Saint Louis Zoo

Saturday I finally found myself at the St. Louis Zoo.  I was there with three other gals for a photography class with STL Photo Art.  Our instructor, Brian, was a great guy, with a good sense of humor and boundless patience for teaching a subject that he clearly loves.  I came away from the class with a new appreciation for my camera and all of the fun things I can do with it.

After the class, I only had about an hour to wander around which was not nearly enough time to see anything at all, but I did find the herpetarium (which I skipped) and the primate house, which was very busy with visitors and students.  Somehow, I missed the big cats, but now that I know that I can find free parking if I get there early, I will be back to find the lions and cheetahs. 

Taking pictures with my recent class in mind, it was curious how so much of what we talked about was simply a reframing of what I have been doing for years.  I just didn’t think about my choices for shutter speed, aperture, ISO, etc in those terms.  It was also funny in that as I tried to switch gears I kept falling back to my old habits. 

For your viewing pleasure, here are my favorites from my short walk through the St. Louis Zoo.

Resources:

Saint Louis Zoo: http://www.stlzoo.org/

STL Photo Art: http://www.stlphotoart.com/