Visiting Out of Africa

The Tamron lens folks sponsored a visit to "Out of Africa" at Camp Verde, Arizona... a little over an hour from Phoenix. 

The weather started to cool down in these parts and it was a great time to get away from the big city.  

I'd never been to this park and came away very impressed.  We'll go again in December, my birthday month, since admission is free for me!

Special thanks to Tamron's Erica Robinson and Armando Flores, who took us on our visit.  

And, to the fine folks of Out of Africa and the good work they do rescuing these fine animals!

I'll be back... with my Canon 5D Mark IV and Tamron lenses!

Until My Next Adventure,

See You On Down the Road!

Jim Patterson

Photos from Flickr ... and, here are all the keeper photos!




We visited Out of Africa a second time on 30 December 2017.  Here are my additional photos from Flickr...

Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park, Arizona

Mid-March and the weather is perfect here in the Phoenix area.  Time to visit a place I’d never seen before, the Wildlife World Zoo on the far west side of the Phoenix area in Litchfield Park.  It boasts the largest collection of exotic animals in Arizona.  They also have an aquarium.

I saw swans, kangaroos, parrots and other exotic birds, ducks,  monkeys, giraffes, a lovely meerkat that loved to pose for me, a leopard, a few ostrich, a tortoise, and a lot more.  

I photographed with a Canon 5D Mark III, a Tamron 28-300mm lens, on aperture priority, most of the time at ISO 100.  I did post editing with Lightroom and plugins from MacPhun, Topaz Labs, and OnOne.  

Until My Next Adventure, 

(Who knows before April 3rd and the Cave Creek Rodeo)

See You On Down The Road!

Jim Patterson

Here are all the keeper photos!