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Yesterday saw the first outing for the Victorian members of the Untamed Artist Network with a photographic trip to Melbourne Zoo. The members in attendance were Alison Clark, Noel Clayton, Lisa Meaney and myself.
The main attractions were the new Sumatran tiger cubs. The cubs have settled in nicely to their surroundings and were full of energy, bounding around after Binjai, their mother.Photographing these animals proved to be quite a challenge for myself due to the low light of the rainforest surrounds but a little engenuity by Lisa showed that there was more than one way to catch these cats in action when she chose to record small video clips for study rather than photos.
The orangutans also provided a great deal of enjoyment for the group as they swung through their newly built exhibit.
I think that the highlight for all of us would have been our close encounter with the pygmy hippo who decided to come right up to the glass and glide gracefully through the water in front of us. We all stared in amazement for ten minutes before any other patrons came through.
By the end of the day I'd taken more than 250 photos and everyone really enjoyed themselves.
Upon leaving the zoo we had the pleasure of going with Alison to see an exhibition by a group of artists who call themselves Fusi6n. The exhibition, About Face featured 36 massive portraits, 6 of each artist as the subject. The work was truly amazing to view and we had the added bonus to get the chance to talk to some of the artists.
By the time we all parted ways it was agreed that the day had been a roaring success!
Plans are already forming for our next outing...
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