Weekend Trip to Practice Some Photography

 

Next to hunting a big game animal I like photographing them.  I think hunting makes me a better photographer and photography makes me a better hunter.  I study and observe the animals and attempt to learn patterns and behaviors to help me in both hunting and photographing. 

 

I like to go to the zoo because I can practice photography techniques and experiment with setting up good photos.  The animals are a bit more accustomed to people and somewhat easier models to work with then their wild counterparts. 

 

The North Carolina Zoo is a very good one with a more natural appearance to the confinement areas for the animals.  One of my favorite animal exhibits is the Polar Bear and the two bears they have were rescued from a circus in 2002.  I can tell you that these bears look much healthier then when they first arrived. 

I used both a digital and a film camera to shoot with.  These photos are ones I took with the digital camera the film will take a few days to get developed.  I think you can see that with this being one of the first really warm days there was a general theme with many of the animals.  ZZZZZZZZ 

I find that practicing often helps me when I’m out in the wild photographing and the photo opportunity presents itself that I can capitalize on it.  You want to be a better photographer?  Well like anything else get out there and practice it as much as you can.