Now I know what it feels like to be a ‘piece of meat’.
(Part II of the Photo Excursion to the Singapore Zoological Gardens on Tuesday, 29th December 2009)
If you navigated to this post directly, you might want to check out Part I of this post - “Good, Bad & Simply Stunning : The Singapore Zoo (Primates)“.
These images were all captured using the following kit:
- Canon EOS 5D Mark II
- EF 70-200 F/2.8L IS USM
- EF 2x Extender
Unfortunately using the 2x extender dropped my maximum aperture by 2-stops, but given the fast lens, I was still able to shoot at F/5.6 (thankfully) to get decent separation between the animals and the backgrounds.
To heighten your viewing experience, might I recommend you kick off this video to add a background soundtrack while you navigate.
African Lion
I could almost hear the opening bars of “Circle of Life” from The Lion King.
White Bengal Tigers
Now these tigers got into the news last year for mauling a foreign worker to death. 
It’s a shame because these are such magnificent creatures, and the negative schtick (see BBC report and illustration) they received as a result was quite sad.
I has visited their enclosure when I first arrived, but they were quite sleepy – i.e., poor photographic subjects. Just before exiting the zoo, I decided to give them another go, and it was just after feeding time – so they were rather uppity – i.e., great shots!
Waited a long time to get this shot right. Thanks to my subjects for workin’ the camera.
Utterly breathtaking creatures… while I truly enjoyed photographing them, I’m not even sure the photos do them justice.
Final post from this photo excursion: “Reptile World & Beyond” coming soon to byNoelYeo.com
I love the fotos, cousin! You did a fine job!
Thanks Syl!
glad you like the photos!
WOWWW! i love the ones where the tiger was sticking his tongue out (or licking his mouth?). great works!
Yeah I thought the sticky-out-tongue ones were hilarious. Really cutesy, for such a menacing animal.
My favorite shot is the first one right at the top. The horizontal crop which reveals the strips of the Tiger body, expresses one of the beautiful aspect of the subject matter you have chosen to shoot. And to have the head as the point of focus and position at 1/3 of the entire composition is a good call. The subtle cool hue you had in the overall picture complimented the blue eyes of the Tiger.
The shot with the 2 tiger’s tongues out, is another interesting shot. Maybe can explore some black & white/ dodge & burn treatment & portrait cropping. May ve a different impact and effect. Good moments are worth waiting for
Thanks for Sharing ! Keep more picture posted !
hahha… I love how you give the page a music video to enjoy… while we checkout your photos. Aawwhh… I love your work my dear.