Taking advantage of Sunday’s beautiful weather, my buddy Scott and I went to Woodland Park Zoo for an afternoon photostroll. Most of the animals were either sleeping or hiding, so I didn’t get many good shots. The covered display areas were also dark enough to make even ISO 1600 shots difficult.
Another challenge was getting close enough for interesting photos. My 18-70mm lens was woefully inadequate to even fill the frame with a single animal in its environment. I guess this is why people get those monstrous lenses. I was able to get some nice shots of the monkeys, mostly because they were hanging out near the glass and being sociable. I’m definitely much more geared for close-quarters shooting.
One animal I wish I could’ve photographed was the goliath bird-eating spider. The gigantic spider was hiding beneath a carved out piece of wood in its display case, but I could see the silhouette of its monstrous legs and body against the backlighting. The beast was easily the size of my face – definitely the largest spider I’ll most likely lay eyes on. I have a bit of arachnophobia, so I was extremely glad that it was behind glass.
The small set from Sunday is available in my Flickr photostream.
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