3.11.2008

AT THE ZOO...

aha!

after visiting your blogs yesterday i figured it out...it's ANIMALS WEEK!!!!
well...i guess it's meant to be because of our trip to the zoo yesterday, i was able to capture a few not-so-cute animals...

i didn't want to take pics at the herpetarium but oh well...these creatures seem to stay still long enough for me to achieve 'some' focus...

if only my girls would do the same...arghhhh....

tfl!

1. green snakes...
don't know their name....
don't think they're venemous...who knows...


2. king cobra snake...
pretty scary and definitely venemous...



3. i'll call this one the beige snake...
obviously i don't know the name...
doesn't look quite venemous...hard to tell...



4. komodo dragon...
this one is a bad boy as i'm sure you know....
but it doesn't look like it....

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

These are all wonderful!!!! Such good clarity!
Cari

Jason said...

AWESOME shots! I hate snakes!

Debbi said...

WOW - These are amazing! Love the detail and composition!

For Over 29 Years... said...

Great shots, very clear and sharp.

Becky said...

How cool that you found yourself at the zoo on animals week. Nice focus on those snakes. Behind the glass is the only way to view them IMO.

Stacy said...

Great pics. They are so clear and in focus. The snakes gave me the creeps.

Sara said...

ROFL~ the beige one? You sound like me when I went on my nature walk... I don't know what it is but isn't it cool?

These shots are super sharp- love your color and clarity. I got so excited when I saw your name, had to jump in to say hi!

I'm laying low at the moment, I'm in crazy season at work, but it will slow down next week.

Stay in touch, my friend! It's so fun to see you!!!
How is school going?

Angelica said...

VERY cool shots but I gotta tell ya, I cringed a little while looking at them...I HATE snakes and I'm deathly afraid of them!!

Bobbi said...

Snakes, why did it have to be snakes? Sorry I had to make my husband proud by doing an Indiana Jones reference ;) These pictures are awesome!

Unknown said...

Okay, I must admit I do not like thse.... you took them well, but they give me the creeps! lol... Im so scared of snakes.

Jen said...

These rock! My DS will go nuts when I show him there later!

Reds said...

I hate snakes but those are awesome photos!! You can almost feel the texture of the snakes!!

Val said...

awesome photos!! I like your names too. Very technical. ;-)

pat said...

Ewww--nice work on such creepy subjects. You got a lot of great detail there, and I am assuming you were shooting through glass.

Anonymous said...

ewwww creepy bug AWESOME shots!
tara

Jess said...

EWWW! *skin crawling*

Great, sharp shots of these creepies, but I'll stay on this side of the glass. Thank you very much.

:p

C said...

LOVE, the 1st and 3rd shot!! AWESOME JOB GIRL!! I had got a snake shot too... i'll be posting either tonight or tomorrow, but you really got some great shots here! Great comp and focus!!!!

Anonymous said...

Cristina...these are so out of this world. Your color and sharpness is so wonderful. And, let me just say...its totally creepy and gives me chills too. haha.

Angela C. said...

You just made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up...beautiful pictures, but kinda creepy for me!

Anonymous said...

Wow mother... it seems being a photographer and being afraid of animals goes hand in hand (yes i'm talking about you). Even Daniela went outside to help with the fish when we brought it home... So, yes ALL those snakes are dangerous, the first one is a green mamba, the second is a king cobra, and the third is some sort of rattlesnake... I can't tell because it's albino, but it definitely is venoumous.

Tera Fraley said...

iCK, made my skin crawl!! These are so clear though, love that first one!!