rpnix
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Post by rpnix on Sept 1, 2006 8:18:14 GMT -5
 Not exactly "wild", but I was in the cage with her at the time. This isn't the same tiger that is biting me in my avitar photo, proving that I'm not the brightest bulb in the lamp.... |
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Post by jeffreyklassen on Sept 1, 2006 10:24:47 GMT -5
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Post by sunflowerkat on Sept 6, 2006 6:35:11 GMT -5
rpnix - What a wonderful subject. Something we don't get to see every day. Will you have the opportunity to photograph that baby again? I can just imagine the possibilities....  Katherine www.primalucephotos.com |
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Post by sunflowerkat on Sept 6, 2006 6:36:52 GMT -5
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Post by carlg51 on Sept 12, 2006 11:58:55 GMT -5
Jeffery
I was interested in the Exif data so I checked out your "PBase" site - wildlife portfolio. Great Stuff...I got most of my answers there. Which lens did you use for the Tiger scenes?
Awesome photos.
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Post by jeffreyklassen on Sept 12, 2006 16:20:55 GMT -5
Thank you,
It was taken with a Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED lens. Good lens, it has some distortion at 300mm but it has never been a problem for me. And although it is a slow lens, with the right conditions it really can produce results.
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Post by carlg51 on Sept 12, 2006 17:48:19 GMT -5
I have that lens also. I have had geat experiences with it at the outdoor dog shows. Some of my favorite show photos were taken with that lens. I am taking this lens with me to the National next week. I am flying at it is much lighter than my 70-200 VR. I will post more about my Camera/Laptop Back pack in the Gagets section.
Continue your great shooting...
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rpnix
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Post by rpnix on Oct 6, 2006 9:31:22 GMT -5
re: Photographing the baby again...
No, for two reasons. First, she was only six months old at the time, and is now probably fully grown and about 600 pounds of photographer-eating tiger.
Second, and sadly, the folks running the park where she lived were later arrested for the illegal trade of exotic animals and are currently in prison. The animals themselves (Including a beautiful 1000 pound Liger) have been spread to other homes, and I have no idea where they all went. It's really a shame, because it was a wonderful and fanciful place to view and photograph these majestic creatures. Lost to new homes were about 50 black and grizzly bears, about a dozen tigers, the Liger, maybe 8 lions, and various lepards, cougars and other exotic cats, along with parrots and other animals too numerous to mention.
These people really meant well, and cared about the animals, and they should be commended for that. But the pressures of feeding and caring took its toll, and they bowed to the pressure and allowed themselves to make some unwise choices. (At least, I hope this was the cause...) Each cat ate about 60 pounds of meat a day. That's hard to keep up with.
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