Dangerous Animals

[NaturesPixel]

OK we would like to see your dangerous animals.. either taken in the zoo or in the wild... The blog has an interesting post of Zoo photography... and just because its winter right now in the northern Hemisphere, doesn't mean that your local zoo is closed many stay open and its interesting to see some of the animals in a Snow/cold environment plus you donthave to fight the crowds as much

this wasnt taken in a zoo but i worked in a reptile store so i was holding this little dude taken many years ago with my first digital camera a 2mp Kodak CX2400, hence the horrible noise/grain...lol


and this guy taken at the Toronto Zoo with my Nikon D50

[Nicole]

A snow leopard at Taronga Zoo in Sydney:


A lion at the Wellington Zoo:

[pixelandy]

Was able to get close enough to an Elephant at a conservation program.

[loosestring]

Well my pics from this particular trip seem to be lost, misplaced, or otherwise deleted from the computer so I'm posting one that my brother-in-law took while we were at the Okefenokee Swamp in Southern Georgia.
These guys seem to be used to having people around as they payed little attention to us while we clicked pictures of them. It was indeed fun and exciting to be able to get so close to them. I hope to get back up there with my new camera soon and get a little closer.

[Saralonde]

I took these not long after I got my camera. I have learned so much since then. I can't wait to go back to the zoo again to see if I can improve my shots. In the meantime, here are some of the ones I got.

[Saralonde]

Just looked at the title "Dangerous Animals." After reading all the posts I had zoo on my mind for some reason. I don't know how dangerous a rather sedate monkey and a camel are, though I guess if you agitate them enough they will get irritated.
Well here's my dangerous animal.

[steevdavis62]

This is one i actually submitted into a Exhibition series i had to make as part of a photography assingment. I called it 'Captured Captivity'. I'll try and post some more when i get a chance

[beezwax]

Not quite a dangerous animal, but definetly a wild one

SOC pic taken at the Hartebeespoort Snake & Animal park

[steevdavis62]

These are two photo i also used in the series i mentioned before. Neither of them terribly dangerous, but both photos i really like. Maybe because they are diferent. Not the typical Lions and tigers, although i do have them and may post them latter.

I really liked the natural lighting and contrast on these two mountain goats as they play fight. The late afternoon light was beautiful.



The other one was a nightmare to shoot, i watched the whole seal show and this was the only photo i got, where i captured most of the seal in the shot. My camera has a slight delay and i kept missing him. This photo i quite like though, i feel it captured the lighthearted, playful mood alright.



Any comments are greatly appreciated though as im still new here, and still new to photography.

[Mako]

That camel is the dopiest / droopiest animal I have ever seen. Just picture a soap bubble coming out of his mouth, and try not to laugh. Great pictures though!