Since I still had a rented lens for the afternoon, thought I'd see what else I could shoot. This thread caught my eye, so a trip to the Zoo seemed in order. Hadn't been to this zoo since .. about 1978. Found out that most of it is closed in winter. But still had fun in my compressed 2hr zoo trip (late night slept in, forgot to charged battery)

I was plagued by double chain link and finger printed glass . I'd love to know tips on shooting around through those obstacles.

Anyway here's a couple that I liked from Day two of testing Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM


Snowshoe hare, this guy was actually wild, he snuck into the zoo and was just outside the summer coops for the birds of prey.
Canon EOS REBEL T2i, ISO 400, Exposure 1/800 sec, Aperture 10.0, Focal Length 360mm, Lens 100-400mm f/5.7-40

Snow Leopard
Canon EOS REBEL T2i, ISO 1250, Exposure 1/640 sec, Aperture 9.0, Focal Length 360mm, Lens 100-400mm f/5.7-40

sample of photo wreck by chain link