Koala, a photo from Victoria, East

Photographer's Note

Another shot from Melbourne Zoo...

Koalas aren't bears. They aren't even related to bears. The koala is related to the kangaroo and the wombat. The koala is a mammal. The reason the koala is called a koala bear is because the koala looks like a teddy bear. The koala's scientific name is Phasclarctos cinereus.

Now there are only 2,000 to 8,000 koalas in the wild! Although not officially classified as endangered, the population of Australian koalas has dropped by 90% in less than a decade!

This is due to the destruction of the koala's natural habitat, a narrow crescent on the eastern coast of Australia. Logging, agriculture and urban development have not only reduced the area available to them, but added other dangers. The koala's habitat has been criss-crossed by roads, resulting in many road kills and attacks by neighboring pet dogs are frequent. Disease, too, has taken its toll on the koala.

All comments are welcome.

carper, milloup, ChrisJ, Jan100, Kenny10pin, nwoehnl, Galeota, Catli, naxius, wrangell heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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carper (96) 2004-07-01 6:35

Realy great photo Din,
I really like the composition, the perfect colours and the nice dof, Yes Din this is a very good photo, My compliments for it. well done

milloup (1829) 2004-07-01 6:39

First of all I hope your exams went well ;-)
Beautiful capture of this little chap ;-) Did you use fill flash to get light on both sides of his face? The only thing I can't really make up my mind about is the branch going from right to left in front of him, but nothing much to do about it, it's probably too big to clone out.

ChrisJ (171822) 2004-07-01 6:47

Good dof, pov, sharpness, colours & note. A winner all round. Well done, Din.

manny (22032) 2004-07-01 7:14

Hi Din...I missed your shots. Quite busy in school?

Anyway, this is an adorable picture with excellent colors and good compo. I especially like how you have included that branch of tree at the bottom. Very good shot.

Jan100 (158) 2004-07-01 7:15

Good photo Din, very well sharpened with a great DoF. Well done.

cecile (4193) 2004-07-01 8:56

ohhhh alors la bravo..... qu'est ce qu'il est mignon ce ptit koala! et superbement bien mis en valeur!

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-07-01 12:19

Very nice shot here, I like the Koala looking at the camera and the image is just so clear, very well done here indeed.

Great image

nwoehnl (122) 2004-07-01 14:04

Wonderful shot, Din, with a considerable cuteness factor. A wonderful posing of the koala that has placed himself wonderfully inside the "V" shaped by the two branches. Excellent color and light setting, great catch.

Galeota (10352) 2004-07-01 14:50

Lovely photograph on this beautiful Koala. Very well composed. I love it.

Catli (550) 2004-07-01 14:57

Great shot, Din. I like the way the Koala seems so comfortable between these two branches. It looks so cute and cuddly.

Rockyboy (20598) 2004-07-01 15:05

It seems a bear but I learn Koala aren't bears... That too bad there is so few in the wild and you captured very well this one in the zoo. Well done, Din!

yesterday (9833) 2004-07-04 16:02

Hello there:-)), Yes you look cute!.

Great sharp, splendid light and contrast, good color and excellent compoced.

doreeneden (1022) 2004-07-04 16:13

Great photo Din, he looks so cuddly. Lovely colouring and he really looks interested in you. I suppose forest fires have also had a hand in the koalas destruction. Pleased to see he isn't being called a bear as he's a marsupial I believe - which is one of a few bits of information which has stuck since my far off school days!

naxius (16685) 2004-07-29 16:08

Very nice composition, it is very sharpened.
The colors and the light are perfect, the DOF is good as well.
Very good picture.

PixelTerror (0) 2004-08-04 4:11

Koalas are really very cute animals !
Your pic is excellent and so is the note as well.

veimann (1269) 2004-11-08 7:40

It is very harmful site:) I cannot live easy when in the world it is so much beauty which I yet did not see :) the Charming animal, Din! And as always in magnificent execution.

Joffre (527) 2006-07-30 0:03

Hiya Din, wonderfully clear shot, great DOF, excellent details, great colours and textures of the display, informative note, not sure how endangered they are, we hear them grunting most nights, excellent capture!

wrangell (23) 2006-09-24 6:07 [Comment]