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NostalgicDad
08-26-2008, 10:35 PM
During our recent trip to DL a couple of weeks ago, we made a visit to the Wild Animal Park. I thought I'd share a few of the shots I took. I enjoyed the birds more than anything even though the rest of the park was quite enjoyable. I'd recommend it if you get the chance to go. :)


This balloon takes you up 400 feet, tethered by a cable. It provided some great views.

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The big cats were already starting to hide by the time we got to their area.

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And, the birds......

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sherry7
08-27-2008, 12:11 AM
Awesome shots. :) I especially like the close-ups on the birds.

What camera and lenses were you using?
NostalgicDad
08-27-2008, 01:14 PM
Thanks. These were shot with the D300. I was using the 70-300VR for the bird shots as well as the lion. The others were using the Sigma 10-20.
DueyDooDah
08-27-2008, 01:27 PM
This is one of my favorite parks (I even like it better than DL, although it will never replace WDW.) I have a day's shoot from here (still waiting to be processed) but find your bird photos to be superb. I'll post mine once they are ready.
bwvBound
08-27-2008, 01:36 PM
Thanks for the photos! I really should use my APs this year ... hmm ... maybe even this upcoming weekend ...
NostalgicDad
08-27-2008, 06:09 PM
This is one of my favorite parks (I even like it better than DL, although it will never replace WDW.) I have a day's shoot from here (still waiting to be processed) but find your bird photos to be superb. I'll post mine once they are ready.


Thanks! I look forward to seeing your shots. I got quite a few gorilla shots as well, but I could just never seem to get the right lighting on their faces. I'll try to post a few more when I get time.
orchjoe
08-28-2008, 12:16 AM
http://ddbimages.smugmug.com/photos/359562877_UCEE9-M.jpg

This is a cool shot :wave2: