Meerkat Baby @ National Zoo 6/16/2007
After some recent success in the Small Mammals house with remote flash, I decided to get a second unit.
I put one on the top of a monopod, and the second on a clamp-tripod mount about a foot and a half lower on the monopod pointed in the same direction. For this shot it's positioned a couple of feet to the camera's left.
With the D200 and wireless trigger (using on camera flash as trigger) you can set more than one flash's settings independantly. The settings I used were -2.0 flash ev for the higher one, and -3.0 fash ev for the lower one. Not exactly how "strobist" would recommend shooting (manual flash settings instead) but I needed a crutch since it was one of my first times shooting with both flashes...
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Tall Bob, crawdog, Notnek, pinklassy3, and 23 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Aiko Heiwa (60 months ago | reply)
Oh oh oh oh oh! So adorable!
Anirban Brahma (60 months ago | reply)
Cute shot!
Tall Bob (60 months ago | reply)
Wonderful image!!! Love it!!
A+++ Grade Photo! please join us
Naturability (60 months ago | reply)
Oh, look how sweet it is!
Nice photo and light.
Liza with a Z (60 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot! Those little guys are too cute. I'm working at the zoo this summer so I get there early sometimes and walk around. I often seem to become an unofficial tour guide for little kids when I visit the small mammal house, and they are always excited when I tell them about these babies.
techmuse (60 months ago | reply)
This is great--love the way the light works.
rrogersphotos (60 months ago | reply)
Looks like your working on the lighting and doing a good job of it. Nice shot.
AZTransplant/Nicki (60 months ago | reply)
Meerkats are adorable little creatures and always fun to watch. Nice capture of this little one!
stevehdc (60 months ago | reply)
very cute - we saw them this morning too at the cockadoodlezoo event. could have spent hours watching the whole meerkat clan - hilarous animals.
martytdx (60 months ago | reply)
It worked really well here - and this is a seriously cute shot.
Imapix (60 months ago | reply)
Really wonderful!
Great work and great infos!
Keep them coming Jon.....they're good!
The Born Wanderer (60 months ago | reply)
a very good shot and the subject is very cute too
nutmeg66 (60 months ago | reply)
Love the shot - seriously cute!
MorningThief581 (60 months ago | reply)
adorable shot.
Roeselien Raimond (55 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called *Baby Animal (wildlife)* [invite only], and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
minianna.com (48 months ago | reply)
OMG Jon, he/she is so cute....
Ana Flavia Alvim (45 months ago | reply)
Beatiful capture!
Nalani_luvr (40 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Best of MEERKATS, and we'd love to have this added to the group!