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7 Tips for Photographing at the Zoo
Zoos … love ’em or hate ’em? I think it depends on the zoo. I much prefer open range zoos where the animals have tons of space to roam around and live almost as they would in the wild. I can’t stand to see animals in cages especially when they pace back and forth in […]
No it doesn't have to be; you can go into your settings and NOT set things up so that the photos go to iCloud; that is the way I have my iPhone set up and obviously Molly does as well. When I shoot something with my iPhone it goes only into my Camera Roll on the phone and then if I choose I can Air Drop one or more images to my computer and do whatever I want with them, store them where I wish. I don't use Photos at all, either in the computer or on the iPhone, as I prefer to have control over and manage my images in the way I have established.
Clix Pix is correct.
iPhone users are NOT required to use iCloud for photo storage. You can easily turn this off in the iPhone's iCloud settings or even decline setting up iCloud during the initial iPhone configuration process.
The images are also stored on the iPhone's SSD just like since the original iPhone. These can be copied to a Mac using Photos. If you plug your iPhone/iPad/iPouch touch into a Windows PC, the device will see the photos like a digicam's SD/CF card.
iPhone users are NOT required to use iCloud for photo storage. You can easily turn this off in the iPhone's iCloud settings or even decline setting up iCloud during the initial iPhone configuration process.
The images are also stored on the iPhone's SSD just like since the original iPhone. These can be copied to a Mac using Photos. If you plug your iPhone/iPad/iPouch touch into a Windows PC, the device will see the photos like a digicam's SD/CF card.
Yes, thanks, Erehy Dobon! Actually, no need to use Photos at all, even in the computer. I forgot to mention that every now and then I plug in my iPhone to my MBP and open the Image Capture app and download all or selected images from the Camera Roll to the computer, which gives me the chance to free up space on the iPhone (although I really don't need to do that) and also to look again at each image and keep only the best and most interesting, while discarding the rest.
I use iCloud for bookmarks, contacts, and mail and that's about all, and it is convenient for those items.
I use iCloud for bookmarks, contacts, and mail and that's about all, and it is convenient for those items.
I got a few good shots and videos at the Denver Zoo. Unfortunately since it recently snowed and its so cold many of the animals and attractions were not around or closed. But I captured what I could. This Canon has a very nice zoom!
Nice! It reminds me that we need to get out to the Denver Zoo as well - it has been some years and is a great place to visit. I also like to go out to the "Cormorant Tree" that sits just outside and behind the zoo, just off of the park. They nest communally and there are usually around 200 breeding pairs there.
USA_CO_NIKON D300S_1030 by Ray Harrison, on FlickrDo you live in Colorado?Nice! It reminds me that we need to get out to the Denver Zoo as well - it has been some years and is a great place to visit. I also like to go out to the "Cormorant Tree" that sits just outside and behind the zoo, just off of the park. They nest communally and there are usually around 200 breeding pairs there.
How far away were you. The zoom isn't bad. There isn't any depth of field but that is because of the sensor. For what that camera can do those are nice photos.
And I took them at 4.4MP as well to save disk space. No reason for a 20.3MP shot for this activity. Perhaps I will raise the megapixels for another activity. My first digital camera in 2003 shot at 2.1 MP so 4.4 is quite nice. Besides the megapixels is not the entire story it’s just part of it. My canon has better lenses than my first digital camera.
Always shoot the highest possible resolution, you can always scale it back later. Memory is cheap don't choke what the camera can do.
i like these, they seem content and waiting for spring.
it took me several years to get the photos i posted in zoos, they are a different setting than in the wild.
Here’s a comparison with the same sheep with a Canon R6 and 24-240mm lens. Not super different for these! I even had to crop in a bit, since I didn’t quite have enough zoom, so even with the smaller sensor the extra zoom is probably pretty nice at the zoo.
Also to you and @r.harris1, if you go to the Denver Zoo any time soon during COVID, you should check out their close encounters. It’s what they’re doing instead of the big shows they used to have, where your group gets to spend time with a zookeeper and some of the animals. Pretty cool!
That's fine. Your hatred toward iCloud is duly noted but iCloud is not relevant to wildlife photography. It's just a storage option. It does not affect image capture.
People have been photographing wildlife for 150+ years without iCloud.
Printed out the Lion picture at Walgreens 8x10 and it looks brilliant. It's on my wall along with other photos of nature and animals.
I’m glad you are liking your new camera 
. Best of luck on your photography journey!
The one piece of shooting advice I would offer for the zoo is to turn off your built-in flash. It probably won’t fire in well lit outdoor conditions (though it might to add “fill flash” which isn’t going to do anything for zoo pics as the subject will be too far away).
For any indoor exhibits it likely will fire unless you have it turned off in a camera setting.
Having the flash fire in an indoor exhibit is bad for 3 reasons. It scares the animals. It annoys other people. Most importantly it will ruin the shot if the animals are separated from you with glass. The flash will reflect off the glass producing a really, really ugly pic. Make sure the flash is turned off.
. Best of luck on your photography journey!The one piece of shooting advice I would offer for the zoo is to turn off your built-in flash. It probably won’t fire in well lit outdoor conditions (though it might to add “fill flash” which isn’t going to do anything for zoo pics as the subject will be too far away).
For any indoor exhibits it likely will fire unless you have it turned off in a camera setting.
Having the flash fire in an indoor exhibit is bad for 3 reasons. It scares the animals. It annoys other people. Most importantly it will ruin the shot if the animals are separated from you with glass. The flash will reflect off the glass producing a really, really ugly pic. Make sure the flash is turned off
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