Cheetah Protective of Meal at National Zoo
{"Image ImageDescription": "I've been wanting to go to the National Zoo more often, to develop my skills at animal photography and just to experience more of the biodiversity our wondrous planet has to offer than I otherwise might. So I've been following the zoo on social media, keeping watch for events where the featured animals would most likely be out and about, and active rather than at rest.\n\nToday, the National Zoo held an \"Enrichment Day,\" which <a href=\"https://nationalzoo.si.edu/events/enrichment-day\">it describes</a> as, \"Unique forms of stimulation, such as balls, climbing structures and puzzle feeders, give the Zoo's 1,800 animals a safe and creative outlet to demonstrate their natural behaviors. When combined with appropriate enclosures and proper socialization, these introduced objects, sounds, smells and other stimuli enhance Zoo animals' well-being.\" I figured this would be an excellent opportunity to photograph the animals chosen for \"enrichment.\"\n\nIt was a rewarding way to spend the Saturday. Different enrichment events were often happening at the same time, so I had to pick and choose which animals I wanted to see. I decided on cheetahs, gorillas, maned wolves, river otters, beavers, and lemurs (although I also saw and photographed other animals). I took pictures near one habitat for a while, and then dashed off for another, and then another.\n\nThe first enrichment activity I watched featured a cheetah exercising its jaw muscles to devour a giant slab of raw meat. I put my A7R II into APS-C mode to increase my reach a bit. I also captured <a href=\"https://youtu.be/eY0iMfU3DfI\">some video</a> with my camera.\n\nFollow me: <a href=\"https://www.jasonvines.photo\">Website</a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/JasonianPhoto\">Twitter</a> | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/jasonianphoto\">Facebook</a>", "Image Make": "SONY", "Image Model": "ILCE-7RM2", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.12 (Windows)", "Image DateTime": "2017:09:16 19:52:09", "Image Artist": "Jason Vines", "Image Copyright": "\u00a9 Jason E. Vines", "Image ExifOffset": "2092", "GPS GPSLatitudeRef": "N", "GPS GPSLatitude": "[38, 558583/10000, 0]", "GPS GPSLongitudeRef": "W", "GPS GPSLongitude": "[77, 323/100, 0]", "Image GPSInfo": "2708", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "2904", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "20489", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/1000", "EXIF FNumber": "28/5", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Shutter Priority", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "3200", "EXIF SensitivityType": "Recommended Exposure Index", "EXIF RecommendedExposureIndex": "3200", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0230", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2017:09:16 11:16:23", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2017:09:16 11:16:23", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "1245723/125000", "EXIF ApertureValue": "2485427/500000", "EXIF BrightnessValue": "7217/1280", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MaxApertureValue": "159/32", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Pattern", "EXIF LightSource": "Unknown", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode", "EXIF FocalLength": "400", "EXIF ColorSpace": "Uncalibrated", "EXIF FocalPlaneXResolution": "35462067/16384", "EXIF FocalPlaneYResolution": "35462067/16384", "EXIF FocalPlaneResolutionUnit": "3", "EXIF FileSource": "Digital Camera", "EXIF SceneType": "Directly Photographed", "EXIF CustomRendered": "Normal", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Auto Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF DigitalZoomRatio": "1", "EXIF FocalLengthIn35mmFilm": "600", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF Contrast": "Normal", "EXIF Saturation": "Normal", "EXIF Sharpness": "Normal", "EXIF LensSpecification": "[100, 400, 9/2, 28/5]", "EXIF LensModel": "FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS"}