Tag Archives: zoo

View 298: California

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

Running a little behind this week. Currently in Las Vegas with plans to drive over to Arizona today to see some big ditch in the Earth. Before I do that…here is more from California. I mentioned last week were I … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Travel, Weekly View | Tagged 28-300mm, boat, california, carsland, castle, clouds, disney's california adventure, disneyland, evening, fireworks, fishing, giant panda, hippo, hippopotamus, horizon, horse, jaguar, koala bear, koalas, nikon D700, ocean, ocean beach, pacific, san diego, snow white, storytellers, sunbeams, trolley, vr, walt disney, zoo | 5 Comments

Off on an Adventure

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

If everything went according to plan yesterday, I will be waking up in San Diego, California this morning on the first stop of a travel adventure which will cover five western US states over the next three weeks. This trip … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged adventure, blue hour, california, clouds, fisherman's pier, google, long exposure, ocean beach, pacific ocean, panda, pressgram, san diego, tripod, twitter, vacation, water, zoo | 5 Comments

Mind of a Young Elephant

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

I know animals do not act like humans. I know they do things for their own reasons mostly having to do with food and propagation of the species. However, it is hard not to imagine this young elephant was doing what … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | Tagged 80-400mm, asian, boulder, dirty, elephant, family, fun, mammal, mother, mud, new york, nikon D700, rock, rosamond gifford, syracuse, vr, winter, young, zoo | 5 Comments

View 263: Familiar Faces

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York is running their annual January Winter Photo Contest. People with a camera and a coupon (see link for details) can get free admission into the zoo. They have cut the regular admission … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Weekly View | Tagged 50mm f/1.8, 80-400mm, canid, cat, cub, dog, feline, gray, january, mammals, meerkat, new york, nifty fifty, nikon D700, photo contest, rosamond gifford, snow, snow leopard, syracuse, timber wolf, vr, white, winter, zoo | 6 Comments

Looking for Photography Ideas for 2013?

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Scott Thomas Photography

I shared with you my goals for 2013 last week. I posted the link in a few photography forums and they generated a lot of discussion. It was interesting to see people talk about goals but, like I did in 2012, … Continue reading →