{"id":149,"date":"2009-08-26T18:24:23","date_gmt":"2009-08-26T22:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/?p=149"},"modified":"2009-09-09T21:15:53","modified_gmt":"2009-09-10T01:15:53","slug":"the-zoo-is-a-magical-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/the-zoo-is-a-magical-place\/","title":{"rendered":"The Zoo is a Magical Place"},"content":{"rendered":"

I asked my daughter if there was anything special she wanted to do, just she and I, before school started on Monday. She answered quickly, “Go to the zoo”. So off to the zoo we went. Her request happened to coincide nicely with some work I wanted to do photographing big game in preparation for an upcoming trip to Botswana (Okavango Delta) and Zambia (Victoria Falls) hosted by David Cardinal (www.cardinalphoto.com<\/a>). I think David still has 1 opening for the trip. If you are interested please contact him.<\/p>\n

Today was a lovely day in the N.Y. Metro area and the Bronx Zoo was packed! We had a great day visiting several of the zoo habitats. It is a magical place for children. Most had big smiles on their faces. My daughter and I could not have had a better day together.<\/p>\n

I told my daughter to pick which of today’s photos she liked best and that I would use them for this blog post. I was surprised at how much time she spent at my computer mulling over her choices. Here are some of her favorites and a few of mine as well. Most of these pictures were taken through glass so the focus is not the best.<\/p>\n

\"No
No Respect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sleeping
Sleeping Panther<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Monkey
Monkey in Tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My personal favorite for a whole lot of reasons:
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\"Manly
Manly Mandril<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

If you are interested in supporting the Zoo or more directly the Wildlife Conservation Society, here is the link: (www.wcs.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n

All photographs taken with Nikon D700, 70-300 VR lens and Lexar Digital Film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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