Went to the Bronx Zoo today

[Brainonska511]

So I went to the Bronx Zoo today with my parents and little brother. Along came my Rebel XT and my new Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 lens. Here are some pictures of today's events - some are resized or cropped due to space constraints .

Full size:
Ibex
Duck

Resized/Cropped:
Polar Bear
Fish in the Tiger cage
Tiger
Butterfly
Butterfly2
Butterfly3
Butterfly4
Butterfly5
Butterfly6
Butterfly7
Butterfly8
Duck (same one as above)
Peahen

And since I love to share, here are some chickadee pictures from my backyard taken with my Sigma 28-70 f/2.8-4 (cheap, starter lens I was using):
http://img.photobucket.com/alb...gSouls088/IMG_3543.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb...gSouls088/IMG_3542.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb...gSouls088/IMG_3539.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb...gSouls088/IMG_3537.jpg

Enjoy

 

[montanafan]

Nice photos. I like the one of the duck best, nice sharp focus on the face.

 

[ThePresence]

I love the coloring in the polar bear pic.

 

[Muadib]

Did you take any pics in the rat/mouse house? I'd like to see how your camera does in low light.

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: Muadib
Did you take any pics in the rat/mouse house? I'd like to see how your camera does in low light.

I only took one this time around. It is hard to take them in the mouse house because of the glare off the glass and the low-light in some of the cages, even at maximum aperture and ISO 1600. I guess I could have used the flash, but you don't want to freak out the mice either.

Mouse House picture (6-17-07)

There are a few more I have from last year taken with my Canon S400, but they used flash -
Last year's trip to Bronx Zoo

Edit: I do like how ISO 1600 on my Rebel XT looks a million times better than ISO 400 on my S400.