hope you like

Andrew

 

[sixsheep]

Stretchy25 this Red Panda is fabulous. My wife was trying to take me to see it, but couldn't find it the 2nd time around.

 

[Nikon Dave]

Had another great day out and look forward to the next one already ! A few from me

 

[canonrebel]

A few from me

The very rare leser spotted Cowasaki

Parrot

blending in nicely

monkey business

spotted a tog?

Red Panda Silhouette

 

[sixsheep]

I'm the odd one out, hatless.

so are you somewhere in the background of this?

 

[canonrebel]

Not in picture, was stood directly oposite

 

[Andysnap]

Blimey theres some great photos up already. Only just got back (been babysitting at the b-in-l's) so I'll get some asap. Thanks again to Tracey for organising, it was a great day out.

Andy

 

[button-moon]

andrew those are amazing! love the red panda...ig ot one similar too but your is WAAAY better! LOL

steve i love your monkey business one the best!! brilliant!

dave im in love with the sleepy lion pic and the gorilla one...just brill...and your fence hopping paid off for the tiger picture huh!!???!!
LOL

 

[button-moon]

ok, i suppose i should put some of mine up ......lots of very boring and basic pics im afraid!!

Smile

more to follow

 

[button-moon]

have a few more but the host is having trouble uploading at the mo!! LOL

 

[animal168]

some more from me

1. Bakuva the Gorilla

2. Thoughtfull

3. Tricks

4. Nap time

5. Tigger

6. Getting some rays

Still a couple more on my Flickr

 

[button-moon]

 

[Nikon Dave]

I'll enter a candid shot

Some more others

 

[Boopop]

Doubt I'll be winning any prizes but here are my favourite photos I took Oh, and sorry about the watermark, but after that crappy digital economy bill got passed I'm not taking any chances xD


First a noisy seagul

This one makes me think "Oh no you didn't!"

The obligatory peacock photo...

Jumping through hoops...

A reptile...

Finally, a red panda being very rude towards me! xD

 

[towershot]

Thanks Mark, and I'm up for any sort of meeting m8.Joined a B/pool flickr,but nowt came of it.

One shot I took got all't animals in one shot

Peek-a-boo 2,the sequal.

 

[sixsheep]

Lovely couple of captures of the peacock Tracey & the monkeys too. The ones without cameras I mean.

 

[towershot]

Some cracking shot been added

Just looking at them now on the Mac Pro and they look even better than when I was looking earlier....

Who is organising the next meet?

Should I do it? :shrug:

Darren m8,1 volunteer is better than 5 pressed men

But as the organiser you have to wear tights.

 

[Andysnap]

Okey dokey heres a few of mine to be going on with. I'd do more but I'm right knacked so of to bed in a bit.

Seen more than he's saying...


The Sad King of Nowhere


A curious bird is the pelican its beak can hold more than its belly can...


I'll get some more processed tomorrow including a few of the film shots.

Cheers

Andy

 

[Savagestorm]

I actually posted this in the wrong location to begin with, apologies for the delay.

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great day out, nice to see so many faces again, especially John(CGeezer) back on his feet so soon.

I mirror your sentiments; John, feeling stiff today?

Anyway, I haven't had an opportunity to work on any pictures so I'll post a few straight from the camera, (any post-processing recommendations are appreciated).

We were blessed with a beautiful day:

A short stroll through Stanley park resulted in this, (it got a bird photographer I met very excited, can anyone explain why?):

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Meerkat:

Asian Elephant:

Mother and child:

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[Savagestorm]

Their home:

Oh and Andy, I think you may be doing it wrong......

 

[Savagestorm]

For those who were asking for details about my charity run:

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Again, please visit the donation page, and remember "every little helps: www.justgiving.com/NSPCC-WS

 

[Savagestorm]

I spy a Formula Student t-shirt, same event that I worked towards at uni! Some great shots guys and that group shot is making me want to get a graphics tablet!

Sorry I couldn't make it, but it looks like you all had a good laugh. Was Billy in his Clio?

Hey dude,

Which year? I'm sure Bob, Matt and Lawrence will remember you.

Cheers

 

[lythambelle]

I wonder what happens when I pull this rope?

Oh! I daren't look!

Haa haa haa! Thats ridiculous.

"Aw! Go on get us a fish." "It's your turn I always get up first, it would be nice if I got one in bed for once!"

A lovely day and nice to meet some fellow TP members.

 

[lythambelle]

Sleeping red panda.

Mine!

"Ee! This fine weather brings all the animals out doesn't it Ethel". "It Sure does I've lost count of all the togs with long lenses i've seen today."

"Don't you point that thing at me!"

Wabbits: "You know this can't be right!" "Look i'm sorry I can't do it your bum smells. Can't we do it normal rabbit fashion?"

 

[button-moon]

lmao love your captions phil
cracking panda shot!

wasim, love your meerkat shot!!!

andysnap, your gorilla shot is brilliant!! he looks so sad though

thank-you very much ramon xx

dave...that peacock pic came out brill!! cant believe i was stood right near you when u took something like that!! u buggar!! LOL

tom gorilla shot n peacock ones are brilliant!!! the reptile u took pic of is a blue tongued skink
xx

towershot, love the red panda x

 

[clowesey]

here's a efw of mine. Still got some to look at yet, along with the 100 or so I took in my parent's garden when I got back and the 600 I took at rugby yesterday. Might be straight by the end of the week. Wish I'd taken some suncream though, 2 days in the open, no protection and I'm currently doing a damn good impression of a red panda myself.

Can I have some feedback on the colouring/sharpness of these - when I processed them on my laptop they looked almost over saturated but reasonably sharp. Looking at them at work now and they appear a little (lot) dull and very soft. I'm used to the softness (shotting at f5.6 with a t/c isn't conducive to great sharpness) but these look horrid to me. Not sure which screen is out.

Not sure what this is till I get home and read my guide book!

Couldn't leave the Meerkats out

Sad Monkey

Pelican

My favourite of the day

Rest are on my Flickr

See you all next time I hope

 

[button-moon]

they look fine to me jackie!

LOVE the penguin one!! first one is very cute too! xx

 

[Nikon Dave]

I actually posted this in the wrong location to begin with, apologies for the delay.

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I mirror your sentiments; John, feeling stiff today?

Anyway, I haven't had an opportunity to work on any pictures so I'll post a few straight from the camera, (any post-processing recommendations are appreciated).

We were blessed with a beautiful day:

A short stroll through Stanley park resulted in this, (it got a bird photographer I met very excited, can anyone explain why?):

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Meerkat:

Asian Elephant:

Mother and child:

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The bird in question is your common garden "Great tit" ,not quite sure why he got excited about it ?? (there was'nt a big eagle behind it waiting to eat it was there )

 

[leftcurl]

blimey.... note to self: must download pics of memory cards within 3 days of taking pictures!! You lot are so on the ball... i flicked thru my stash taken on the day and so far have deleted about 80 pics, so that just leaves me with about 150 or so to pick out the best of the rest.
playing footy tonight, playing golf tomorrow.... i'll set myself a target of uploading some by thursday then! :bonk:

 

[Andysnap]

A few more from me. Have to say that the quality of shots in this thread has left me in awe, stunning stuff guys and girls, really nice work.

Cute... not always.

Hoopla

The Origin of the Species

Fingers

Baby Giraffe

Cheers

Andy

 

[button-moon]

aww they are great andy....like the orangutan silhouette one
the sealion one is brill too!! xx