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Tropiquaria, Somerset *56K Warning*

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Old 10-04-2007, 9:15 PM   #1
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Tropiquaria, Somerset *56K Warning*
Went down to my native Somerset over the Easter weekend. Sadly, not much time for photography, but did manage to get along to Tropiquaria, a fantastic little place near Washford in Somerset. Great for kids - my 3rd old loves it. (We have a lifetime family pass )

Most were shot with the trusty 20 yr old 200mm F4 AIS lens, the rest have full EXIF embedded - comments welcome.

Lemur


Some kind of Parrot


Emu


Tortoise


Mother and Child


Lazy Meercat


Tarantula - I held this scary blighter after this shot


Thanks for looking
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Re: Tropiquaria, Somerset *56K Warning*
And you said mine were sharp! These are great. I like the lazy meerkat - that would do as an office poster "Tomorrow I've got to stop procrastinating".
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Old 10-04-2007, 9:47 PM   #3
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Lovely shots liquid, love the Dof on them.The meerkat made me laugh,It looks like hes been Tasered or something

That spider looks beautiful,but I very much doubt Id hold it.

Looks like the bank holiday has been kind to everyone.

Nice shots mate
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Old 10-04-2007, 9:53 PM   #4
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Re: Tropiquaria, Somerset *56K Warning*
those are some of the sharpest animal shots that i've seen on here

great set of pics, i like the lemur pic
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Re: Tropiquaria, Somerset *56K Warning*
Great shots. Like the framing on the lemur one. He looks pretty chilled for a warm day.

But sorry, I can't resist. Is that tortoise not a terrapin?
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Old 10-04-2007, 10:00 PM   #6
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Re: Tropiquaria, Somerset *56K Warning*
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But sorry, I can't resist. Is that tortoise not a terrapin?
I thought it was too big for a terrapin - It was about the size of a side plate. I didn't look at the little sign
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I thought it was too big for a terrapin - It was about the size of a side plate. I didn't look at the little sign
Superb shot either way.
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Fantastic pictures mate, I personally like the Emu one, looks like he's about to tell you to **** off !
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Re: Tropiquaria, Somerset *56K Warning*
Wow mate
I can see why you like that lens so much. The sharpness and bokeh is fantastic! Excellent shots, all of them
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Re: Tropiquaria, Somerset *56K Warning*
Very nice

For some reason I particularly like #1, the thoughtful looking lemur
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Great shots mate...

Absolutely love No. 1

What was he looking at??
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Great shots mate...

Absolutely love No. 1

What was he looking at??
I like to think he's saying "She loves me... She loves me not..."

Absolutely fantastic shots Liquid. I've been reading photography books all evening and yours match anything I've seen.
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Re: Tropiquaria, Somerset *56K Warning*
These are absolutely superb, thank you for sharing

I'm really impressed with your framing in these
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Re: Tropiquaria, Somerset *56K Warning*
Excellent photos, just love the one of the meerkat
(the parrot is an african grey)
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Old 11-04-2007, 3:19 PM   #15
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Wow! Those photos are amazing!
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Old 11-04-2007, 3:51 PM   #16
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These are good Very impressed! Hand held the 200mm?
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