Hi Everyone.  We have been very busy since we have arrived home again.  It sure is nice to be home but it has been extremely busy trying to get caught up with everything.   I can't quite manage it- there is always so many distractions like watching  the bridge team tryouts  on the computer this week.   However, there is always time for more photography so I joined a local photography meet up group that meets up a the zoo every couple of weeks.  The first  meeting was on Tuesday- in spite of the coolish weather.   The group  concentrated on photographing the Gorillas and the Hippos.  

I It wasn't easy to take pictures of the gorillas since we had to shoot through dirty glass.  I plan to go back again soon to practise on the gorillas again.  Good thing I bought an annual pass because I plan on going there often.

A friend of mine suggested converting this image to black and white and sent me a sample of what it could look like.  I thought he had a great idea so I converted  it.  I think I actually prefer this image in black and white.  What do you think?

  A lot of the time I just watched the monkeys instead of taking pictures.  They are so entertaining.  

It was also fun watching the hippos.  As a bonus, they were much easier to take pictures of -no glass.

Just like Maggie and Katie, this one likes carrots.