How To Photograph Animals Through Cages

This contradicts what was said above but nevertheless can work.

How to photograph animals through cages. Here is a photo taken of a green jungle snake in a glass cage that now looks like a photo taken in the Amazon Jungle. Its a challenge most often faced at the zoo but you also come across it when shooting at some sporting events car racing for example or in other random circumstances for example I recently was photographing some kids on a trampoline which had a mesh around it. Shooting through Cages theres nothing worse than trying to shoot through the wire or bars of a cage.

Pets are often trained allowing for staged photos unlike wild animals. Sometimes a picture can be more cryptic in nature so that the animal isnt immediately obvious. Photographing Zoo animals through cages In reply to chriscrouch Apr 11 2006 It might also help to take the focus off the shutter button.

Apr 10 2006 Better still dont support such a primitive zoo. Apr 10 2006. However it is good to take both staged and candid shots to accurately capture the animal through photos.

Apr 10 2006. Finally try to avoid using flash with animals that live in tanks because glass will reflect the flash making an unsightly white hotspot. Apr 10 2006 Better still dont support such a primitive zoo.

Apr 10 2006 Re. Position the bird as close to the far side of the cage as is possible. Depending on the shooting distance the thickness of the wire the cage is made of and the maximum available aperture on your lens you can try the following.

That way the camera wont keep trying to focus. When an animal is surrounded by fencing netting or bars use your longest lens and your widest aperture and focus on the animal. The best way to do this is to zoom your lens to a longer focal length and place the focal spot on the animal itself.