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| Andrys Basten | profile | all galleries >> Canon SX260 HS - My casual, superficial tests >> Tiger Cub, 9 wks old, at San Francisco Zoo #sftigercub | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Went to see the new tiger cub (Jillian), now 9 weeks old, photos taken through *plexiglass* windows at San Francisco Zoo. Visted a few other zoo residents too. April 18, 2013.
It was a beautiful day, tho' with very harsh, high-contrast lighting. Not ideal for photographs. Most of these are to show the size of the cub -- she's gotten much bigger in only the last weeks! -- and to show how independent she's become in about 2 weeks of getting her used to going outside, with the mom helping her to learn to do the stairs, and she is now constantly jumping and racing around. Really cute.Most of the photos had to be taken at maximum zoom of 500mm-equiv, as the tigers are really quite far from the front-view (hazy) pexiglass windows. Here's a view of the grotto from those windows. Here's a Flickr photography discussion about trying to get clear pictures thru' the zoo's pexiglass windows (no meshing in tiger exhibit). Next time, I'll use shutter priority (I forgot) and try an overcast day. Used the very small Canon SX260 because of its flexible built-in 20x zoom lens. But through pexiglass and not choosing shutter priority, the pics are not really up to snuff, but I hope you'll enjoy some of the content. To see the images that are 1024 pixels wide (or larger) for the thumbnails below, *click* on 'ORIGINAL' option below the first photo that comes up after you click on a thumbnail; otherwise, and that setting will stay for the session. It defaults to 800 pixels wide.
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 The pair, seen below, through pexiglass windows. mImg_1622r.jpg |
 In the sunlight, their surroundings are even more fantasy-liie. mImg_1626r.jpg |
 Pic of partially seen cub shows size at 9 weeks. mImg_1637r.jpg |
 Side by side. mImg_1652r.jpg |
 Back to the cub, who gets out from 10-11am and 2-4pm now. mImg_1735r.jpg |
 Mother, Leanne, w/ cub. mImg_1755r.jpg |
 One of the 3 side-windows we viewed from first. mImg_1772r.jpg |
 Running well now, for sure. Taken thru' pexiglass. mImg_1774cr.jpg |
 See The grotto . mImg_1777cr.jpg |
 "I've heard this before." mImg_1783r.jpg |
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 Love her energy. She's leaping at reclining mom again. mImg_1801r.jpg |
 Glad she wasn' t crushed! :-) mImg_1803r.jpg |
 This is hilarious. mImg_1805r.jpg |
 Biting mama will get her attention. mImg_1812r.jpg |
 I wanna play! mImg_1815r.jpg |
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 Looking for a lift. mImg_1843r.jpg |
 She barely fits on the back now. mImg_1859r.jpg |
 "What I go through!" mImg_1860r.jpg |
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 Still riding, behind the rock. mImg_1862cr.jpg |
 It's an exhausting life. mImg_1869r.jpg |
 On walk to other window on the side. mImg_1874r.jpg |
 Mom, reflecting on motherhood? mImg_1875r.jpg |
 That's how far away they are from us, and thru' pexiglass. mImg_1881r.jpg |
 Back at side window after checking out Lion House. mImg_1909r.jpg |
 Behind side-window bullet-proof pexiglass, w/ scratches galore by cats. mImg_1910r.jpg |
 The maternal instinct. mImg_1922r.jpg |
 Cub's view of mama. mImg_1928r.jpg |
 Mama's viewing of me. mImg_1930r.jpg |
 She's getting pretty big already! mImg_1931r.jpg |
 She strokes the cub's forehead here.. mImg_1933r.jpg |
 Mama's loving paw. mImg_1935r.jpg |
 Playtime's over. No! mImg_1936.jpg |
 Other zoo residents: After morning show, time for lunch. Img_1657.jpg |
 So, stopped at Penguin Island. mImg_1659.jpg |
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 Just out of the water and pretty happy about it. mImg_1668.jpg |
 Paused at Lion, trying to wake up in that direct sunlight overhead. mImg_1669.jpg |
 That's one noble face mImg_1670.jpg |
 Snow leopard can be seen only through fencing (or pexiglass on the other side). mImg_1687.jpg |
 Paused at Indian rhinoceros area. mImg_1689.jpg |
 HUGE armour-like plates or folds on this Rhino. mImg_1690.jpg |
 Definitely Spring at the zoo. mImg_1693.jpg |
 Can't remember what this sad-appearing monkey (behind glass) is. mImg_1695.jpg |
 After lunch, saw that the chimps are next door to Lemur Cafe. mImg_1696r.jpg |
 Two reactions to their audience. mImg_1700.jpg |
 The zoo visitors can be pretty boring. mImg_1701.jpg |
 Suddenly interested in the crowd. Love the expression. mImg_1703.jpg |
 After seeing tiger cub 2-4pm, returned to penguin island. mImg_1947r.jpg |
 This penguin is also going home. mImg_1948.jpg |
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