Photos from our zoo visit yesterday! :)

Yesterday, I visited the zoo of Hannover with my mother, Reinhold and Emma, and of course I took a lot of photos. Actually we wanted to see the new-born elephant boy (two weeks old), but I only saw him for a couple of minutes. My mother was on her way to the zoo restaurant because she was hungry, and planned to see the little elephant later, but when we came back, he and his mother were already inside the building which was not open for the public. More than annoying, but I'm glad that I took a look at him before we went eating, and I took some photos then (even though they did not turn out so well).

I took hundreds of photos, but missed a lot of my favorite animals, like the giraffes, the tiger, the cheetah, the lions, and the hippos. I had no or only a few photos of them. Last year when we went to Hannover, I got better shots, I think, but this time, with my S5, the pics turned out better, technically. So all in all, it was not too bad.

Anyway, here are some of them, I hope you enjoy to meet these beautiful animals:

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This is the little elephant boy, he was sooo tiny!!

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Kirsten

Kirstin, your pictures are awesome! Have you ever considered being a photographer? These pictures would be perfect to put into a portfolio to show your ability. Really, this is almost as good as seeing these creatures in person. I hope you will share a few more.

Thanks for the awesome pics! I was supposed to go to the zoo last weekend but never got to so this makes up for it. :)

Wow! Those were your usual stunning photo's!! GREAT JOB!!!! Thanks for posting them for us to see!! I LOVE YOUR PICTURES!!

WOW! Very nice pictures! I love the flamingos!

Incredible photos! I love the big cats, monkeys, meerkats, giraffe, elephants, flamigos...............all of them!

Wow, those are gorgeous, what kind of lens do you use? The close ups are phenomenal. :)

Wonderful pictures! The baby elephant really is cute. Thanks for sharing!:D

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Wow, those are gorgeous, what kind of lens do you use? The close ups are phenomenal. :)

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I must ditto that!!! Your pics are really very professional ones!!!
How strong is your lens ?

Thanks! :)

Well, regarding the lenses... I do not use a special one, I don't have a DSLR. The S5 has a 12x optical zoom, and I used that one in some of the photos.

Kirsten

Wow! Kirsten those photos are fabulous:eek: My favourites are of the big cats especially the close up of the lion. However, that little baby elephant just stole my heart:D how sweet!

OMG those pictures are GREAT!!
The baby is too cute!

Thank you for these amazing pictures.:) I love them all, especially
the babies. (any baby:rolleyes:) The elephant & the baby monkey are
great.:D

OMG THE BABY MONKEYS ARE SO CUTE!!

Great photos!

Thanks! :)

Yes, babies are always cute, but my personal favorite is the meerkat close-up! :)

Kirsten

I cannot understand how you can keep the camera steady with that zoom- these are just as good as photographers like Frans Lansing and others.
That baby monkey portrait is fantastic!

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Thanks! :)

Yes, babies are always cute, but my personal favorite is the meerkat close-up! :)

Kirsten

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Amazing pictures Kirsten! My brother is a big meerkat fan. I will have to send him this thread. :)

Thanks! :)

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I cannot understand how you can keep the camera steady with that zoom

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Well, Canon uses Optical Image Stabilizer Technology for a while now, which is really helpful! :)

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My brother is a big meerkat fan. I will have to send him this thread.

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Thanks for showing the pictures to your brother! :)

Kirsten