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I really enjoyed West Midlands Safari Park...you have the chance to get quite a range of animals in reasonable settings worth cleaning your car windows before heading in as obviously some of the sections you really need to keep your windows closed
http://www.wmsp.co.uk
Not a zoo but The Raptor Foundation near St Ives, Cambridgeshire is great for birds of prey and photography. They have 2-3 flying displays per day and many perched birds for great portraits. Best of all the money goes towards running the foundation, helping injured birds of prey and returning them to the wild if it is possible, otherwise they are cared for at the centre.
The Wildlife Heritage Foundation in Kent is awesome.
It's not a zoo, per se, but they do have open days 3-4 times a year.
But they run photography days / evenings, and they are apparently legendary (though pricey).
is that the big cats place at Smarden ? - I went there once on a wild arena course, it was ****ing epic if expensive.
talking of private collections , the UK wolf trust at beenham, nr reading is hard to beat (so long as you like wolfies of course)
and the British Wildlife Centre at lingfield in surrey is worth a look - you can go as a visitor at weekends, but for best shots a photo day with into enclosure access during the week has a lot to commend it
The photography days at WHF are brilliant. They have to be pre booked and are about £125, but well worth it.
Yes, Smarden. I've only done an open day (last summer). Don't have the Wonga for the photo do's.
Met wolves from the Wolf Trust. Wept like a baby and got no pics whatsoever, but SOOOO worth it if wolves are your "thing". (and they have a thing about bare toes so I'd suggest trainers )
Matt.....struggling to change the title?
Matt.....struggling to change the title?
WHF? come one give me a clue what or where is that
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do try to keep up - its the wildlife heritage foundation Ruth mentioned :bonk:
do try to keep up - its the wildlife heritage foundation Ruth mentioned :bonk:
Marwell is ok but again some of the enclosures aren't photographer friendly, especially the big cats
The Snow Leopard above was taken through a chainlink fence.Hmmm last time I went to see the giraffes at Marwell you had that walk up platform to be at there level and they were fed from the sides or a nearby tree.
Being a big cat fan I find it frustrating to have either glass reflecting the sky/other visitors or wire to get through
It would be good if they took a look at whipsnade and put a canopy over the windows
.Being a big cat fan I find it frustrating to have either glass reflecting the sky/other visitors or wire to get through
It would be good if they took a look at whipsnade and put a canopy over the windows
Went to http://www.africa-alive.co.uk/ a few weeks ago and wasn't overly impressed, not a lot for the price but good for kids
Not keen on http://www.pwpark.com/index.html either, not a good place for photography
Marwell is ok but again some of the enclosures aren't photographer friendly, especially the big cats
Whipsnade has to to be a favourite
as really impressed with http://www.banhamzoo.co.uk/ too
Fot the british stuff you can't beat http://www.britishwildlifecentre.co.uk/
will think about a few more later
The Snow Leopard above was taken through a chainlink fence.
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One of the best ways I find to beat glass reflections is to use a rubber screw on hood. Pushing the lens against the glass with a rubber hood on cuts out reflections nicely.
How good is Banham Zoo for photography? My usual place is Whipsnade but have friends near Cambridge so Banham Zoo could be interesting. Have you any photos from there?
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