Photogenic

[beetiger]

I got a new camera (The Casio Exilim Z55 -- hey, don't give me crap, it's got Pentax lenses, it's superlight, and it wasn't too pricey.)

We went to the Bronx Zoo on Sunday. It was a special request from Rhys (every day for the previous week or so), but it gave me an excuse to play with the camera. The Bronx Zoo has some really beautifully-executed exhibits, and I've goten to know it pretty well, since we have a pass and I go about once a month or so. January's pleasantly deserted there, even if some of the seasonal exhibits are closed. The Tiger Mountain exhibit is especially well-done, and of course my favorite. Rhys is especially fond of the Mouse House. This time, we got to see a baby acouchi nursing, which was pretty cool.

And I got to play with my new camera. I haven't particularly figured out how to optimize it for wildlife photography yet, but the files are huge compared to my old camera (5 megapixels instead of 2), so at least I've got a lot of file to play with.

So now I have some new user icons. No text on them yet, so feel free to make suggestions if you feel inspired.

Comments

[varjohaltia.livejournal.com]

Yay! Plenty of pictures to be posted, right? Right?

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

What's the best way to post pictures around here these days?

[sydb42.livejournal.com]

What a great tiger picture! We have a pass for the Louisville Zoo so we go there quite frequently too (though not so much right now because it's been cold). I love going when it's in the 50s though, because it's nice if you wear a jacket but no one else knows that so it's pretty deserted. :) I've gotten some great pictures of one of the elephants, the rhinos, the hippos (including the baby one that was born one day before Snoopy), etc. etc. I try to always remember to bring the camera (though nowhere near as nice as yours) to get those great photo ops.

One of Scout's favorite parts of the zoo is where they keep the spiders. Huge, furry, nasty-looking spiders that make my skin crawl. I'm very proud of myself for not letting her know that, however, so I don't accidentally transfer my fear onto her.

[cktraveler.livejournal.com]

These are great shots!

[varjohaltia.livejournal.com]

My personal favorite is flickr (http://www.flickr.com), but I'm sure others have other preferences.

[beowabbit]

Nice pics; I hope I get to see them full-size!

I’ve never been to the Bronx Zoo, and I’d love to go some time.