Surprise Goanna

Good evening! Time's just flying away from me today; instead of being productive I've been watching old NCIS episodes and playing silly games. I decided I'd join in on Project 365 again, even though I'm a couple of days late. Here's hoping that at least one of my P365 photos ends up worthy of posting here. ;)

Goanna sneaking out of his hidey-hole:

I snapped this one at Alma Park Zoo in 2008, after a little bit of climbing(all the best shots require a little creative repositioning). If you don't recognise it, it's an Australian goanna - they're quite large and if you stand too still around them, you're in danger of being mistaken for a tree. (A mistake that would prove rather painful for you as the goanna has very sharp claws.)

When I took this I was using my mother's friend's Canon PowerShot S3 IS, and I don't think I could tell you much else - it was my first time having a play with the camera and my mother's friend couldn't even remember how to zoom on it! I eventually worked that much out. ;)

Captured

Was out all day today, from stupid o'clock 'til lateish o'clock, so no morning post. Never mind, you can still have one. ;)

A monkey peers out from behind the bars of his cage at Alma Park Zoo:

For everyone out there feeling bad for this fellow, no need to worry! He was a right ham; posed for the camera then scampered merrily off. No idea what settings this was taken on, but I was using my mother's friend's Canon digital camera for this shot.