More National Zoo from 2012
Oct. 8th, 2013 10:48 amContinuing with the no-mammals theme of the National Zoo trip...
This is my favourite of the set:

It is hard to get good octopus photos. They tend to crawl along edges and hide in crevices. I mean, it's almost like they didn't evolve to be held in aquariums. Most shots are very glarey, dark or out of focus. Even this shot, which I quite like, misses most of the animal. Sadly, they don't live long and she laid eggs this year, so she's unlikely to be alive the next time I go there. I did get another shot, which is decent, but not as tentacly. I like this one better.
( More non-mammals )
This is my favourite of the set:

It is hard to get good octopus photos. They tend to crawl along edges and hide in crevices. I mean, it's almost like they didn't evolve to be held in aquariums. Most shots are very glarey, dark or out of focus. Even this shot, which I quite like, misses most of the animal. Sadly, they don't live long and she laid eggs this year, so she's unlikely to be alive the next time I go there. I did get another shot, which is decent, but not as tentacly. I like this one better.
( More non-mammals )