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Adelaide Meerkats

Postby Big V on Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:15 pm

From the Adelaide Zoo..

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Postby BBJ on Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:20 pm

Hey Big V, nice meerkats, i am a sucker for these critters, since i seen them at Zoo at Murray Bridge at a meet we had i want one. These are very good pics mate sharp as. Well done on these, i have not beed to the Zoo for many years and must get back there and do the camera thing.
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Postby marc on Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:18 pm

Beautiful images there BigV :wink: :wink:
Well blended bokeh as well.
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Postby Big V on Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:42 pm

Sigma 80-400 OS...
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Postby fozzie on Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:43 pm

Big V - up to your usual high quality, well done. There is just something about these animals that you just have to love. BTW: what is the latest update on the lions and or tigers facilities :?:
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Postby Killakoala on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:07 pm

The cuteness factor of these fellas never fades. The are the second cutest creatures on Earth with Numbats being the cutest. IMHO. :)

Great images. Why have we seen a plethora of meerkats on the forum this week? Is it International week of the Meerkat? Not that i am complaining, i would never tire of seeing them, especially when they are this good.. :)
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Postby DanielA on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:48 pm

Very nice as always, Big V.
I always seem to have trouble with distracting backgrouds. These are nice and smooth.

fozzie wrote:BTW: what is the latest update on the lions and or tigers facilities :?:

I'd like to see a meet there when it's ready. :D

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Postby Jamie on Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:04 pm

I love these little guys, every time i see them i just want to pick them up and squeeze their little tummys untill their eyes bulge out. :lol:

Great pictures........soooo sharp, well done!
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Postby Steffen on Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:06 am

Please forgive me for disturbing the choir of praise with a critical remark... :wink:

I just wanted to say that excess sharpening takes the 3-dimensionality out of an image. It makes it look flat, like photographed from a magazine page. Look, for example, how the meerkat's whiskers get firmly embedded into the background noise.

Take this from somebody who doesn't claim to be able to do any better. I just feel that people seem to have an urge for an abrasive sharpness that could never be achieved with Kodak Technical Pan and the best equipment.

I'd love to see those cute meerkats before sharpening.

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Postby Big V on Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:07 am

The lion and tiger cage will be ready after christmas and I agree a meet there will be a good idea...
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