Thank you Jay. I've been to the Cincy and Columbus Zoos where you can find many animals without blocking cages / glass. Although maybe, the distances might be a bit far for a 200, depending on your body. Again, depending on the body (sensor), cropping isn't necessarily a problem is you capture the sharpest possible image. In Chicago, we have two excellent zoos where the animals are separated by barriers / distance / moats rather than bars and fences. If your 70-200 is a fast f/2.8 version, consider the indoor low-light exhibits where you can get close and the glass has minimal impact on the image (while protecting you from maybe something dangerous).

The western lowland gorilla is one of two subspecies of the western gorilla. It is the smallest of the four gorilla subspecies and is the only subspecies kept in zoos in North America.

Brookfield Zoo
Chicago, IL
August 2019

Kamba by Paul Sager, on Flickr


Nora was born in November 2013. Gorillas are fully grown at approximately 15 years of age. Both males and females typically leave their group on reaching adulthood.

Nora


Digital images shared in this post were captured in RAW using an EOS 5DIII and EF 500mm f/4L IS II mounted to tripod with gimbal head. Processing was performed in Lightroom and noise processing in Topaz DeNoise6.

Zachary


The newest member of the gorilla group at the Brookfield Zoo was born June 1, 2018. Ali, a female, is now 14-months old and she is now allowed to explore the habitat on her own, but always within eyesight of mother Koola.

Ali


The Schmidt’s red-tailed monkey is a small guenon characterized by a distinctive white or yellow nose, white cheeks and a long, red tail. They're directly opposite the gorillas at Brookfield.

Red Tail


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The western lowland gorilla is one of two subspecies of the western gorilla. It is the smallest of the four gorilla subspecies and is the only subspecies kept in zoos in North America.

Brookfield Zoo
Chicago, IL
August 2019

Kamba by Paul Sager, on Flickr


Nora was born in November 2013. Gorillas are fully grown at approximately 15 years of age. Both males and females typically leave their group on reaching adulthood.

Nora


Digital images shared in this post were captured in RAW using an EOS 5DIII and EF 500mm f/4L IS II mounted to tripod with gimbal head. Processing was performed in Lightroom and noise processing in Topaz DeNoise6.

Zachary


The newest member of the gorilla group at the Brookfield Zoo was born June 1, 2018. Ali, a female, is now 14-months old and she is now allowed to explore the habitat on her own, but always within eyesight of mother Koola.

Ali


The Schmidt’s red-tailed monkey is a small guenon characterized by a distinctive white or yellow nose, white cheeks and a long, red tail. They're directly opposite the gorillas at Brookfield.

Red Tail


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The western lowland gorilla is one of two subspecies of the western gorilla. It is the smallest of the four gorilla subspecies and is the only subspecies kept in zoos in North America.

Brookfield Zoo
Chicago, IL
August 2019

Kamba by Paul Sager, on Flickr


Nora was born in November 2013. Gorillas are fully grown at approximately 15 years of age. Both males and females typically leave their group on reaching adulthood.

Nora


Digital images shared in this post were captured in RAW using an EOS 5DIII and EF 500mm f/4L IS II mounted to tripod with gimbal head. Processing was performed in Lightroom and noise processing in Topaz DeNoise6.

Zachary


The newest member of the gorilla group at the Brookfield Zoo was born June 1, 2018. Ali, a female, is now 14-months old and she is now allowed to explore the habitat on her own, but always within eyesight of mother Koola.

Ali


The Schmidt’s red-tailed monkey is a small guenon characterized by a distinctive white or yellow nose, white cheeks and a long, red tail. They're directly opposite the gorillas at Brookfield.

Red Tail


These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.

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