Tuesday, June 15, 2010

You should be so jealous

(original date: 8/08)

Because Rod and I take the most professional digital photos ever.
Of course I have the proof right here. And you can order copies of any you like especially well.

These are from our trip to the zoo last week.

I'll just make a few editorial comments about each photo, because some have a little story behind them. But mostly I'll try to just keep quiet and let the enormity of our gift speak for itself.


First we have the majestic bald eagle. We caught them looking startlingly unlike themselves and rather like large crows as they groomed themselves.
In fact, you can hardly tell that they are our stately national bird. It is as though we've stripped them of their dignity and basically their identity. That is not easy to do, my friends.

Here, if you look closely, you'll see the elusive zebra. Rather than take a portrait type shot, we have chosen a more subtle view. Like the zebras themselves.
You probably can't even tell what our next little friend is. That is because no one ever thinks to capture the backside of a meercat like we do. Enjoy.

The following two photos would make a lovely framed set. They are the black and white Colobus monkeys. The second picture we zoomed in for a close-up. Our skills defy imagination. (The fence is the story)

The following is one of my favorites. The blurry background and the crisp, clear stalk of grass speak to my soul.
I'm sure you'll agree that we have captured the joyful exuberance of the polar bears playing together in their water here. This was our favorite exhibit of the day.


The next photo was taken in the "Bat Cave" while the bat keeper was in with them cleaning up.(Seriously...not enough money in the world) Rod had just tapped a couple times on the glass, trying to get the bat keeper to turn around and wave at us for a picture. But, strangely, he ignored us and just kept cleaning. We didn't see the warning "DO NOT TAP ON THE GLASS" until we came home and downloaded our pictures.



I don't think the we would have got the gesture we were hoping for if the bat keeper had responded to us. But he shouldn't be too upset. Only a couple bats got upset with Rod's tapping and swooped down on the guy. Hope they don't bite. (If you look closely, you can see the warning on the glass)

Eventually even animal lovers like ourselves get bored with snapping shots of our furry friends and begin taking pictures of each other. In the following picture, you can tell by my expression that I am thinking, "Here I am at the zoo. I'm lookin' good, standing here with my hand on my hip. Oh yeah, I've l've lost so much weight, I bet I look like I did in high school."



Yeah. High school. Hmmm. I look more like I ate three of my high school classmates.


Oh well. I am still wogging and still losing that lovely muffin top that I seem so proud of. Just at a more leisurely pace than I thought, obviously.

This picture comes to mind:


Oh, stop it! If I can't make fun of myself, who can? The clear answer here is NO ONE. So don't even try. Only I can make fun of me, for any reason.

I hope you enjoyed our trip to the zoo through our photographs. If you would like to order copies of any of them, contact me.

FYI: none of the above photos have been edited or Photo Shopped at all. In fact, we don't even KNOW how to use Photo Shop!

I am also thinking of starting a photography blog with hints for beginners and advice for professionals along with a whole gallery of our work for viewing and for sale.

There is a possibilty that I need to have another hobby to fall back on besides the butter.



11 comments:

Ronnica said...

The grass stalk is my favorite. I like how they have it in its natural environment!

I have several photo albums of pictures like these. Before digital, I had no idea how bad my zoo pictures were until I excitedly opened the photo package a week later. At least now you don't have to pay for your mistakes!

Amy Plumb said...

I love the zoo. I get home and wonder all the time why so many crazy pictures.

Jenn @ Casa de Castro said...

Gurl... you SHOULD start a photography blog. I'd read (view) it! I loved these pics, but most especially the one of the wavy water just after an alleged animal jumped in. Oh, the stories you could tell!

Happy Wednesday.

Brenda on the S OR Coast said...

Thank you for sharing! That made me laugh out loud. You've inspired me to post some of the fantastic pictures I took of my kids swimming today. Your commentary is hysterical.

tammi said...

You're so dang funny! When I popped in here for the first time a week or so ago, you had me at "a morning without coffee is like sleep." And then I read, "and my hobby is butter" and I knew I'd met a kindred spirit.

You've done a wonderful job of displaying your gallery collection!

Cindy-Still His Girl said...

I think this post just made you one of my all-time favorite people. Or maybe I'm just slap happy. I busted out laughing and read it all aloud to my man. I heart you.

Edie said...

Hi Diane - Oh I love the zoo!! I busted out in LOUD laughter all the way through this post. You take the cake girl! I love to laugh and I know I can always find a good one here.

I agree with Jenn. You should start a photography blog with lots of commentary. It would be a huge hit.

You know seriously, you and Linda are like two peas in a pod. God has given both of you an incredible gift for making people laugh (laugh really hard!). You should put your brains together, call a meeting with God, and see if there isn't a call there. Hmmmm...just thinking out loud. :)

Have a great rest of the week!

2nd Cup of Coffee said...

Not many people leave me speechless and laughing out loud, but you just did it. Edie thinks we're two peas in a pod. (I think she meant me. If not--EMBARRASSED!) sRSLY, who knows where to begin a comment on this hysterical post. It's one of my all-time favs. I love how you captured the elusive pointy-topped grassopicus. I'm not sure if it's endangered, but I don't really think so. But if it is, we have a great picture of it for posterity, thanks to you. My husband is kind of a cross between a bald eagle and crow because he's bald and yet his last name is Crow. I do have a new colloquialism due to the meerkat shot: "Dag nab it, Melvin, you're hairier than the backside of a meerkat!" And you look cute in the pic, but don't you just covet the green skulls-of-death shirt next to you? It looks like you're reaching to tear it off the lad. A good time was had by all, esp. those of us who got to see the pics!

2nd Cup of Coffee said...

Oh yeah ... wish we could slog together.

Edie said...

Yes I did mean you Linda. :)

His Girl said...

so so so so so funny, amiga. well, well done.