A Polar Bear. . .

[shesells]

I wanted to add my 2cents before this post is finished. I think your bear is an elegant shot. I like the way the background just kind of fades back into the distance. It seems very real to me, like the north pole, and not like a zoo at all. Clicker is right about the grass, I'm sure it doesn't grow at the north pole! I wouldn't change a thing except that.The lighting is great, the way it flickers off him. Oh, one thing's missing. A coke in his paws.
Hey Gary, where did you get your unipod? online? Seems like a convenient thing to have, does it really help steady? I'm always embarrassed setting up the tripod for some reason.
~ Kit

[gahspidy]

Hey Gary, where did you get your unipod? online? Seems like a convenient thing to have, does it really help steady? I'm always embarrassed setting up the tripod for some reason.
~ Kit[/QUOTE]
Kit,
thanks for the comments. I got the unipod at J&R music in N.Y. I happened to be in there one day and saw it. It was $20.00 !! A Velbon UP4000. It has quick relaese levers and a cushy foam grip on top. Normally, the camera would screw onto the head and stay fixed that way. But there was a Bogen head that was made for unipods that screw to the top of the unipod and allows the camera to have a quick release feature and can flip it to a vertical shot by loosening the knob. Was an additional 30.00. This set up is so stable I had actually used a 170-500mm lens which is quite large and had no problems at all. It really gets you a sharper shot than handholding without question. easy to carry around. Had my camera on it and the camera strapped around my neck the whole day. when i was ready for a shot, I just let out the sections and there it was. I too do not feel comfortable setting up the tripod in busy public places. This was really comfortable and easy to use.

Penny,
Thanks for the comments. The Bronx Zoo always impresses me everytime I go there. I am a member of the Wildlife Conservation Society, so I have a yearly pass and take my kids to the zoos and aquariums. The Bronx Zoo never fails to impress me. You would enjoy it alot and get some nice pics. Hope you get the chance one day.