Thoughtful pics of fauna...

[Darin Marcus]

Any camera/lens, any type of fauna (flying, running, swimming, or just standing there...), any place (wildlife, Zoo, pets, ...).

Photos of suffering, abused or dead fauna are strongly discouraged... (an exception could be dead insects that don't look dead).

 

[Darin Marcus]

A long time ago, at the National Zoo in Washington DC...

Nikon D40, AF-S DX Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G VR @ 200mm (300mm equiv.), 1/80, f/5.6, ISO 400

 

[pegelli]

Nice theme Darin, thanks for starting it.

One question, can you explain "thoughtful" a bit further? Does the picture have to be thoughtful or the animal, or both?

A first try:

Sony A700 + Min 80-200/2.8 HS G

 

[Darin Marcus]

One question, can you explain "thoughtful" a bit further? Does the picture have to be thoughtful or the animal, or both?

The goal is for the pictures to be thoughtful, not just simple snapshots

 

[Knorp]

unfortunately, my middle name - among others - is snapshot ...

 

[Knorp]

...

 

[Darin Marcus]

unfortunately, my middle name - among others - is snapshot ...

That may be so, but this is not a snapshot

 

[Darin Marcus]

Nikon 1 V1, 1 Nikkor VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 @ 270mm (729mm equiv.), 1/500, f/5.6, ISO 100

 

[pegelli]

Sony A700 + Minolta 100-400APO

 

[gandolfi]

'Contemplative Chameleon.'

 

[gandolfi]

'Pensive Pony.'

 

[gandolfi]

...

Bart,

Is this a selfie?

 

[Knorp]

Bart,

Is this a selfie?

Yeah, I know - I need a haircut ...:grin:

 

[Knorp]

can't be bothered ...

 

[Leigh]

can't be bothered ...

Did you kidnap my cat ?

Midnight looks EXACTLY like yours.

- Leigh

 

[Knorp]

Did you kidnap my cat ?

Midnight looks EXACTLY like yours.

- Leigh

Actually, it’s my sister-in-law’s cat named Spike.
Shot this with a 250mm lens as I’m rather allergic to cats ...

 

[Leigh]

Shot this with a 250mm lens as I’m rather allergic to cats ...

That's too bad. You don't know what you're missing.

Nice shot.

- Leigh

 

[Knorp]

on doctor's orders ...

 

[cunim]

Sometimes I sits and thinks. Sometimes, I just sits.

 

[Darin Marcus]

Nikon 1 V1, 1 Nikkor VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 @ 300mm (810mm equiv.), 1/250, f/8, ISO 200