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Working an image from the zoo

I made this image capture when I was teaching my week long Texas School Class while we visited the Fort Worth Zoo. I didn’t have time to make sure my captures were “spot on” as I was helping my students. Soooo, my captures were somewhat less than stellar, which leads

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Seeing differently at the zoo

Zoos are a great place to practice photographing animals. The thing is, we all have great images of the lions, tigers, and bears (oh my). But what about finding the less popular or, even better, the less seen shots? Capturing details I had a couple of hours to wander the

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Practice wildlife photography by heading to the zoo

Three main things I find that have helped me create stronger wildlife photography are patience, practice and anticipating behavior. You work on all three when you have animals in front of your camera. Get thee to a zoo Many times I don’t have the subjects which to study and photograph

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Practice for your wildlife photography

You can sharpen your skills for photographing wildlife by going to the zoo. Even though animals at the zoo are captive they still have wild tendencies. Study behavior. Practice focusing, composition and more. Though it was a captive environment I learned a ton in studying the baboon behavior. The eye

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Photography tips for zoos, wildlife sanctuaries and rescues

For many people, the opportunity to observe and photograph the beauty and behavior of animals like wolves, raptors, and big cats in the wild is limited by many factors, including the scarcity of these animals and the need for massive lenses to observe them from great distances. For many of

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