Hippopotamus

[singlepic id=1906 w=480 float=left] Duh… Dum… Duh… Dum… Hippo.  I wish the nearer eye was open, but it was not taking requests.  From Animal Kingdom back in 2006 when I first had a fancy camera and long lens. Picture taken with Canon Rebel XT, EF 70-300mm @ 300mm, 1/1000 sec… Continue reading

Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon

[singlepic id=1597 w=480 float=left] A Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon.  These are pretty common in zoos all over, or, at least they also have some in the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Picture taken with Canon Rebel XT, EF 70-300mm @ 300mm, 1/400 sec shutter, f/7.1, ISO 1600

Victoria Crowned Pigeon

[singlepic id=1595 w=480 float=left] This is the same Victoria Crowned Pigeon from before, just another shot of it, apparently with a shutter speed of 1/20 of a second, which seems ridiculous.  I must have moved by the exact same amount and direction as the bird for this to have come… Continue reading

Gorilla – 2.0

[singlepic id=1594 w=480 float=left] This was one of the under-gorillas – not sure if it was male or female.  I’m not completely sure what variety of gorilla these were, but my best guess is that they were Western Lowland Gorillas.  They look different than those in the Lincoln Park Zoo… Continue reading

Gorilla

[singlepic id=1593 w=480 float=left] How’s ’bout we have some animal pictures for a bit?  Yes, that sounds like a plan.  This is a canary gorilla from Animal Kingdom back in 2006 when I first had a fancy camera and long lens. Picture taken with Canon Rebel XT, EF 70-300mm @… Continue reading