Pentaxians April Outing - Morning in the Zoo on 10/04/2010

[banana0ne]

pentaxian ppl are rich. whoo!

:think:

lol

charlie, you're a RICH man because you can afford a zoo ticket!

That's why I took pentax, I dun have money to buy expensive C and N .

 

[ricsal]

Hi All,

My first time joining.

Cheers!

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[felixcat8888]

pentaxian ppl are rich. whoo!

What has going to the zoo have anything to do with being RICH? :dunno:

 

[night86mare]

pentaxian ppl are rich. whoo!

trolls are always very free.

no leh, the amount of bbb for camera body is limited to k7.

compared to canon or nikon, you can bbb much more for the body. :bsmilie:

the price difference between nikon d3 body and k7 body, can go to zoo for more than 150 times and way beyond..

 

[night86mare]

What has going to the zoo have anything to do with being RICH? :dunno:

i dunno leh, there are ways to go zoo for free, like win contest, borrow corporate card.......

maybe youngmoneh is really young, he thinks that going zoo means you need to buy the lion there? :bsmilie:

 

[dingaroo]

Share my experience at the zoo ... This was on the last Saturday of January this year, when the weather was still very hot.

Was there at the entrance @ 8.15 to buy tickets. Wife goes in free but i had to pay ... Lucky her.

Went in, headed straight to the white tiger enclosure. Started to setup, and then began the waiting game ... waited, and waited, and voila, the keepers came out first to clean the enclosure area. Wasn't until about 9 then the 3 white tigers came out lazily, and boy, the man-killer (for those who remembered about the death of one of the keepers by the white tiger), will keep pacing up and down the enclosure looking hungry. The other 2, would be just relaxing and lying around lazily. Instead of roaring, you'll get snaps of yawning!

Once past 9am, and if you hadn't chosen the spot you wanted, you'll be fighting with other visitors, with kids and families, trying to see and capture the white cat. When I was there, there was this rude PG who kept pushing into my space and pushing me out. Though I'm a big sized person, I'm a little timid at times, so I just couldn't be bothered to start a tiff with him. He should know better to ask.

Spent more than 2 hours at the enclosure, you'll bound to catch one of them swimming in the water, or worse, taking a dump! Caught that as well. By the time you are ready to move on to other parts, the weather was very hot. So keep yourself well hydrated. Drinks can be expensive for students or even working adults, unless your father is Ong Beng Seng. $2 - $3 for a small 500ml bottled drink.

By time finished going through a few enclosures, was already tired, decided to take the tram to select the ones we really want to shoot.

If it is a really hot day, forget about seeing the polar bear, unless the keepers coax him out, because all you'll ever see is an empty water enclosure.

Remember to not lose the map to the zoo which will be given to you at the entrance. Here is a jpg version of it, and you can determine where you guys want to shoot. http://www.zoo.com.sg/images/innova_images/New Zoo map 17_A_path.jpg

Sorry if the map is too big, but its off the zoo's website.

Be warned for those who has never been there, there'll be slopes to climb. Wear cool and light colored clothing so you won't be hot and bothered. Bring extra large bottles of water, and keep it cool if you can. Wear sensible foot gear.

Sorry for droning on and on, but just a guide to help those who are about to go there to shoot for the first time. Last but not least, enjoy the shoot, and happy hunting! Just don't skin and bring back any of the animals pelt!

Cheers

 

[Ben Loke]

i dunno leh, there are ways to go zoo for free, like win contest, borrow corporate card.......

maybe youngmoneh is really young, he thinks that going zoo means you need to buy the lion there? :bsmilie:

Can join as exhibit to get in free.:bsmilie:

 

[Ben Loke]

Share my experience at the zoo ... This was on the last Saturday of January this year, when the weather was still very hot...

...By the time you are ready to move on to other parts, the weather was very hot. So keep yourself well hydrated. Drinks can be expensive for students or even working adults, unless your father is Ong Beng Seng. $2 - $3 for a small 500ml bottled drink...

By time finished going through a few enclosures, was already tired, decided to take the tram to select the ones we really want to shoot.

If it is a really hot day, forget about seeing the polar bear, unless the keepers coax him out, because all you'll ever see is an empty water enclosure...

Remember to not lose the map to the zoo which will be given to you at the entrance...

Be warned for those who has never been there, there'll be slopes to climb. Wear cool and light colored clothing so you won't be hot and bothered. Bring extra large bottles of water, and keep it cool if you can. Wear sensible foot gear...
Cheers

Prepare for 2012.:bsmilie:

Losing one's map in a group of 17 is no big deal lah.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[banana0ne]

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2. JK
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11. beniz
12. gummy73-Kent
13. ngkmboy
14. tpkay
15. reyreina_ivan
16. ardaan (I will come if I have no coaching session in the morning. So standby first )
17. Luckywin (sunny)
18. Banana0ne

 

[nik34]

1.fengwei (HP: 94281380)
2. JK
3. benloke
4. ricsal
5. salblade
6. VanGogh53
7. eselite
8. hypy13
9. muscin
10. otc
11. beniz
12. gummy73-Kent
13. ngkmboy
14. tpkay
15. reyreina_ivan
16. ardaan (I will come if I have no coaching session in the morning. So standby first )
17. Luckywin (sunny)
18. Banana0ne
19. Nik34

Btw how much is the entry now,long time never go liao!:bsmilie:

 

[seefei]

1.fengwei (HP: 94281380)
2. JK
3. benloke
4. ricsal
5. salblade
6. VanGogh53
7. eselite
8. hypy13
9. muscin
10. otc
11. beniz
12. gummy73-Kent
13. ngkmboy
14. tpkay
15. reyreina_ivan
16. ardaan (I will come if I have no coaching session in the morning. So standby first )
17. Luckywin (sunny)
18. Banana0ne
19. Nik34
20. seefei

I am always intrigued by the fantastic photo taken by feng wei & arthur (in beijing) in the zoo. this outing is another opportunity to follow the sifu. thanks "dingaroo" for the nice map. really good for planning our shooting sequence.

 

[fengwei]

Share my experience at the zoo ... This was on the last Saturday of January this year, when the weather was still very hot.

Was there at the entrance @ 8.15 to buy tickets. Wife goes in free but i had to pay ... Lucky her.

Went in, headed straight to the white tiger enclosure. Started to setup, and then began the waiting game ... waited, and waited, and voila, the keepers came out first to clean the enclosure area. Wasn't until about 9 then the 3 white tigers came out lazily, and boy, the man-killer (for those who remembered about the death of one of the keepers by the white tiger), will keep pacing up and down the enclosure looking hungry. The other 2, would be just relaxing and lying around lazily. Instead of roaring, you'll get snaps of yawning!

Once past 9am, and if you hadn't chosen the spot you wanted, you'll be fighting with other visitors, with kids and families, trying to see and capture the white cat. When I was there, there was this rude PG who kept pushing into my space and pushing me out. Though I'm a big sized person, I'm a little timid at times, so I just couldn't be bothered to start a tiff with him. He should know better to ask.

Spent more than 2 hours at the enclosure, you'll bound to catch one of them swimming in the water, or worse, taking a dump! Caught that as well. By the time you are ready to move on to other parts, the weather was very hot. So keep yourself well hydrated. Drinks can be expensive for students or even working adults, unless your father is Ong Beng Seng. $2 - $3 for a small 500ml bottled drink.

By time finished going through a few enclosures, was already tired, decided to take the tram to select the ones we really want to shoot.

If it is a really hot day, forget about seeing the polar bear, unless the keepers coax him out, because all you'll ever see is an empty water enclosure.

Remember to not lose the map to the zoo which will be given to you at the entrance. Here is a jpg version of it, and you can determine where you guys want to shoot. http://www.zoo.com.sg/images/innova_images/New Zoo map 17_A_path.jpg

Sorry if the map is too big, but its off the zoo's website.

Be warned for those who has never been there, there'll be slopes to climb. Wear cool and light colored clothing so you won't be hot and bothered. Bring extra large bottles of water, and keep it cool if you can. Wear sensible foot gear.

Sorry for droning on and on, but just a guide to help those who are about to go there to shoot for the first time. Last but not least, enjoy the shoot, and happy hunting! Just don't skin and bring back any of the animals pelt!

Cheers

Man, you made it sounds like an adventure going to the Zoo :bsmilie: I've been there don't know how many times, at least 5 times this year already. Just follow me, I'll show you there way

BTW, there are many many other more interesting animals to shoot at other than the white tigers Thanks anyway for sharing your experience.

 

[fengwei]

Btw how much is the entry now,long time never go liao!

Depends on if you fall in adult group or still a junior junior kid For us adults, it's $18 dollars. For some kids here, it's half the price :bsmilie:

 

[fengwei]

I am always intrigued by the fantastic photo taken by feng wei & arthur (in beijing) in the zoo. this outing is another opportunity to follow the sifu. thanks "dingaroo" for the nice map. really good for planning our shooting sequence.

Heihei, you can test out your new 300mm lens liao ;p


Here are some photos from one of my zoo adventures:

 

[ricsal]

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2. JK
3. benloke
4. ricsal
5. salblade
6. VanGogh53
7. eselite
8. hypy13
9. muscin
10. otc
11. beniz
12. gummy73-Kent
13. ngkmboy
14. tpkay
15. reyreina_ivan
16. ardaan (I will come if I have no coaching session in the morning. So standby first )
17. Luckywin (sunny)
18. Banana0ne
19. Nik34
20. seefei

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[ricsal]

Been to the zoo alone before. Very tired. But kinda happy to catch alot of things. Also need to see the timing of what time they feeding and bla bla bla. I managed to get a glimps of the polar bear feeding but cannot get the best pic...

This time will come with DSLR and can learn how to get better shot than last time! whooo.

 

[Ben Loke]

Heihei, you can test out your new 300mm lens liao.


Here are some photos from one of my zoo adventures:

Don't be fooled by the photos.
You remember Kung Fu Panda?
It's part of the zoo performance, but due to the snake being too enthusiastic, it’s killed the frog. So the show suspended till suitable frog is found.:bsmilie:

 

[fengwei]

Don't be fooled by the photos.
You remember Kung Fu Panda?
It's part of the zoo performance, but due to the snake being too enthusiastic, it’s killed the frog. So the show suspended till suitable frog is found.:bsmilie:

Haha, they probably should move the show to somewhere like Ubin, a lot frogs there :bsmilie:

Hmm, thought it over, there are a lot snakes there too ...

 

[Ben Loke]

Haha, they probably should move the show to somewhere like Ubin, a lot frogs there :bsmilie:

Hmm, thought it over, there are a lot snakes there too ...

Good idea.
Next trip, Ubin revisit since I missed the first round.
This time, frog bite snake show in seafood restaurant.;p

 

[fengwei]

Good idea.
Next trip, Ubin revisit since I missed the first round.
This time, frog bite snake show in seafood restaurant.;p

Sounds great! Hope my teeth can bite by then ;p Not biting the snakes, but crabs