Being in the zoo or wildlife park gives you the wonderful opportunity to take great photos of animals - without the hassle to travel to Africa.
However there is a trick to make your photos even better:
Face to Face (aka "Get down!")
Well, we are all lazy (at least I am...) so we are standing right in front of some cute animal, lets say a ...wombat. (Wombats aren't that cute. they bite into sneakers. But that's a different story.).
So we are taking our shot ... and something is wrong. The photo looks boring, uninspired. The reason? Quite simple: The photo shows you nothing new, no new impression, no new perspective. You just look down on the furry brown thingy.
So lets take a different approach. Meet your motive on eye level. Bend your knees, crouch on the floor (or climb trees for that matter). So lets have alook at this cute little fellow
Well, maybe not cute as in "I wanna huddle it!" but nevertheless far better than the mean an evil and boooring wombat.
Another fierce and mean wild life animal of Australia lures for prey (that is innocent leafs) in the top of trees. Behold...the Koaaaalaaaa!
Again, he animal looks far better - and has more personality -if you meet him face to face.
Well, thats it - give it a try!