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Milwaukee Zoo Series

ArpeggioAngel

ArpeggioAngel

Around Here Somewhere....
As those who know me already know, photography is a major hobby for me. Lately my snakes have been the main focus for me, but this past weekend I went to Milwaukee where my company is headquartered for our company picnic which was held at the county zoo. Took a TON of pictures. The weather was cool with a light drizzle but most of the animals were up and active so it was a great day for photography. I thought I would do a little series to share some of the better shots. Since I have so many photos to edit I am breaking it up and finishing a few each night. So as I process them I will add them to this thread over the next few nights. Hope you all enjoy!

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YAY!!!! Mwa-kee represent!! :grin01:

My bellybutton's been puckering and unpuckering since you first told me you had visited. ;)

I was there on my birthday in May and the new giraffe exhibit was still under construction - how is it?

Nice shots all around - I especially like the Dall Sheep and Rhino shots. (And that bear has been there for YEARS!)

Keep 'em coming!

(As an aside - former commercial photgrapher here - what's your setup? Nikon? Canon?)

regards,
jazz
 
I love the giraffe!

I went to the zoo today myself! (LA Zoo) Took a bunch of pics too. :)

Anyways...BEAUTIFUL pics!!!
 
Thank you for the kind comments. I should have some more to post this evening.

Dale - the new Giraffe exhibit is very nice! Nice open area without fencing to give an opportunity for great shots. The one I featured here is the youngest of the three at the zoo there. The big one that I really wanted to photograph refused to come outside unfortunately.

Right now, my camera is just a little Fujifilm Finepix S5100. I have been using it for just over a year now. It isn't a bad little camera, but I am trying to save up to get a DSLR...probably Canon.
 
Some additional photos I worked on during lunch...
(After work I will be doing the Reptile House photos!!)

Japanese Macaque:
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Cape Thick-Knee:
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Red-Billed Hornbill:
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Hey, don't forget the Primate and Big Cat Houses!
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There will be some Big Cat photos (my favorite subject to photograph at the zoo!), but I didn't get anything of any quality at the Primate house. Too many people to get close enough to get decent shots of anything.
 
Reptile House

Here are the good shots I took in the Reptile House:

Viper of some sort:
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Gaboon Viper:
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Panther Chameleon (he wouldn't turn around):
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Ornate Flying Snake:
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Ornate Flying Snake:
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A few more in the next post....
 
This will do it for tonight...hopefully will get to the tiger and jaguar shots tomorrow...

I just love the expressions that camels do:
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Prairie Dog:
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Ring-tailed Lemur:
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Little known fact: The Gaboon Viper is on breeding loan to the Milwaukee County Zoo from Packerfan4. :grin01:

regards,
jazz
 
:wavey: Thankyou so much for posting these! Not only does the city I'm living in now not have zoos (Eugene), but I grew up in the Milwaukee Zoo. This thread really makes me smile.
As long as you're in WI and on a zoo-animal-picturetaking-binge wanna head over to the Henry Vilas Zoo for me? When I lived in Madison the zoo was pretty shabby, one circular Monkey cage divided into different sections, and VERY small cat room with even smaller housing. The last time I visited it around 2 years ago the place was looking pretty good.
Thanks again, what a nice way to start off the morning!
 
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