Quokka in hiding
No doubt trying to get a little shut eye and get away from the cell phone freaks on the island. At this point, I was full into lying down on the ground to get camera even with their eyes, a position Joanne always rolled her eyes after looking at the state of my clothes - not to mention lying down on the ground with brown snakes roaming about freely is probably not the best idea I came up with on that trip.
Quokkas are found on the tiny island of Rottnest just off the coast of Perth Australia. Noted for their smiling faces and friendly habit they are labelled the happiest animals on Earth.
I must say the combination of this extremely fast and sharp Tamron lens together with the A9 quick focus helped assure a string of perfect shots - even if all the poses were not right on. In this case you could not bribe the model for different poses since there was a $5000 fine for touching or feeding them - so patience was the word. Since they are essentially nocturnal sometimes you had to wait a bit - or move on. On occasion I was tempted to utter a discrete but loud "Ah-Hum" but I respected their sleep at all times.
Quokka in hiding
No doubt trying to get a little shut eye and get away from the cell phone freaks on the island. At this point, I was full into lying down on the ground to get camera even with their eyes, a position Joanne always rolled her eyes after looking at the state of my clothes - not to mention lying down on the ground with brown snakes roaming about freely is probably not the best idea I came up with on that trip.
Quokkas are found on the tiny island of Rottnest just off the coast of Perth Australia. Noted for their smiling faces and friendly habit they are labelled the happiest animals on Earth.
I must say the combination of this extremely fast and sharp Tamron lens together with the A9 quick focus helped assure a string of perfect shots - even if all the poses were not right on. In this case you could not bribe the model for different poses since there was a $5000 fine for touching or feeding them - so patience was the word. Since they are essentially nocturnal sometimes you had to wait a bit - or move on. On occasion I was tempted to utter a discrete but loud "Ah-Hum" but I respected their sleep at all times.