Ueno Zoo!
I hope you enjoy these photos taken at the Ueno Zoo. What a great day of photography! The weather was gorgeous and the birds and animals were a pleasure to photograph.
For many nature photographers, the ultimate challenge and experience is bird flight photography. It is definitely a numbers game as it takes me a lot of shots to get one or two that are really good. Mission accomplished as I think there are some good ones!
While most of the animals are in contained areas, the birds in flight are wild birds. Many of those pictures were taken of the Japanese Cormorant. There is a huge pond in the zoo where the Cormorants are building nests. As they flew back and forth, I did my best to capture those birds in flight. So cool!
This was my first significant opportunity to use my new 200-800 lens. Wow! For some of the shots, I used that lens with the 2x extender. That took the lens power to 1600! Both of the shots of the two Cormorants together were taken with that combination. As much as I love shooting with the convenience of the iPhone 15 Pro Max, I need the pro gear power to get shots like those!
We have two more trips planned for the year. I will keep you posted with photo highlights!
Although I was disappointed with the election results, I am willing to accept those results and hope for the best for all of us. I feel so incredibly fortunate about the life I live and the privileges I have. I will continue to do what I can to inspire others and do what I can to improve our world.
I wish you and your families a happy holiday season.
All the best,
Bob Reed
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