Pictures from Dublin Zoo

[Oggie]

Here are a few more from a recent trip.
It was bitterly cold that day and a lot of the animals were inside in dimly lit housing, behind glass and at a distance. This is the reason that some of the pictures seem a bit low in quality!

White Collared Mangabey:


White Collared Mangabey:


Silverback Lowland Gorilla:


Silverback Lowland Gorilla:


Penguins:


Swans:


Chilled out Gray Wolf:


Gray Wolf:


Orangutan:


Orangutan mother and infant:


Orangutan:


Spider Monkey freezing in sub-zero temperatures:


Enjoy!

[Kel]

Wow, impressive shots. How much was the camera?

[Oggie]

Wow, impressive shots. How much was the camera?

It cost 7,000 Hong Kong Dollars, which is around €700... which is about £630 I think. It's a Canon 450D, came with two lenses (one for close up and one for distance), 4GB memory card, carrying case and tripod. Hong Kong is cheap as hell for electronics though, so I'd expect to pay more over here on this side of the world.
One of the best investments I've ever made, photography gets really addictive when you get a camera like that. The 450D is only beginner to intermediate level though, I'd imagine the high end cameras are awesome to work with!

I'm going to be shooting a wedding in the beginning of February with it, should be fun and a good experience.

[CutMeMick]

Silverback Lowland Gorilla:

Oh shit it's BoxingGorillas cousin...

[Spicoli]

Absolutly awesome stuff.Pat yourself on the back.Didn't you have the night sky,stars,comet not long ago? Stunning ones here.

[Oggie]

Wow. Those are some fine pictures there. I was in dublin zoo a few months back and i seen more skangers than animals. Thats really impressive. The 2nd pic looks like joan rivers and the 3rd luks like my ma-in-law in a huff. I take it you do this for a living? If not, its something you should consider

Thank you.
Luckily on the day I went, it was too cold for the skangers to be out and about, had the zoo pretty much to myself actually!
I don't do this for a living, just a hobby. I've only been doing photography for a little over 6 months really, got my camera in the middle of June last year.

Holy sh!t those are absolutely amazing. Well done brother. Are you selling prints?

Cheers man, glad you like them... and never thought about selling them as prints actually! Didn't think I would be near that level yet.

Great pics and the Dublin zoo has a nice selection too.And is that a face behind the silverback?

Thanks man!
No face behind the Silverback, but you would make a good paranormal investigator, haha.

Absolutly awesome stuff.Pat yourself on the back.Didn't you have the night sky,stars,comet not long ago? Stunning ones here.

Thanks a lot!
And yes, I posted some night sky ones here not too long ago. Surprised they are remembered!

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I never knew there were so many photography lovers on here, so I'll post some more from my collection to see what you think.

Emo cat:


Mind reader:


Red flower:


Irish countryside in Winter:


Plant with snow sitting on its top:


A frozen spider's web:


Achill Island, off the west coast of Ireland:


Spider's web photographed through sunlight:


Tall tree:


St. Anne's park, Dublin:


Autumn colours:

Ruins in St. Anne's park, Dublin:


Westport Town, Mayo, Ireland:


My girlfriend/gorilla in the mist:


Continued in next post...

[Oggie]

Some more...

Stars:


Butterfly:


Another night shot:


Achill Island by night:


Slievemore Mountain, Achill Island:


The movement of the stars over roughly 20 minutes:


Achill Island in the morning:


The Burren, Clare, Ireland:


Sun setting at Lahinch, Clare, Ireland:


Let me know what you all think.
Some of those pictures were taken when I was a total noob to photography, so go easy.

[Kel]

skel your photo skills are fucking ace mate, I'm not a fan of photography or anything but they are some fukking amazing pictures right there.

[CFH]

skel your photo skills are fucking ace mate, I'm not a fan of photography or anything but they are some fukking amazing pictures right there.

It's Oggie, not Skel. But yeah, those last pics are fucking phenomenal.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Won't let me rep you Oggie

Those pictures are so rich. Have so much depth, they are just beautiful. Do you do this professionally?

I've never really been good with a camera but I just read some of your tips which are great also. Really good stuff!

[Andre]

THE SHOT PHOTOGRAPHY

[Oggie]

THE SHOT PHOTOGRAPHY

Some truly epic stuff there man, love the shots from Teahupo'o. That wave is designed to destroy! I'd love to visit Tahiti someday. Apparently 'Teahupo'o' means 'Broken Skulls' in Tahitian...

Anyway, here are a few more of my recent (non-surfing, sorry!) shots;

[Gandalf]

I don't know if this has been asked already, but what camera do you use Oggie?

[Oggie]

I don't know if this has been asked already, but what camera do you use Oggie?

Canon 450D man, with 18-55mm and 50-250mm lenses.

[CutMeMick]

White Collared Mangabey: