Chester Zoo with new lens

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Took a trip to Chester Zoo on Saturday to try out my new lens - Sigma 70-200 f/2.8. Really enjoyed the day and using the new lens (although my back ached with the extra weight!). Was lucky enough to see all three tiger cubs at play.

I'd appreciate your thoughts on how I got on with it, many thanks

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And these with my kit lens

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nice set nice one of the cubs playing:)
I hope you don't mind me saying that you have missed the focus point on the Jaguar and the Tiger cub coming towards you they are focussed further back not on the face, it is really difficult to get shots of them moving though
I normally set the camera focus to servo mode and try to keep the focus point on the face
 
LCPete said:
nice set nice one of the cubs playing:)
I hope you don't mind me saying that you have missed the focus point on the Jaguar and the Tiger cub coming towards you they are focussed further back not on the face, it is really difficult to get shots of them moving though
I normally set the camera focus to servo mode and try to keep the focus point on the face
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No I don't mind at all Pete, thank you. I did have the lens set on servo mode as I mainly shoot rugby so its usually set to that anyway. To be honest I loved the one of the tiger cub, was one of my favourites, but at the same time, something wasn't quite right, I can now see what you are saying. I think I probably rushed to compose the shot as the cub suddenly appeared to the right of me, with the jaguar, no other excuse other than he was moving towards me.

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.
 
Snapdragon said:
No I don't mind at all Pete, thank you. I did have the lens set on servo mode as I mainly shoot rugby so its usually set to that anyway. To be honest I loved the one of the tiger cub, was one of my favourites, but at the same time, something wasn't quite right, I can now see what you are saying. I think I probably rushed to compose the shot as the cub suddenly appeared to the right of me, with the jaguar, no other excuse other than he was moving towards me.

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.
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No worries :)
It is tricky when they are moving especially when the light is low, I miss lots:D
if the light is too low to get a high enough shutter speed I wait till they stop moving but often they don't
Really like the last jaguar portrait well caught
 
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