Doug,
Welcome! Glad to hear that you are interested in joining us for the Zoo outing. We have several other outings in mind too, we just need to fit them into our travel schedule. We've talked about setting up an outing to one of the demonstration gardens here in Colorado Springs, but haven't yet followed up on the idea. If you know of any gardens that might be appropriate, please let us know.
Congratulations on the D3. How long have you had it? I've had my D3 now for almost 5 months, and I'm still learning how to best optimize it's capabilities. We'll have to compare notes sometime.
I'll look forward to seeing some of your images in the member galleries. There are some "helpful hints" that might make your first gallery posting a little easier in the "welcome" on the front page, and in the Forum Admin FAQ section. Please ask if you have any questions.
We'll look forward to meeting you in person at an outing too.
Keith