The subjects should be great since our zoo is rated as the 4th best in the nation.
I too have seen photos captured in zoos that were not all that great but every once in a while I have thought I was along on the African Safari with the photographer to learn he was walking around in a zoo.
Since I've been to a couple events put on by this camera shop, I'm sure this will be the best opportunity for me to learn and possibly get a few good shots myself.

Very good advice, thank you!

I was not until you mentioned it, I'll bookmark it. Thank You

You beat me to it Shutterbug57.

Was the guy keeping track of all the data guys like you sent in...still can't mention doing that without a shiver...

Even though the 50 year limit on classification has come and gone I discarded a powerpoint presentation I had been working on to show during a military awareness/appreciation program here at this CCRC last November.

Kinda Sorta did this a while back. Took photos of the rising sun at the equinox's. Set up the shot to catch a small portion of our porch's rail and nearby landscape when shooting down the 774 yard par 4 fairway. Gave a great sense of depth when using an appropriate HyperFocal focusing setting.

I see many great photos of animals on this website so just bought a $10 ticket to attend a photoshoot at the local zoo. Captive animals as subjects will be a new endeavor for me.
I'll be looking closely at images on UHH between now and the several months future event.
Hopefully when zoo animal photos are posted between now and then there will be some camera/lens settings listed along with them.
The sponsor of the event will provide "many lenses to tryout" and put on a "how to" seminar. Thank you in advance.

She went through the whole series of painful shots. She was lucky another jogger arrived and chased the animal away.

Or big humans, a jogger was attacked and bitten several times while running on a sidewalk alongside a city street next to a wooded area here in the city a couple weeks ago.

Wow, thanks for the posts reminding me why I moved into this CCRC! Not being young enough to want the challenge any more of owning a private residence precipitated this move 4 years ago.

With simple tools as mentioned above!

Yes to all posts subsequent to yours! Thank you,

Outstanding Pork tamales, smoked Salmond and Peppermint ice cream - would also be my last meal on death row if that ever became a realty!

Beautiful photos!
Made me home-sick of sorts. I lived for about 18 months in Scotland in the mid 60's. There was an epidemic, think typhoid, that created a very serious restriction to be imposed on travel to different cities but was able to drive around the countryside as often as possible which was most every weekend. Grew to really enjoy the landscape, it was so different than the south central part of the U.S. where I had lived up until that time.
Because of the travel restrictions I was able to find a vacant bed and breakfast in a small town where I stayed the whole time. The primary income for the small family had completely dried up, everyone had to cancel. I became a member of that family and was able to almost become a Scotsman.
We kept in touch until only the family's son was left by himself out at a remote Castle where he became the game-keeper.
Yep, thanks for the memories.