Corona Del Mar

Some shots I took at Corona Del Mar in late summer.

Now Broadcasting From California

After an extended hiatus for driving cross country/apartment hunting/shirking responsibility, the photo blog is back—now from California.

In that spirit, here are some late summer California skies. Some of these photos are unedited. Oh, and credit for the last couple shots goes to my wife.

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:

  A seal. Yeah, his eyes looked like that.

An otter, chowing down on a fish.

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

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.

A large, albeit not very exotic, creature.

The bowling pins are a nice touch.

  I got a few shots of a humming bird:

More birds:

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

These guys aren’t very exotic either.

Somewhat more exotic.

  No explanation necessary.

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

I really like this one, actually.

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

Again, 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.

This one just looked better in black & white.

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

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

Recent Photos – Duke Gardens, etc.

Here are some recent photos, most of which were taken at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.

Ooooh, foresty.

  As you can see, the roses were in bloom.

Cider was in a good mood, as always.

  As was Bella.

It’s baby duck season, apparently.

More flowers.

This looks like something you’d see while scuba diving, but it’s actually a tree.

A statue.

Star Commons, Duke Law School.

Cameron Indoor Stadium (Duke Law graduation). Click to enlarge.

Proof that Nixon went to Duke.