Silverback Staredown
After attracting the Flamingo’s glare at the Santa Barbara Zoo, I managed to catch the attention of the Silverback Gorilla. This was pretty cool. I’ve seen plenty of gorillas at the zoo, but never one quite as active as this one was. He even charged to his spot for a moment. That was enough for me to clearly understand that I never want to be at the receiving end of that charge. He was looking my way for me to get plenty of shots. These are my two favorites. Yup, for the bottom one, I even had the time to turn bracketing on to make the most out of the 2pm lighting.
Silverback Gorilla - Santa Barbara Zoo
Flamingo Staredown
We hit the Santa Barbara Zoo today for Father’s Day. The shutter was clicking and I managed to get a few decent shots. This is a sleeping flamingo that was somewhat curious in what I was up to, but not enough to remove its beak from under his wing.
Cattle Egret
Our first visit to the new Happy Hollow Park and Zoo provided a few opportunities to get some fun photos. This one is of a Cattle Egret. Sure, it’s a zoo bird, but it is a good looking bird nonetheless. The sun was high and bright for most of the day, so shooting was a real challenge. This photo was taken in the shade and had the grass highlighted wonderfully behind the egret.
Additionally, I wanted a photo of some vivid colors that weren’t flowers or bees for a lagging daily shoot assignment. This one will do nicely I think.
#ds152 – Bright, vivid colors can draw attention and add “pop” to a photo. Make a photo that has vivid colors today.
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