I had the hardest time at the zoo with figuring out how to take pictures at the exhibits with animals behind glass. I used a polarizing filter on my lens, but the proper low light settings eluded me. I still think this came out alright.
Animals
Sweet Seal

For as large as these seals are, it always shocks me how graceful they are in the water. I had never seen one out of the water before and it was just massive. However, it was beautiful dancer in the water. Taken at the Oregon Zoo.
Rainbow Lorikeet

The lorikeet exhibit was the loudest one at the zoo! I could not believe how much noise these little birds could make. They were very pretty and they were free flying through the exhibit. You could even pay a little money and get something to feed them! By the time we went by there […]
Driving Me Batty!

I love the zoo. There are so many different types of animals that I could never have gotten up close to otherwise. Plus there is the added bonus that they are behind glass and can’t attack me. These bats wigged me out just a bit, I think the craziest thing about the exhibit was […]
Wise Elephant

I hope you all don’t mind, but after going through my files I realized how terrible I am at posting pictures! My husband asked me what I wanted for my birthday this year and all I wanted to do was go to the Oregon Zoo. That was in June and I am only now […]
Canon Beach – Lone Dog

No worries, we are at the end of the Canon Beach pictures. I snapped a lot of pictures during this trip and it was wonderful! It was a much needed trip with my dear friend. The ocean is such a calming influence for me, and also evidently a creative one too! Though there is […]