LA Zoo

[WhiteRabbit]

Thought I would share a few photos from the LA Zoo, taken the Sunday before Thanksgiving.

It was some kind of photo day at the zoo and there were hordes of photographers with $$$'s in lenses - and to be honest, they were just darn irritating. They would pick an animal display area and take up all the space. There were kids trying to see over and couldn't get any where near the enclosures.

I guess its just a reminder of good photographer behavior. Just because we want the shot, doesn't mean that a space is ours. Always be considerate in public areas.

 

[Roger]

I wonder what the tiger is hiding in the keg....

As for photographer etiquette; I'm a little surprised that there would even be a photo day - the San Diego Zoo basically forbids commercial use of pics of their animals, and I always had problems with people just staying in one spot to see the animals and not letting others get a turn. Except at the panda exhibit where they keep people moving.

 

[WhiteRabbit]

I was a little surprised as well. But it seemed to be sanctioned by the Zoo - they all had matching t-shirts . . .

Being a general out-of-town tourist, I was very frustrated by the whole thing.

 

[DisneyGeek92]

I hate it when photographers are annoying. I was trying to take a picture of something in the new national treasures exhibit at Epcot and then some person with a nice DSLR tries to take a picture with flash through the glass and nearly blinds me. Those kinds of things are what really bug me. By the way if that was any of you sorry.

 

[Roger]

They had a flash unit on top of the SLR? And they still tried to take a flash pic through the glass? It was probably someone who had money and got suckered into buying stuff they didn't know how to use.

 

[DisneyGeek92]

I think that's the part that bugs me the most.

 

[PolynesianMedic]

I like that Tiger shot, but they are all great!

 

[DisneyGeek92]

I like the gorilla shot. I think the green adds a lot of color to the picture.

 

[Dan]

Honestly, from my experience taking pictures at my local zoo, I'd find it a refreshing change if the photographers took over for once. Normally I'm trying to take pictures over the heads of hordes of little kids that mob the exhibits and don't move for huge stretches of time. I'm trying to get a shot of an African Wild Dog and there's some kid pounding on the glass and screaming at the top of his lungs (because his father keeps encouraging him to yell, apparently he thinks screaming children in small enclosed spaces is a good thing).

Luckily I'm tall and normally I CAN shoot over everyone else's heads. And to be fair, a lot of people see me waiting behind them and make a point of clearing space for me or herding their family away to give me time with the animals.

 

[Tim]

I guess its just a reminder of good photographer behavior. Just because we want the shot, doesn't mean that a space is ours. Always be considerate in public areas.

ah yes, one of the mantras of the TMIP community. well put.