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The Toronto Zoo

Posted on July 31, 2015October 16, 2022 by David Barker

Spent the day at the zoo, the only person there (or so it seemed) who didn’t have little kids in tow. Wandering around with my long lenses, I had to be careful not to be taken for a pervert stalker. The proof is in the photos, which aren’t pervy at all.

The first image is the result of a happy accident. Bird and child crossed their legs in tandem and I was there to capture it.

A macaque with serious dental issues. It’s not screaming; it’s yawning. You’d yawn too if you were stuck in a cage all day.

The water appears to be foaming because the hippopotamus has stuck its head into a water spout just for the hell of it.

This is a 5 second exposure of fish in a tank. I took a bunch like this until I was satisfied with the pattern it produced.

1 thought on “The Toronto Zoo”

  1. liz eccleston says:
    August 7, 2015 at 2:13 pm

    love the long exposure fish one and the crossed legs especially!!

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