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View 210: Wild Africa Trek
Kilimanjaro Safari ride has been a featured attraction since Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened in 1998. The safari is a drive through an African forest and savannah with many of Africa’s most popular animals roaming freely. Guests ride a safari “jeep” … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, africa, african elephant, captive, cat, cheetah, disney's animal kingdom, florida, kilimanjaro safari, mammals, nikon D700, nile crocodile, orlando, reticulated giraffe, savannah, thomson's gazelle, tommie, trek, vr, walt disney world, wild, zoo
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Gorilla Etiquette
Male Gorilla on the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/125s, f/5.6, ISO 3600, EV 0, 300mm focal length. Did you know staring to a gorilla is considered a threat or an act of aggression? Wonder … Continue reading
Posted in Animals
Tagged 28-300mm, africa, bachelor, behavior, captive, disney's animal kingdom, etiquette, eyes, face, flickr, florida, gorilla, male, mammal, nikon D700, pangani forest, primate, stare, trail, vr, walt disney world, zoo
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Getting Close
There are many ways of getting close in photography. Over the last couple of weeks, I have tried to show you a few of the different ways. The above collage summarizes them. Starting from the upper left: 10x Close Up … Continue reading
Nikon 105mm Micro User Report
As I mentioned on Monday, I rented a Nikon 105mm f/2.8 VR Micro (macro) lens from LensRentals.com for a few days. I had never used a macro lens before so I did some research by reading reviews by Ken Rockwell … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged 105mm, droplets, flash, lens, macro, micro, new york, nikon, red, review, rosamond gifford, strawberry, syracuse, toy, tripod, water, zamboni, zoo
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View 168: Weekend with Macro
Over the weekend I had the use of a Nikon 105mm f/2.8 VR macro lens which I rented from LensRentals.com. I will be writing up a review later this week but thought I would share a few teaser photos now. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Weekly View
Tagged 105mm, cat, f/2.8, ipod, lizard, marco, micro, mustang, new york, nikon D700, ocelot, rosamond gifford, shuffle, syracuse, vr, zoo
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