I got to the zoo nice and early on Saturday morning and actually spent a while inside by myself before the gates opened. After opening, it didn’t get busy for about 30 minutes but during this time I kept bumping into Sha and Jerry, a couple of the first visitors through the door. We would chat a bit about cameras or whatever then move on, only to bump into each other again a few minutes later.
After an hour or so of this, we met again at the train so I had to take a picture for them. What you can’t see here is Patti, the zoo president, leaning into the train car on my left acting as a VAL* and pointing my flash at Sha. It’s great to have an assistant!
*VAL – Voice Activated Lightstand. Read Joe McNally’s blog for lots more references.