RTPC Monthly Daytime Photo Walk

For our December photo walk (weather permitting), we're going to visit the Ft. Worth Zoo since it's been quite a while since we've gone here. Our timing will be a bit different on this walk due to the zoo being overwhelmed by school field trips in the mornings. The children are transported out after lunch, so we will visit in the afternoon after they should be gone. The children weren't the issue last time, it was the heavy traffic and parking situation which caused problems for everyone.
If you want to carpool from Rowlett, please meet at the Rowlett DART Station parking lot near the corner of Martin and Industrial at 10:45 am. If you want to meet at our first stop for lunch, plan to arrive about 12:00 pm at Tommy's Hamburger Grill & Patio at 2455 Forest Park Blvd., Ft. Worth TX. They have a good variety of food choices and good reviews. If you want to meet us at the zoo, please plan to arrive about 1:30 pm at the Ft. Worth Zoo at 1989 Colonial Pkwy., Ft. Worth TX. The zoo entrance is just 1 mile down the street from Tommy's. We'll meet just inside the entrance after getting our tickets. Zoo admission is $20 for adults and $16 for seniors (65+). You can buy tickets online or at the gate, but I would suggest buying your ticket at the gate since weather is always a factor in the winter, and I'm not sure if online tickets are date specific. Parking is $5 per vehicle so you will save if you want to carpool with someone. The zoo closes at 4:00 pm so we will have 2.5 hours to shoot.
Take a long lens in order to get closeups of the animals and your regular lens if you want more versatility or wider shots. I actually got decent photos at the Stuttgart Zoo in Germany with my 24-105 since that's all I had, but a long lens is best.
We'll head back home when the zoo closes or whenever people get tired and ready to go!
Hope to see you there.