The Shedd part 1: The Amazon

[Peanut_Power]

snake doesnt eat the fish?

naw, just the occassional careless zookeeper....

 

[Opiate]

great pics!!!!

 

[davo]

Fantastic shots... any of the 'conda?

 

[Volenti]

Go the big ugly O, is that wild coloration/pattern for an oscar?

 

[DIESELMACK]

beautiful photos!

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

That Red hook was awesome.

 

[Zeppelin3k]

that snake is cool, i like how they got it in an aquarium

 

[vanimate]

Yeah, you try to do the same thing you do in the reg. tank, light from above. It's tougher in the Aquarium, so you have to raise it high, amp it up and try to get as close to vertical angle as you can.

Those are some pretty impressive shots considering the crowd they get at the Shedd, to be able to set up flash shots like those.

Thats one of my favorite exhibits there. Did you happen to get any good shots of the arapaima you can post?

 

[paradise]

wow... and while holding the camera? or you have a tripod?

Li, no camera in one hand, tripod in another. Need a lot of patience and hands that can hold that camera for a long time At the end of the shoot I can't hold a pen in that hand, so tired and hurting. Imagine the camera with battery grip and 2 batteries and a big lens on it. Heavy.

 

[paradise]

Did you happen to get any good shots of the arapaima you can post?

There was too many people to get a good shot of the 'pima. I have a head shot somewhere but everyone has those