Friday at Longleat

[Muscat]

I took a days holiday and we took the grandchildren down to Longleat to see the animals, didn't get chance to look around the house ut it is a great place to visit. These are a few of the images taken there






Taken with 17-85 kit lens @ 85mm 1/20 f8 ISO 400

Taken with 70-300 kit lens @ 170mm 1/30 f8 ISO 400

[pelliott1954]

Re: Friday at Longleat

Hi Muscat,

Lovely shots, I especially like the first Meercat and the second Butterfly, (not a clue what it is)
I might have a drive down there, looks like a "Target Rich Environment"

No Grandkids to use as an excuse though!!!!

Well Done, Paul

[Glenn]

Re: Friday at Longleat

Nice series although your butterflies look to me to be out of focus. Could just be my old eyes of course

[Nathaniel]

Re: Friday at Longleat

I like the Meercats a lot. Nice series.

[djguk47]

Re: Friday at Longleat

Like the Meercats. The butterflies appear to be a bit out of focus as Glenn said. To me it is the wing tips that are a bit OOF.

David

[colin C]

Re: Friday at Longleat

I really do like the thrid one.

You can see why Meercat.com is such a successful advert.

Colin

[Texas]

Re: Friday at Longleat

Hi Muscat

I too like the meercats and agree Longleat is a great place to visit.

With speeds of 1/20 and 1/30 used for the butterfly images, am I right in thinking you used a tripod? or a monopod? or are your hands rock steady?

[Muscat]

Re: Friday at Longleat

Thanks for the comments, I also love the litte Meercats they are such fun animals.

The butterfly images were both hand held with grandchildren and hundreds of other visitors a tripod was not an option. The tip of the wing of the first shot is slightly OOF but I think on the second one it is the sharpening and posting as it is crisp on my home monitor but do see what you are saying from these posts.

As for visiting Longleat Tesco vouchers work wonders

[Doglet]

Re: Friday at Longleat

Like the Meercats. Think they are such entertain animals