Friday, May 31, 2013

African Veldt - Oakland Zoo in Oakland, CA (Part 6)

I know that I am posting these photos a little bit late, but here they are anyways. So last year (12/7/2012), my biology professor took the whole class on a field trip (as one of our labs) to the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, CA to teach us biology. While I was there, I took many photos of the animals and I am here to show you them. I have to say, I am not a big fan of zoos, but it sure is a great place for animal photos! If you love animal photos like me, definitely give your local zoo a visit. All of these photos were shot using my Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens on my Canon EOS 7D.

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Message from the Photographer: My original plan was to write up a post yesterday, but I was very busy yesterday. Yesterday, I took my last test for this semester in school (yay for break), and then went to a photo walk at Pier 7 in San Francisco at night with some other photographers in the SF Bay Area. I got some pretty good sunset photos and night long exposures near the area. Will post them soon, hopefully. :) So yeah, let's get started with the post for today. It is going to be a pretty long one!

Today, I just have photos of Reticulated Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate), Common Elands (Taurotragus oryx), and the Egyptian Geese (Alopaoche aegyptiaca).

Reticulated Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate) in the back.
Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx) in the front.

Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate

 Reticulated Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate) in the back.
Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx) in the front.


Egyptian Geese (Alopaoche aegyptiaca

Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate)  

 A close up shot of the head of a Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate).


Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx

A sign talking about the Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate). 

A sign talking about the Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx).  

 A photo of the Egyptian Geese (Alopaoche aegyptiaca).


 Reticulated Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate) in the back.
Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx) in the front. I am guessing it is giving itself a back scratch.  

 Reticulated Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate) in the back.
Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx) in the front. 

 Reticulated Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate) in the back.
Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx) in the front. 

 Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx


A close up shot of the head of a Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate) while it is eating. 

A close up shot of the head of a Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate). 

A close up shot of the head of a Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulate) while it is eating.

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time I will be posting the last post in this chain and it will include photos of birds, elephants, and a tiger. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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