Assuming this and other small mammals are behind glass, this is a very good photo! My photos of the small mammal gems in Omaha are very good despite the glass, but would be every greater without it.
We've all become guilty of using flash where we weren't supposed to, due to our passion for the rarities that are often kept in exhibits not exactly photographer-friendly. I have, and each time I hope the glass is designed to minimize external interuptions, including flash light.
Nowhere at Omaha's Lied Jungle, Desert Dome or Kingdoms of the Night did I see a single sign telling me not to use a flash. So I did, even if I admit that this is the same as saying it was OK to speed just because there was no sign telling me not to ...
I agree with KEEPER. I absolutely never use a flash in a nocturnal house. The animals must be getting flashed by countless visitors every day, even in situations where its explicitly stated flash isn't to be used, but I don't want to be part of the stress the animal is subjected to. I'm happy just to see the animal, I don't "need" a photo.
With wild animals I sometimes use flash but the big difference of course is that a wild animal (except in certain circumstances) is unlikely to ever meet another human with a camera at night, especially in the kind of places I like to travel to.
Just to clarify here; I visited today and I noticed at least two "no flash photography" signs within the nocturnal area.
I found it extremely difficult to take good photographs of the exhibits (you can see the 'better ones' on ZooChat soon, as I'm in the process of uploading them) - I did have the opportunity to use flash as there was nobody around but myself, but I played by the rules and did not.
