Storyboard - Indianapolis Zoo - April 23, 2011

On Saturday the girls and I went off to the Indianapolis zoo.  It was a fairly nice day and therefore prime time to wander around in the quasi-outdoors that the zoo provides.  Unfortunately, there was also an Earth Day celebration further down White River park so everybody else and their brother also thought it was a prime day to take in the local attractions.  To say it was crowded would have been a vast understatement.


Aquarium photography is an art I've not come near to mastering. After a short jaunt I resolved to take an entire day and do this properly.

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I love how they just float here so effortlessly.

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The jellies are wonderful subjects, but my results are poor and unsatisfying. This may be where I camp out first when I go back with several hours to kill.

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The result here was a total failure when compared to my original intent but it's more than a bit surreal when separated from my original design.

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The baby giraffe seems to be a hit everyone. Unfortunately I was toting a macro lens and not a zoom this day so all my shots were full-body rather than the more intimate portraits I've had of these animals in the past.

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I should have made better notes on what I was photographing in this case. Another note for the next trip out.

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Izzy looked on in typical Izzy fashion.

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And as usual Amanda's glasses match her eyes.

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And they get along swimmingly...

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The meerkats are attentive as always.

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From an evolutionary standpoint it's baffling to me why these gets are a complimentary color compared to their environment.

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Ahhh... had forgotten about this one. Captured bolt of lightning from the storm the night before. Four second exposure.

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