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Read More_10/02/10_ Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Today my wife and I visited the San Diego Zoo! She had never been and I hadn't been in at least 10 years, so it was great to make the trip. As mentioned in my last few dailies, I rented a monster Sigma 150-500mm lens that allowed me to take shots like this - it was a blast! I got a lot of keepers, but this was my favorite. I just wish that twig wasn't there... :) The lens was quite a burden to carry from 9-5, but well worth it, I think. I was able to get amazing close-up details of the animals that would have been impossible otherwise. I relied heavily on auto ISO because the lens is very slow at f/5-6.3. A lot of darker subjects pushed it to ISO 1600, but I figured that was the price to pay for non-blurry subjects. The lens is certainly not of the highest quality - even my sharpest shots have some aberration and softness even stopped down to f/9. Regardless, I had a great time and highly recommend renting a super telephoto for your next zoo trip! More Zoo Photos [last year]
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Kerry Milkie Photography
on Oct 05What a handsome fellow - great capture. Sounds as if you had fun with the lens
Joe D
on Oct 05Beautifully captured!!
dakotacowboy
on Oct 05excellent - great expression and detail in perfect composition
428857RichardKane
on Oct 04Fantastic, one of my favourite animals. My real passion is Gorilla Goorilla Bengei, the Mountain Gorilla, but they're very close cousins!
Hyderphoto
on Oct 04Fantastic shot.
vigilphoto
on Oct 04Wow!. That is an amazing shot, very nice.