My rotten luck at the zoo

[windoze]

i dont think there is noone that knows better than me - 'Never go to the Bronx Zoo on Wednesday"! Its a free day and its packed with every lunatic and miserable undisciplined child. But I went today - WHY! Because it was the 1st nice day in so long and i hadnt been there in awhile!!! Took 50 shots - NO KEEPERS!!! Too crowded and too many unruly children leaning on my monopod, grabbing my monopod just bugging the heck out of me! The only image Im not ashamed to post.... and it could have been better if people would just have left me to be.... NEVER GO TO THE BRONX ZOO ON WEDNESDAY!


http://windoze.smugmug.com/photos/29181213-M.jpg

[bfjr]

Man I feel your Pain, honest went to Zoo not long ago and left didn't take one shot for all the reasons you just said.
But hey your one keeper, is just that A KEEPER!!!

[ginger_55]

Yes, Windoze, I really like that shot.

I can feel his personality.

ginger

I really do not like zoos. We don't have one here.
But I will be going with my grandkids in another year.

And I will try taking pictures. I have never done well at the zoo. I don't think I have had a lens as long as I do now, though.

That is really a nice picture.

[Harryb]

You failed to make proper use of your monopod. If used properly young tikes won't go near you. :D

[jwear]

You failed to make proper use of your monopod. If used properly young tikes won't go near you. :D see another good use for a mono pod just keep your camera off of it :D and one keeper like this the day is well spent so stop with the comp;aints

[MainFragger]

I loved my FZ10...with OIS, I rarely had to use any mono-pod, tri-pod, or pea in a pod.. I just lifed and shot.

I've got some nice zoo pics. Hmm...I might have repost them though. I'm not sure I have them up since smugmug closed my account.

MainFragger

[Phil U.]

Oh man, I feel your pain. Whenever I'm in/at some "attraction" I always feel like I'm having to battle off the unruly brats. I want to slap the parents every time one of their kids steps on my bag, knocks into my tripod, or pushes in between my legs to get to what I'm looking at. Grrrrrr.... :humungus :bash :gun2

Or maybe I'm just an ol' grump.

[windoze]

too funny!!!! Thanx Harry!

troy



You failed to make proper use of your monopod. If used properly young tikes won't go near you. :D

[ian408]

Buck up and buy a season pass :D

What better way to see the zoo on your terms, save a little money and
support the place. All at the same time :thumb

I say it somewhat in jest but the season pass will let you go whenever you
want and you'll not feel bad about leaving after 30 minutes either.

Ian

[BrianLowther]

You failed to make proper use of your monopod. If used properly young tikes won't go near you. :D How do you take the pictures while you are doing the dancing?:D

[Angelo]

awwwwww, rotten luck but your tale takes me back. The Bx Zoo was my backyard playground as a kid. I grew up on Mapes Ave at 181st St. (It was a nice neighborhood way back then... WAY back then)

At the time, one of my uncles held the license to run the concession stands so I was in the park almost everyday after school.

Remember the audio boxes that were once mounted to the railings outside each cage that played recorded information about each animal? And the plastic elephant-trunk keys that activated them?

Great shot of the gorilla! :thumb

[Angelo]

You failed to make proper use of your monopod. If used properly young tikes won't go near you. :D

See jeff, I knew I wasn't using that darn mono properly!!! harry has the right idea.

[windoze]

HEY IAN,

" Buy a season pass " ???????????
Im am one of the highest individual sponsors you can be at the Bronx Zoo!
That's what hurts! I pay $250.00 a year for myself. They should let me in the Gorilla exhibit and pet them for that kind of money.... The money i dont mind however.....


I just need to remind myself - dont go on a free day


thanx for looking!

troy



Buck up and buy a season pass :D

What better way to see the zoo on your terms, save a little money and
support the place. All at the same time :thumb

I say it somewhat in jest but the season pass will let you go whenever you
want and you'll not feel bad about leaving after 30 minutes either.

Ian

[wholenewlight]

You failed to make proper use of your monopod. If used properly young tikes won't go near you. :D
I walk with two "forearm" crutches. Works the same as your monopod suggestion . . . .

whoops http://cs-pics.smugmug.com/photos/29253925-M.gif
sorry about your foot http://cs-pics.smugmug.com/photos/29253925-M.gif
did I do that? http://cs-pics.smugmug.com/photos/29253925-M.gif
do you want me to call 911 for you? http://cs-pics.smugmug.com/photos/29253925-M.gif

heeehee

[ian408]

I just need to remind myself - dont go on a free day


Doh! Good for you!

Ian

[gluwater]

I used to work at the Brookfield Zoo outside of Chicago and I completely understand what you mean by not going on free days. One free day there was a storm soo bad that nearly a 1/4 of the trees in the zoo got knocked over or severely damaged and there were still people there scurrying from animal house to animal house.

[windoze]

thanx ben,
i hope to get back to the zoo at least twice / three times a week starting next week..


troy
Man I feel your Pain, honest went to Zoo not long ago and left didn't take one shot for all the reasons you just said.
But hey your one keeper, is just that A KEEPER!!!

[windoze]

how true! i would never mind children that ask first or say excuse me... but the bronx zoo is an inner city zoo with inner city children. not that its bad to live in the inner city but the hardships of city life have left many children without both parents without proper resources without adequate financial resources for their care etc.... but in the end i blame the parents





Oh man, I feel your pain. Whenever I'm in/at some "attraction" I always feel like I'm having to battle off the unruly brats. I want to slap the parents every time one of their kids steps on my bag, knocks into my tripod, or pushes in between my legs to get to what I'm looking at. Grrrrrr.... :humungus :bash :gun2

Or maybe I'm just an ol' grump.

[Steve Cavigliano]

LOL Troy, armed with a monopod AND a Bigma and the kids still bugged you? As Harry mentioned, you've got to learn how to get the most out of your equipment :rofl J/K I know how bad that sort of day can be.

Good job nailing Mr Gorilla though :thumb :thumb

I know what you mean about the first nice day in awhile. It sure was hot, humid and rainy while I was Upstate :uhoh I took a few hundred shots at the family reunion and people's tops were soaked. And we were inside :rolleyes


Steve