Slow Loris

In some areas of the zoo, flash is banned. This is because most people don’t know how to use flash, so they wind up blinding everyone in and out of the exhibit with a full power flash when maybe a 1/64 power is all that’s needed. I don’t always follow the signs banning flash, but I am very careful to obey when kids could be watching. It turns out that sometimes you don’t need anyway.

This shot was made by carefully bracing myself against the glass trying to keep as still as possible. Flash would have helped turn this shot from one that is just okay to one that would be quite good.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

This is another shot that was taken by bracing myself against the window. Luckily, the wombat moved slower than the slow lorises and this shot turned out pretty well even without flash.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Silvery Lutung (Trachypithecus cristatus)

Sometimes you’re in an area where flash is allowed and the subject of the photo decides to brace against the window … and then fall asleep, unaware that it is on display, so to speak.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.