Cardinals

I took these at John Chesnut Sr. Park in Palm Harbor, Fla. about a month apart. The one directly below of the female cardinal I took with a Canon 7D Mark II and Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM lens. And, yes, I do know what all those letters in the lens's name stand for!

A photo posted by @PhotoQuist on Mar 22, 2015 at 5:10am PDT

I took the shot of the male with a Nikon D810 and 200-400mm f/4 lens. This one didn't need it, but I love the D810s massive 36MP size that lets you crop a lot and still have an file large enough to make large prints.

A photo posted by @PhotoQuist on Feb 10, 2015 at 4:13am PST

Serval at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo

A photo posted by @photoquist on Dec 12, 2014 at 4:22am PST

This is a serval at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. Handlers had it out on a leash exploring part of the zoo. They will use the animals in shows and educational programs, and I presume the walk aimed to get the animal used to the leash, and to having people around. These cats live wild in Africa, and they can leap 15 feet in the air to snag an unsuspecting bird.

This one appears to have a potential meal in sight. Shot taken with a Canon 7D Mark II with an EF 200-400mm f/4 USM lens.

Lucy

A photo posted by @photoquist on Nov 11, 2014 at 4:21am PST

This is Lucy, a Florida panther at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. She was found abandoned as a cub and raised in captivity. She will talk to you, almost like a chirp. And when you are lucky, she will sit still long enough for you to get a good shot. Taken with a Canon 7D Mark II and 300mm f/2.8 lens.

Hear Me Roar!

OK, so maybe that's a yawn interrupting the purring. But still.

A photo posted by @photoquist on Nov 11, 2014 at 4:50am PST

Taken with a Canon 7D Mark II (yes, the one just out!) and 70-200 f/2.8 lens.

Shooting Horsejumping With Canon 1D X

Is it horsejumping or horse jumping? I should have Googled that before I wrote this. Anyway. I wanted a way to add photos here without the effort of re-sizing them for the blog and just discovered that I can embed images that I share on Instagram.

And it only took several months after returning to Instagram to discover this! By the way, find me on Instagram @Photoquist. Or at this link: http://instagram.com/photoquist.

This means more photos here. And, thanks to my job now, I often get to shoot with a variety of cameras. Right now we have a series of videos to produce for Canon about its cameras, including its flagship DSLR, the Canon EOS 1D X. We went to Copper Creek Ranch in Tampa to shoot a horse jumping obstacles to demonstrate the camera's fast focus ability and burst shooting.

Another from a shoot Friday with the #Canon 1D X. #horses #horsejumping #burstmode

A photo posted by @photoquist on Nov 11, 2014 at 4:54am PST

From a shoot Friday with the #Canon 1D X. #horses #horsejumping #burstmode

A photo posted by @photoquist on Nov 11, 2014 at 4:52am PST