Over the weekend a new lens I ordered arrive and I had a chance to try it out on the weekly Zoo trip.

I seem to have about the usual ratio of photos taken to photos work showing, that is to say 1 photograph in ten was somewhat decent.

In the new children’s section, (there was one before, but this was a massive redesign) we found an enclosure with a pair of Western Burrowing Owls.

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s one the Zoo’s gorillas, looking very much like the old man of the mountains.

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s a small monkey that appears very contemplative.

 

 

 

 

 

And though the quality if the last photo is lacking I’m happy to have the pic of a Fishing Cat. We’ve been going to the Zoo for years and this animal is very shy, rarely visible in his enclosure. Often the best you get is a bit of the tail or a leg exposed from its’ hiding spot. Sunday however we caught the cutie walking around. Sadly he settled on a ledge that had terrible lighting and I had to push the ISO to 1600 and artificially open up the exposure to get anything decent at all.