Pictures

[garnigal]

Yes, I know I'm behind on writing. I'm behind on work too. Don't care. It'll get done eventually.

Instead, I spent several hours on Sunday sorting through pictures; picking best shots and editing. Today I sent them out for printing and finally posted them to Flickr. Hopefully there will be more to come, since I have some older stuff I'd like to organize as well.

Anyway, for those who care:

Zoo pictures! Zoo Do 2 (Fall 2009)

Best shots (includes Zoo pictures) Best Shots

Comments

[minor-ramblings.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, Ann! Gorgeous, gorgeous shots. I think the Toronto Zoo should clearly hire you as a wildlife photographer and give you free admission to take more. ;-)

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

And admission for all my friends too! I got a tripod for Christmas, and I'm excited to try it out on some of the indoor exhibits. Most of those didn't turn out because of the low lighting.

[willowgreen.livejournal.com]

Those are amazing! The tiger, especially — he glows like a Tyger Burning Bright! How did you do that??

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Oooh, that's a good name for that photo.

I admit, I did a fair bit of editing in Photoshop before posting. Each one is cropped down to a 4x6 (for printing), and then I did a bunch of other things. Mostly, I used the free actions from Pioneer Woman (www.thepioneerwoman.com) and played to see which ones suited best.

[whatawookie.livejournal.com]

Holy shit!
When are you coming to make my kids look cute? i mean if you can do that with wild animals....

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

You have no idea how many pictures I deleted or just didn't upload. :)

And I'm happy to come over whenever. I do best at outdoor photography, so it might be best if we let it warm up a bit. Or at least do it on a nice day to play in the snow.

[jen-the-great.livejournal.com]

Very pretty. I didn't know you'd gotten into photography.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

I've always enjoyed it, but Mom and I took a photography class this spring, and my pictures are definitely improving.

Just have to practice.

[jen-the-great.livejournal.com]

Was it with the city? I'd like to do that. Pretty much anything counts as "professional development" as a teacher.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Actually, Mom found a professional photographer up home that offers classes. 170$ for 8 weeks, plus a field trip, and he will take you no matter what kind of camera you have. A lot of classes through the city or through Contestoga require you to have a DSLR.

[dothewu.livejournal.com]

Tripods are full of awesome

Wonderful photos Ann! :D

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Thanks Wu! You are my inspiration.

[desdemonaspace]

The white wolf is awesome!

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Toronto Zoo has about 8 or 10 arctic wolves in a brand new habitat. Very photogenic. :)