Cactus

This was one of two cactuses (or cacti) we found near one of the places we took a breather inside Vandaloor Zoo. Think they were planted there for purely aesthetic purposes as it neither provides shade nor a place to lean on for the weary. This is a colour shot by the way.

Shutter Speed: 1/4000 s

Exposure Program: Manual

Aperture: f/6.3

ISO: 1600

Focal Length: 200 mm (325 mm in 35 mm equivalent)

For more pictures taken at the zoo, check out my flickr account.

Red On Green

That's the stamen of a hibiscus flower found somewhere on the huge grounds of the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, more colloquially known as Vandaloor Zoo. Went there today with a bunch of friends from college. Strangely, this was the only flower on the plant. I was always under the impression that hibiscuses (or is it hibisci) bloom in multiples. Maybe the others got plucked...

Shutter Speed: 1/800 s

Exposure Program: Manual

Aperture: f/6.3

ISO: 1600

Focal Length: 200 mm (325 mm in 35 mm equivalent)

For more pictures, checl out my flickr account.