Wednesday, May 19, 2010

North Carolina Zoo

So we went to the NC Zoo today, which, despite being 85 miles away, is really a great place to hang out and shoot photos. Here’s what we got:

Some reptiles:

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DSC_0621  A seal. Yeah, his eyes looked like that.

DSC_0647An otter, chowing down on a fish.

DSC_0631  This is how I felt after walking about 5 miles today.

DSC_0633 This guy’s obviously behind a chain link fence, but I still kinda like the photo. Since I don’t expect to see any bald eagles in the wild in the near future, this will have to suffice.

DSC_0662A large, albeit not very exotic, creature.

DSC_0677The bowling pins are a nice touch.

  I got a few shots of a humming bird:

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More birds:

DSC_0696 DSC_0716 DSC_0722 DSC_0851OK, these aren’t  actually zoo animals. But I’ve got three cardinals in one shot—two males and a female. They’re skittish birds!

DSC_0797 These guys aren’t very exotic either.

DSC_0865 Somewhat more exotic.

DSC_0807  No explanation necessary.

We really enjoyed seeing the gorillas. It was difficult shooting through dirty glass, but I got some OK shots:

DSC_0728 DSC_0731I really like this one, actually.

The chimpanzees were definitely our favorites though. They put on a show for us today:

DSC_0747Again, it was difficult to shoot through the glass (because of both dirt and glare). But this older chimp was up-close, so I did my best.

DSC_0778 DSC_0782 DSC_0773This one just looked better in black & white.

And, for my favorite shot of the day . . .

DSC_0767Yep, this one is definitely my favorite. Great expression on this chimp.

1 comment:

  1. Steve, these pictures are fantastic! I love the turtle and the goose with her goslings (that's what they're called, right? I think so). Your photography is so cool.

    Love you, and also congratulations on graduating! Can't wait for you and Nicole to be here :)

    Laurie

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