You cannot take this photo with an iPhone
Scouting
My first trip to the local zoo is typically a scouting trip. Yes, there’s a ton of information on the web about your local zoo, but nothing replaces a scouting visit. Where exactly are the gorillas? How tall is the wire mesh around the habitat where the Macaques are housed? How dimly lit is the nocturnal display for lizards and snakes and am I permitted to use a flash there? When do they feed the tigers? Do the keepers hide little treats for dingos under the sand, so when do I need to be there to capture them digging? How’s the lighting around the flamingo pond? All these are questions where you typically find answers only on location.
I used to do scouting with a point&shoot and a notepad. Not any longer. The iPhone is all I need. I take pictures of habitats, locales or good location where to set up my equipment. I type notes and use the voice recorder for additional notes or even sounds.
While on the Shoot
Once I go to the zoo to take photos, I take my equipment, including an assortment of lenses, accessories which are stowed in my Photovest and, if the zoo permits, tripods, monopods and flashes. I don’t take pictures with my iPhone, but again I use it as a note-taking tool (voice and written). I also take photos of the name plates with my iPhone, so I have a record of where I went and what the names of the animals are.
And don’t forget – while you are there, set your iPhone to vibrate mode in order to not disturb the animals.
The next time you go to the zoo, you might want to leave your American Express at home, but don’t leave home without your iPhone.
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