Hi Friends,
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Its Friday, and everybody is just waiting for a fun-filled weekend. Fridays
have always been special for me. As my parents live abroad in Dubai, and there
Friday is weekly off, it’s the day I get to talk to them for long durations.
When I was a Kid, I used to wait for Friday so that I could speak to my Dad
.
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Why am I telling all these here?..there is a reason. Friday is special for
another reason…that is for the below picture….
Title :
“Long Legs”
Location :
Al Ain Zoo,Al Ain,UAE
Story
: Last year when I had visited my parents in Dubai, I had my
DSLR with me. I had been done a lot of searches on the internet as to know what
are the places where I have to go and click some pictures. In my search, I had
not come across this ZOO. Al-Ain zoo. one of the best I have visited ( even
though I have not visited many yet!! ).
Saturday to Friday, my Dad and brother used to be at office and it was not
possible for me to go and see far away places. So on those days I used to wait
till they get back in the evening, and used to visit the places inside Dubai and
Sharjah. On Fridays, we used to leave home early and go to far away states like
Abudhabhi and Al-Ain. And on one such Fridays, dad took me to this Zoo.
It was around 400kms drive, and we reached there in around 3 hours. When we
reached there, in the entrance was a pic of a Lion. Something like which we see
in the movies. Majestic and strong. It fueled my excitement. We roamed around
for 3 hours inside the zoo. Yes 3 hours, and we didn’t really see the whole area
as it is around 900 acres of land
. we saw only the main parts which was home for Lions,Panther,Wild Cats, Many
exotic Birds, Meerkut etc.
. we saw only the main parts which was home for Lions,Panther,Wild Cats, Many
exotic Birds, Meerkut etc.
1)1/400sec,F/5.6 @200mm, ISO-400
2)1/250,F/5.6 @200mm, ISO-400
3) 1/2000sec, F/4.5 @ 105mm, ISO – 400
4) 1/640sec, F4.2 @ 80mm, ISO-400
5) 1/640sec, F/5.6 @200mm, ISO-400
All the above animals and birds, I had seen at least once in my life. but
there was something that I had never seen before except on TV.
It was a Giraffe…yes I had not seen them before and here there were a group
of them living in open, with some hippos.with The Hill on the backdrop, going
around doing their daily routine. They were of every size. And I was excited. As
I have the habit of spending more time on a subject while shooting I had spent
way too long time with Lion. ( yeah! Shooting them 
) . My parents and brother (who also carried a DSLR) had moved in front and
when I arrived at the location of the Giraffe’s. I got a shocker. My brother
told me He had pictured the Giraffe drinking water. First I said, What is in
it?. But, later when I saw the pic. I was like “Damn!! Why did I miss that”. I
was sad at first, but then I decided what ever it is.. I will wait. And my
family knowing me very well. they decided to sit and take rest. And I was moving
around waiting for at least one of the Giraffe’s to feel thirsty. But, even after
45 minutes past, it seemed like I will have to go back disappointed. I almost
gave up and was going back to were my family were sitting. And all of a
sudden.Some one said .. “Look!! ” and..
) . My parents and brother (who also carried a DSLR) had moved in front and
when I arrived at the location of the Giraffe’s. I got a shocker. My brother
told me He had pictured the Giraffe drinking water. First I said, What is in
it?. But, later when I saw the pic. I was like “Damn!! Why did I miss that”. I
was sad at first, but then I decided what ever it is.. I will wait. And my
family knowing me very well. they decided to sit and take rest. And I was moving
around waiting for at least one of the Giraffe’s to feel thirsty. But, even after
45 minutes past, it seemed like I will have to go back disappointed. I almost
gave up and was going back to were my family were sitting. And all of a
sudden.Some one said .. “Look!! ” and..
1/1000sec, F/4.2 @ 86mm, ISO-400
One of those big fellas was thirsty. And I ran closer and clicked like a soldier
with a machine gun. In Continuous shutter.I really didn’t think about anything
but,composition.
Once both of us had quenched our thirst.( The Giraffe and Myself !! ). I
decided to sit down and review.
Interpretation
: “Everybody, from the tiniest to the mightiest has their own
problems” We usually look at others and say man, he is so rich,he should be very
happy. Man he is so tall he should feel very good. Oh..She is so beautiful, she
must be enjoying her life.
But, as the universe has it, there is no one without problems. It is just
that,those who are successful accept it and gear up and face their problems and
defeat it.
“Success tastes best when you have faced obstacles to achieve it.”
Lesson :
Problem is there in everyone's life, you just have to stand up to it,look into
its eyes and say..”I am game!! Bring it on…” and give it the best punch you can
give. And you will see yourself over it in no time!!!
So,that’s the end of today's post. Thanks for reading. Will be back soon with
another post. Keep your feedback’s coming.
Cheers
Praveen Prabahakar Nair
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