London Zoo HELP!
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I haven't been since last winter but the album of shots below might give you some idea of what is possible. Bear in mind also that you're undoubtedly taller than me and that usually helps a bit! The penguins are definately the place to be at feeding time - great opportunities for comedy laden shots and the herons usually fly in for a cheap meal too
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It's pretty good, I went there during the abismally wet summer we had. There are very few fence problems (due to using water and having a lot of pits) although the best shots for the lions (tigers?) and gorillas can be spoilt through having to shoot through glass. There are other places to shoot them from though. 
A fast lens with images stabilisation is a must though for the reptile house as it is pretty dark, and don't forget the macro for the butterfly house.
Here is my thread from the summer http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=29158
A fast lens with images stabilisation is a must though for the reptile house as it is pretty dark, and don't forget the macro for the butterfly house.
Here is my thread from the summer http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=29158
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lol
I know that wasn't intentional, but would have been a terrible pun...lol
Anyway...not been to London Zoo in years! Probably since I was about 10 or something, younger probably.
From what I remember the part with the elephants and hippos has a big open area so no fences or anything, just a moat to protect you from being trampled. And the penguins as Witch said, it's all open there and you could get some great shots.
If you have no choice but to shoot through a fence, go near it, like within a foot, choose a subject as far as possible from the fence (on the other side of course), set Av (aperture priority) at it's widest, and concentrate to get the camera to focus on your subject, not on the fence. Manual focus would take care of that.
If it works the shallow Depth of Field may throw the close-by fence enough out of focus to make it almost disappear from the image. You'll increase your chances of catching one or two pretty good photos.
This pic demonstrates the principle, but the fence can be a lot more INvisible than that when you try it yourself at the (other) zoo.
Have fun!
If it works the shallow Depth of Field may throw the close-by fence enough out of focus to make it almost disappear from the image. You'll increase your chances of catching one or two pretty good photos.
This pic demonstrates the principle, but the fence can be a lot more INvisible than that when you try it yourself at the (other) zoo.
Have fun!