Monday, July 14, 2014

Gorilla in the Tree


This gorilla seems to be holding court on a tree in Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo's Gorilla House   July 3, 2014

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens  f/6.3 at 1/125 sec  Aperture Priority  125.0mm   ISO 1600  Exposure Bias 0.33   Processed from RAW by Adobe Camera Raw and finished with Photoshop Elements 11 

Orange Canna


Orange Canna bloom at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.   July 3, 2014

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens  f/5.0 at 1/60 sec  Aperture Priority  67.0mm   ISO 200  Processed from RAW by Adobe Camera Raw and finished with Photoshop Elements 11 

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Ring Tailed Lemur


Ring Tailed Lemurs like to bask in the heat of morning sun.  Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo   July 3, 2014

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens  f/6.3 at 1/60 sec  Aperture Priority  200.0mm  Exposure bias 0.33  ISO 1600  Processed from RAW, tonemapped by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro, and finished with Photoshop Elements 11

July Super Moon


July 2014 "Super Moon".  July 12, 2014

Canon EOS 60D with .Canon EF 75-300 (1.6 cf) lens  f/5.6 at 1/250 sec  Manual  300.0mm  (effective 480mm)  ISO 100   EV 0.00  Processed from RAW by ACR 7.4 and Photoshop Elements 11.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Spotted Leopard


Spotted Leopard in the Cat House at Omaha's Zoo.   July 3, 2014

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens  f/6.3 at 1/100 sec  Aperture Priority  200.0mm  Exposure bias -2.00  ISO 1600  Processed from RAW by Adobe Camera Raw and finished with Photoshop Elements 11

Exposure bias was set in error as the camera was still set up for taking 3 bracketed exposures.  Thanks to also shooting RAW, I was able to recover this image.

Two Yellow Lilies

The Zoo is a great place to hone photography skills.  Here's a shot of two Yellow Lily blooms at the Omaha Zoo   July 3, 2014

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens  f/13.0 at 1/160 sec  Aperture Priority  125.0mm   ISO 200  Processed from RAW by Adobe Camera Raw and finished with Photoshop Elements 11