“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
Well, I can honestly say I wasn't sure what to do for this picture. That is, of course, before I went to the zoo yesterday. I took thousands (that isn't even an exaggeration, I went through three memory cards) of photos of the animals at Colchester Zoo because that's the one thing I like taking pictures of - wildlife. So, I was sorting through the photos, classic pose of a teenager with my chin resting on my hand, until I came across probably my favorite photo of the day. See, we ('we' being my family and I, then a family friend with her granddaughter, Ashley, who we see a couple of times each year.) boarded one of the trains that took you for a quick tour around some of the near-by enclosures, giving some background information and facts on the animals. We've been on that train many times, but this time (we haven't been to the zoo for years, so a lot of things changed) we made a stop at the lemur enclosure and got to GO INSIDE. We walked round, taking many shots on our camera's (Mine being my trusty Olympus E11 and standard zoom lens, whilst my Mum hogged the E3 and MASSIVE telephoto lens.) and 'awwwing' and 'ooohing' at the sweet little baby lemurs, all munching away at celery whilst the older ones fussed over them. I hadn't realised I'd snapped this candid shot until later, but one lemur seemed to be having a great old time with his lunch. The bit that made it for me was in the photos of the same lemur afterwards, he had this shocked expression on his face, food falling out his mouth, as if he just noticed he'd been the star of some photos. He then ruffled his fur and stared at the camera whilst eating his food normally.
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| I haven't managed to sharpen, brighten or re-size this picture of PS elements yet, so it's not at it's best. |
SciAwkward, signing off.
That Lemur looks drunk or high
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