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28-DEC-2016

ZooLights at the National Zoo

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo has been featuring ZooLights, a colorful holiday celebration in which a large number of (large) trees along the main route through the grounds are completely lit up, along with displays of lit-up animals and other features of the zoo. I had been wanting to see it but was concerned about finding a place to park, and indeed, even on a Tuesday evening, it took us almost two hours to get through the backed-up traffic (normally a 20-minute trip), finally find a place to park some distance away and actually get into the zoo. Still, it was quite enjoyable and I’m glad we had an entire evening to devote to getting there (with an hour left to see the lights)!

ZooLights at the National Zoo, posted earlier:


Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
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Liz Bickel13-Dec-2020 01:08
How beautiful. This must be wonderful to experience.
Dwight Rankine31-Dec-2016 19:51
Beautiful shot! BV
Julie Oldfield30-Dec-2016 01:42
Excellent capture of the magical lights. V
Tom LeRoy29-Dec-2016 18:35
Wow, what a fabulous light display! A fine capture. V
Pierre29-Dec-2016 16:27
Un décor lumineux tout à fait merveilleux! V
Nora van Beek29-Dec-2016 15:10
Beautiful, vibrant colors! Nicely captured! V
Patrick Goossens29-Dec-2016 15:05
Must be a Delight to walk along these lit trees.
carabias29-Dec-2016 14:14
Very beautiful Christmas print! V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal29-Dec-2016 13:31
Fantastic shot Helen, with these wonderful lights. V
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)29-Dec-2016 12:58
Beautiful image....well done e AUGURI 2017 Helen!
Ciao,
Paolo
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marie-jose wolff29-Dec-2016 09:30
Magnificent illuminations and amazing colors! V
barbarajoy29-Dec-2016 09:17
Quite an amazing show of lights at the zoo! I wonder what the animals make of it Helen! you did very well with exposure. V
Bill Miller29-Dec-2016 07:25
That is pretty, and worth the wait to park. We went to the zoo by bus, which was an experience all on its own...
William Barletta28-Dec-2016 23:22
That is so pretty. perfect exposure ~V~
Buz Kiefer28-Dec-2016 22:04
Beautiful night exposure of the visitors and the Christmas lights. Amazing colors. Vote.
Isabel Cutler28-Dec-2016 21:51
I'm sure your pleasure at experiencing these beautiful lights made up for the long wait.
Jim Coffman28-Dec-2016 20:38
Beautiful, Helen!!