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 phoenix |  May 11th, 2007Today right around lunch time at the zoo, the Sumatran Tigers found a few juicy steaks in their enclosure. They were overjoyed with the sight of fresh flesh and I was able to capture some photos that normally I wouldn’t be able to in the zoo, namely tigers actually feeding. Well I let the photos speak for themselves. The images after this one is graphical, but at least it was just a big steak nothing more.
Continue reading ‘A tale of steaks and tigers’ » phoenix | May 11th, 2006I borrow my friend’s Canon 1D Mk II for a while and trying out shooting bird with this camera. Gave Scarborough Bluffs a try to see if I can test the camera out. The auto focus is really good but being 1D has a 1.3 crop factor while my 10D has a 1.6 crop factor, I found I lose significant focal length, so much so that I started to use the 1.4x extender on my Sigma 100-300 all the time. But the problem with the 1.4x extender is that is slows down auto focus by a lot and it degrades picture quality. So in the end I think Canon 1D is not really for me. I would rather have a really good APS-C factored DSLR than a 1.3x crop factored camera. Now here’s the result. First up a few common birds. To the left Common Grackle and to the right American Robin.
Continue reading ‘Bird photography with Canon 1D Mk II’ »  Tags: Bird, Cormorant, Goose, Grackle, Gull, Mallard, Red-winged Blackbird, Robin, Sparrow, Swallow, Swan, Tern |  Categories: Nature, Photography | Leave a comment phoenix | October 7th, 2005Had a short outing in the Muskoka region in the fall. Had some very brief time to photograph to a few fall landscape shots. I was with another friend, we set out at around 4:30am and drive into Algonquin provincial park. We arrived at the Lake Of Two Rivers campground trying to shoot the run rise. The color that day was wonderful. A thick fog developed on the lake and the rising sun produced a smooth gradient of warming color in the air. The subtle reflection of the island in the water, and a few shadow of the distant mountain, all made that morning very memorable. Here’s a shot to show you the color of the morning.
Continue reading ‘Morning at Lake of Two Rivers in Algonquin Park’ » Tags: Algonquin Provincial Park, Heron, Sunrise | Categories: Landscape, Nature, Photography | Leave a comment phoenix | October 11th, 2004Went to shoot the big cats at the zoo today. Got a few shot of the caracal, one nice photo of the lion and a lot of cheetah photos. Caracals are said to be bird’s worst nightmare. They are so agile that their can take a dash, jump up in the air and grab the birds when they try to fly away. This is one of the pair living in the Toronto Zoo. It patrols its route meticulously. And at time stares down the noise Canada goose that’s making a lot of noise on the side. Lucky for the geese that the caracals can’t reach them.
Continue reading ‘Big cats at the zoo’ » phoenix | July 22nd, 2004Feral cats around my house gave birth to a few kittens and this little guy and another black one is temporary living under our porch for a while this summer. When the mother is out and looking for food, the little one is playing around. Took a few photo of this little fellow. Couldn’t get any on the other black one. They all just disappeared one day, not sure if any of them ever made it through.
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