Asiatic Lions

[hhcanon]

At Bristol Zoo....this is mum and her two cubs. Shot thru glass in the rain, so rather pleased with the result considering using the 55-250 , f5.6 @ 1/25th sec hand held!


Asiatic lions by mathews38, on Flickr

[Stan]

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thats a very good result despite the shooting conditions

Stan

[paul linton]

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Great shot in the conditions, so don't be put off what I'm about to say as i do like what you managed to capture.

I can't help feeling a missed importunity,if it was possible to move to the right and shoot in portrait format and have all three faces looking towards you would have made it something special.
Though i know in reality this is not always possible,
I just look at this shot and think god there's an even better shot in there some were !

Paul

[hhcanon]

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Great shot in the conditions, so don't be put off what I'm about to say as i do like what you managed to capture.

I can't help feeling a missed importunity,if it was possible to move to the right and shoot in portrait format and have all three faces looking towards you would have made it something special.
Though i know in reality this is not always possible,
I just look at this shot and think god there's an even better shot in there some were !

Paul

Youre probably right Paul, but I had to have the lens flush with the glass to stop any reflections and this affected where I stood. I did rattle a load off (one of mum licking the cub) but any movement was not good at such a slow shutter speed

[Nathaniel]

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What made you choose the 55-250mm lens for this shot in preference to your other L lenses?

[Hereford_EOS2]

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That is a decent image under the conditions.
Well done.
(make note to visit Bristol Zoo)

[hhcanon]

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What made you choose the 55-250mm lens for this shot in preference to your other L lenses?

Interesting question Nat. The reason I only took this and the nifty fifty was cos I wanted to travel light and I had seen so many good images by other folk using the 55-250, and its a lens I rarely use so thought it would be an interesting challenge. I also wanted to do some street photography in bristol and the 55-25 is ideal. Im surprised how well it performed

[hhcanon]

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And heres the male.....



Male Lion by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/haywardsheath/]

[Nathaniel]

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hhcanon! Thanks for your reply. Lovely shot of the male lion.I only wondered as I have a 70-200 L f4 lens which I bought after I sold my 55- 250mm lens and am wondering whether I should again buy a newer 55-250mm lens just for the reason you have mentioned. Weight is always a issue for me due to health reasons. I only don't wish to "collect" lenses for the sake of it.

[Hereford_EOS2]

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I love this male lion shot.
The more I look at it the more I like it, yes I really like this.
Well done Matt

[hhcanon]

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Thanx stephen..the names Robin actually, but go under hhcanon here. Ive started to use Flickr again after a few years cos I think the upload quality is better than photobucket. The Mathews bit is a leftover from when i set up the Flickr account all those years ago, and never changed..confused?

[Hereford_EOS2]

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Thanx stephen..the names Robin actually, but go under hhcanon here. Ive started to use Flickr again after a few years cos I think the upload quality is better than photobucket. The Mathews bit is a leftover from when i set up the Flickr account all those years ago, and never changed..confused?

Sorry Robin, so it's Robin Mathews or is there another story behind the name "Mathews" ? ... my apologise but the male lion is getting even better now that I've looked yet again.

[chodeva]

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Male lion shot is awesome

[MX5]

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I always like cat shots and these big cats are splendid. Thanks for sharing.

[paul linton]

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Great shot of the male lion.

Paul