my trip to sandiego super animal nerd picture thread

[i have crabs]

ok before i start this nonsence thier are going to be pics of animals that dont go in fish tanks. so if your going to be upset, go start another "what light should i buy?" thread, if you dont care ill start by saying how crappy it is to be back in canada and not eating jack in the box while sunburning.so me and the wife just got back today after a week in sandiego going to the zoo,the wild park,seaworld and the birch aquarium, it was all real fun and the weather was good but the walking killed us both. thier is a crazy amount of walking at these places and its all up and down hills all day. i took 990 pics probably half of them are worth keeping but its gonna take a while to go through them so i just loaded up a bunch of random pics that looked good while going through them tonight. hope you enjoy

sea dragon
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/djdirtyc/sandiegoapril6-132007memcard2483.jpg

tank full of cuttle fish which are quite creepy when 5 or 6 are staring you down
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golden puffer wich was buddy buddy with a large clown trigger
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/djdirtyc/sandiegoapril6-132007memcard2392.jpg

komodo dragon
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[i have crabs]

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baby orangatang
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okapi which is actually related to a girafe and not a zebra
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[i have crabs]

lepord tortise
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/djdirtyc/sandiegoapril6-132007memcard2203.jpg

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[i have crabs]

1 of 2 clouded lepords in a show at the zoo
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meercat mom and 5 week old babies
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[i have crabs]

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a white tiger that was owned by a mexican circus that had to be smuggled into the country for medical help and is now taken care of by the sandiego wildpark. he lives alone in a enclosue bigger than most school fields.
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[i have crabs]

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red river hog and piglets
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i cant remember the name of this bird but it was the most impressive bird of prey ive ever seen.
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some kind of dolphins at sea world
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[i have crabs]

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a large tunnel going through a giant shark tank
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[justinl]

wow! nice pics, thanks for sharing.

... i wonder how many gallons is required to keep a tiger in an aquarium... lol i kid.

i want a nautilus tank! and a leafy sea dragon!!!! grrr.

[Todd]

Some very nice photo's. You nail the DOF on the hummerbird picture, a closer crop would make that into an awsome picture.

[Veng68]

Great Pictures :)

Cheers,
Vic [veng68]

[Moogled]

Professional quality pictures; post some more quick! :D

[Joe Reefer]

Awesome

[Delphinus]

Wow, awesome..

Could you, like, post a picture that's out of focus or something just to prove your capable of taking a picture that's not disgustingly perfect?

[michika]

*drool*
The Okepi photo made my day! Those are awesome photos, please post more!

[Renegade]

i'm sensing you spend on your camra like you do on your reef ?

very nice pictures what kind of camera ??

Kyle

[Ruth]

Amazing pictures. I was in San Diego about 4 years ago with my youngest son - we went to Sea World, the zoo, the wild animal park - it was wonderful. We drove down on Highway 101 down the coast of Oregon and California and had a blast. Makes me want to go back.

[i have crabs]

i just got back and it makes me want to go back permantly, i went to a grocery store and wow do we get hosed on food selection and prices,most stuff was half of our price and had flavours ive never seen.
as far as my camera its a nikon d80 with a bag full of goodies with a total price tag of $3500 so ya i did spend a good chunk on it. i should have just bought it in cali for like $300 i guess

[supersmile]

I agree those pictures are unbelievable. I would love to take pics like that. Did you take a course?

[Raf]

beautiful!

I especially love the pics of the apes and the hogs! :D

[i have crabs]

i did take a course on zoo photography but it was not too in depth about how a camera works and getting good quality photos. here are some more i loaded up.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/djdirtyc/sandiegoapril6-132007memcard2477.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/djdirtyc/sandiegoapril6-132007memcard2361.jpg

and yes he is eating popcorn
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[i have crabs]

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[Skimmer Juice]

realy good pics, Albert when are you going to get me a nautilus? I really want one. Or two

[supersmile]

Jeez I would love to learn a few things from you about taking pictures! You do awesome photography.

[i have crabs]

thanks for all the comments everyone.im just a animal nerd who likes his camera.