I like photographing giraffes a lot. Maybe because I don't have the chance to do it all that often; my home zoo has some giraffes, but they don't have an indoor facility for them to live in. Being somewhere the temperature goes below freezing for several months out of the year, that's not great. So the giraffes live at a different zoo and we only see them every third summer.
Nobody quite knows how many species, or subspecies, of giraffes there are. There's a pretty substantial argument about that going on between geneticists at the moment. They're generally divided based on their ranges and the patterns in their coloration; the ones at my home zoo are reticulated giraffes.
As I've mentioned before, I really like taking detail pictures of animals rather than just portraits and full body shots. Not that I'm averse to those, but I think focusing on the detailed parts gives you an opportunity to look closely at something you usually wouldn't.
Which is not to discount the value of a good shot of two giraffes interacting, or of a particular behavior.
Or perhaps a somewhat-disconcerting closeup portrait.
Or perhaps a somewhat-disconcerting closeup portrait.
Besides their long necks and their coloration patterns, giraffes' best-known features are their long black tongues and their ossicones, horn-like knobs of cartilage on the tops of their heads.
Over the last couple of years I've gotten the chance to travel to other zoos and photograph Masai giraffes, which have darker, more complex spot patterns.
Over the last couple of years I've gotten the chance to travel to other zoos and photograph Masai giraffes, which have darker, more complex spot patterns.
I like the arrangement. It feels like a giraffe puzzler. And those patterns are mesmerizing....
I've never put them all in the same place by themselves before. It is strong that way. Maybe I should do a show of just giraffes.
I think their fights are fascinating to watch. I feel bad that they're getting hurt, but they were the ones who started fighting. I had nothing to do with it.
I think I understand your preference in taking detailed pictures. The close ups of the patterns remind me of the photos of window patterns ahd other similar stuff you shared recently
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@tcpolymath wow !! Giraffe are looking beautiful.. amazing photgraphy have been done.
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