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Copyright © 2011 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

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She was such a Ham! I believe the Zoo tells the story of these two much better than I ever could. Without further ado…

“Our two female grizzly bears were orphaned as cubs in Montana and cared for by Montana wildlife officials before being released to the wild. Used to human-induced food rewards, they were considered “problem” animals after invading the ranch of some Montana residents. After several attempts to relocate them away from human development and numerous phone calls to find the bears a new home, Montana wildlife officials were forced to make the agonizing decision to euthanize them, when the Zoo agreed to take them in. You can find our grizzly sisters in Hearst Grizzly Gulch.
~ San Francisco Zoological Society

I’m so glad the zoo rescued them!

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 80-200mm @ 100mm| f9| 1/160 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode| Tripod

Copyright © 2011 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

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She was such a Ham! I believe the Zoo tells the story of these two much better than I ever could. Without further ado…

“Our two female grizzly bears were orphaned as cubs in Montana and cared for by Montana wildlife officials before being released to the wild. Used to human-induced food rewards, they were considered “problem” animals after invading the ranch of some Montana residents. After several attempts to relocate them away from human development and numerous phone calls to find the bears a new home, Montana wildlife officials were forced to make the agonizing decision to euthanize them, when the Zoo agreed to take them in. You can find our grizzly sisters in Hearst Grizzly Gulch.
~ San Francisco Zoological Society

I’m so glad the zoo rescued them!

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 80-200mm @ 100mm| f9| 1/160 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode| Tripod

Copyright © 2011 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

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I finally made it over to the zoo. Double D and I had another marathon day of photography with the best luck ever! We found parking everywhere we went. 2x right in front!! Seriously we had no problems. I’m knocking on wood right now so I don’t jinx anything.
This Silver back wasn’t out when we first arrived at their den. One female went inside and soon he came out then sat on a rock and looked out at the people who were watching him. He’s a deep thinker I believe. His eyes are very compelling. There is intelligence behind that gaze.

“The Zoo has one adult male Silver-back, four females and an infant male western lowland gorilla living at the Gorilla Preserve.”
~San Francisco Zoological Society

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 80-200mm @ 200mm| f4| 1/125 sec| ISO 200| Manual Mode| On a Tripod

San Francisco Zoo, California; wildlife; Gorilla; Nikon

Zack Arias, master of One Light photography, and JoeyL talkin smack a week ahead of the Gulf Photo Plus Shootout.

Video at the link:

 

Update:

Here’s last year’s Gulf Photo Plus Shoot- the official video

<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/10518603″>The gulf photo plus 2010 shoot-out</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/user1579249″>gulf photo plus</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p>

 

H/T Strobist

Copyright © 2011 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

This is from Jan. this year. Taken at Twilight on marathon Photography day from the Sutro Bath Ruins. I remember wanting to take a shot of the Moon from here, but it was just too high in the sky this month. It’s something I’m keeping in my plans to do in the future.

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 17-35mm @ 20mm| f22| 55 seconds| ISO 160| Manual Mode| On a Tripod| Cable release

San Francisco, California, Sutro Bath Ruins, Cliff House

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I’m craving one of these! We have stopped to eat at this cafe in Dog Patch twice now while in the city to photograph different venues. It’s called Just for You. They are always crowded. They serve your beignet before your meal if you order a meal. They are fresh, hot, sweet, goodness, and not calorie free or small!

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 17-35mm @19mm| f2.8| 1/10 sec| ISO 320| Aperture Priority| Hand-held

San Francisco, California, Dog Patch, Food