Mr LG and I have been to Melbourne a few times, sometimes for wedding anniversaries and sometimes just because. It's our favourite place to go on holidays. This year was my first time visiting the Melbourne Zoo. I love zoo's and it's always bummed me out that Brisbane doesn't have a proper one. The closest we have is Australia Zoo which is on the Sunshine Coast and while it is awesome, it still doesn't have all the animals that other zoo's have. The day we went the temperature hit 43 degrees (celsius - that's 109.4F, so you can imagine how hot it was!). So freaking hot! It was an awesome day though and I can't wait to go back again.
This poor guy was hiding in the shade.
I love this peacock photo because there is actually a wire fence between us. I used my manual focus to focus on the peacock and not the fence. You can sort of see it around his face - the little lines through the bokeh around his head is actually blurred fence.
My favourite zoo animal is the otters. They weren't in their enclosure when we were there which was sad. I also like red pandas. What's your favourite animal to see at the zoo?
Loved the little guy who landed on my shoulder while we were in the butterfly enclosure.
I've been eagerly awaiting your next instalment - having just moved to Geelong I'm on the lookout for cool stuff I can go and do in Melbourne, and you haven't disappointed me haha! The zoo is already on my list and your photos are fantastic - I can't wait to take our new shiny SLR camera and take some of my own! Especially of that peacock, his colours are beautiful!
ReplyDeletemother nature.. the animal kingdom.. what's not to love? gorgeous photos.. congrats on the anniversary, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHow good are your photos I am in awe of them. Im now annoyed that I didnt go to Melbourne Zoo on my last visit to Melbourne.
ReplyDeleteLove the tiger and the orang utan photos. They're also my favourite animals at the zoo!
ReplyDeletei love that picture of the merry go round...so cool
ReplyDeleteSo fun! I hope to visit the Atlanta Zoo soon. I'm glad you had a great time! Thanks for sharing pictures. You always take such lovely photos. I want to be like you when I grow up. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pics, once again. Love the 3rd pic esp, with the bird in flight!!! :)
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Great photos. I particularly love seeing the big cats when I visit the zoo! x
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Melbourne Zoo looks amazing. SO many different animals. I hope we have time to visit. Plus I think that peacock photo is awesome. Good ol manual focus :)
ReplyDeleteI was just looking through again, and I really like the pictures of the pelican, the meerkats, and the peacock They turned out really great, Jasmine.
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