Bathing Beauty

A hippo, partially submerged. I had fun at the zoo yesterday. :)

Thanks for visiting... each is a gift of time.

[Jane Anderson]

Marvelous detail and cropping! I love your title too!

[gloria jones]

Excellent capture

[Graeme Stevens]

Excellent shot

[Cathie]

Wonderful capture, Rosie! Fav.

[Karen]

Good shot of this handsome fellow!

[Carla]

amazing detail lovely shot

[Kathy]

Great POV! I just read an article about ways to shoot through fences. I don't know if you had to do that or not, but it almost looks like its natural habitat.

[Tom]

Great focus and clarity

[Kate Goring]

Awesome shot! Love that eye.

[Rosie Kerr]

@randystreat Thanks! The St. Louis Zoo has a really large hippo swimming area, with acrylic walls, so the kids can see them swim right next to them. I shot this through the clear acrylic panel, standing up on a rock, so I could be directly level with the water's edge, if that helps.

[Julie Chapa]

Great shot and POV!

[KWind]

Fabulous! love your pov!

[Call me Joe]

Beautifully captured:)!

[Louise & Ken]

One of my favorite zoos! Only a couple days ago I was telling someone about Marlin Perkins and the famous St Louis zoo!

[Louise & Ken]

Sorry! I forgot to add that this is a wonderful picture! I see a hippo and I always think of the "ballet dancers" in "Fantasia"!

[Dianne]

Love it. Fav

[Katrina]

Very cool. Looks like you're in the water with him. Great pov

[Marnie]

Remind me of myself in a bath! Yer gotta love hippos, they're something else again. Love this shot, fav.

[Taffy]

I would have guessed you were on safari -- great capture!

[Babs]

Excellent shot.

[Margo]

Wonderful capture A FAV

[Joyce]

Lovely shot Rosie

[Rachel]

I love your low pov! Excellent shot.

[Mona]

Great focus, cool pic. Fav.

[Bob Zwolinsky]

A great zoo picture, because it does not look as if it was taken in a zoo.

[Ukandie!]

I am really impressed that you shot this through acrylic, it looks so clear and detailed, really nicely done!

[Lynda]

I see you! Great capture.

[Graham Thresher]

Fantastic capture. Fav

[Joanna kate]

Great close-up

[Lisa Stein]

Wonderful capture! Love hippos!

[Pam Knowler]

What a fabulous capture! Great pov! Fav!

[Swillin' Billy Flynn]

What a handsome beast. Great shot. :)

[Jane Pittenger]

Absolutely perfect pov and composition

[Ukandie!]

I visited your zoo on Friday, what a wonderful place it is, i was really impressed with the enclosures. Have to say that it is one of the best zoos I have visited! My Hippo shot was not a touch on this one!

[Rosie Kerr]

@ukandie1 So glad you enjoyed it... Lovely to learn that out of town visitors appreciate it.