Hi guys, thanks for the nice comment


Bob, these weren't shot through glass, the lion exhibit at SD Zoo Safari Park has a few viewing areas.


Rich, being a member of the San Diego Zoo, I get unlimited access to the zoo and the park, the first few times I was there I did what most people would do, which was going to every exhibit and trying to take as many photos as I could. I ended up with lots of images with busy background, bad head angle, no eye contact, people head in the way, ect, you get the idea. After that I decided to pick one exhibit and spent as much time as I could there (The Lion Camp Exhibit for this year). The longer you spend at an exhibit the more you know about the behavior of the animals, the lighting direction and condition, where to shoot without busy background and what type of equipment you need to get the image.