29Dec/06
Lions at the zoo
After that "life sucks" dump, let's say something positive... another reason for firing up the personal blog was to post pictures from my new camera. So here's my favorite animal picture from a recent trip to the zoo. (We were there to shoot portraits of my son, so my favorite shots aren't of animals.)
I got a Canon Digital Rebel XT for Christmas, and this was taken with a Sigma 100-300mm zoom. Hand-held... but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to try out the long lens. It's a bit soft, but you can't tell at this size. I had it blown up to 11x14" to hang in my office and it looks pretty good.
The day was cool, and the fake rock mother and cubs are lying on is heated, which encourages them into photogenic poses.