The San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park

Katherine and David are long time members of the Zoological society of San Diego. We spend many weekends at the Zoo downtown and the WAP just outside of Escondido.

The Lion Cubs – all seven of them – were out in April of 2008 when David stopped by to take a few photos. They were having lots of fun with their moms. A fun time was had by all, including the people watching.

In October of 2006 David took some High Dynamic Range (HDR) photographs around the WAP. These are noted as HDR on the description on each photo in the album. Compare these 2 photos, the first is the HDR version, the second is a ‘normal’ exposure of the same picture.

Note the background colors and the depth of the shadows in this picture. For a large size of these pictures, click here.

Note the lack of colors in the clouds and the loss of details in the shadows. This is the reason for using HDR photography. It isn’t for everything, but it can make a difference when used well.