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Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D100
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
Location: Miami, Florida
Date: Nov 22, 2005
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Humorous, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 15, 2006
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Took this picture while on vacation in Florida at "Monkey Jungle". (Their motto appeared to be "A place where humans are caged and monkeys run free!".) I was in a small tour group and we were led to this gorilla's area. I think this gorilla's name was King, although I'm not completely sure. Anyway, at approximately 20 feet away from me, King was reacting to the tour guide's voice while I shot him with my camera. At one point I noticed him looking straight at me (or at someone/something close to me) so I quickly took a few pictures.
Upon looking at the pictures on the computer, I was disappointed that most of them were blurry or not very good. However, this one was fortunately salvageable and I was delighted with King's humorous expression. I know this picture will not perform too well in terms of ranking here, but at least I hope some of you primate afficionados will enjoy this picture. :-)
Aaand here's some technical stuff for anyone who's interested...
Date/Time: 2005.11.22 11:56:31
Focal length: 300mm
Flash: No
Exposure program: Shutter Priority
White Balance: Auto
Exposure Value (EV): 0
Tripod: No
Distance from camera to subject: ~20 feet
Post-processing (used a couple layers):
Curves, Gaussian Blur, Brightness/Contrast, Dodging & Burning, Resize, Unsharp Mask, Save for Web.
* * * After Voting * * *
I knew this picture wouldn't do too well and I agree with the commenters who said the picture is too soft/pixellated. Considering the amount of entries in this challenge, I'm at least happy that Grumpy ain't at the last place and moreso that he made some people smile. ;-) Thanks to those who voted, especially to those who generously took their time to comment on this picture! Thank you very much again. |
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01/31/2006 10:45:29 AM |
| "Yeah, I got a haircut! Wanna make sumpin of it?" :) Stan |
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01/28/2006 05:56:45 PM |
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01/26/2006 09:02:45 PM |
| I love the expression - title fits perfectly! Seems to be a bit OOF, but otherwise good job. The composition / crop is perfect. |
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01/26/2006 04:59:31 PM |
| Funny image, looks a tad pixelated though. |
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01/26/2006 12:46:24 AM |
| He does look grumpy, but a good image of this gorilla... |
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01/24/2006 11:59:37 AM |
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01/20/2006 06:54:17 AM |
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01/19/2006 04:14:50 PM |
| Would loved to have seen him singled out a little more form the background, great facial expression |
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01/19/2006 02:29:14 PM |
| There are shadows that work against this photo. Great title! |
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01/19/2006 12:26:02 PM |
| great expression, good composition, would be better if the face was fully in focus (which may be quite hard, taking into account a typical monkey's patience) and the background less distracting/more contrasting |
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01/19/2006 09:49:42 AM |
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01/19/2006 09:23:29 AM |
| hahaha.. a great expression. Technically, it could use some improvements, (focus and contrast mostly), but great job grabbing his look. |
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01/17/2006 02:32:54 PM |
| Hehehe that is such a great expressions! Focus seems a bit soft to me but the hilarious face makes up for it! :P |
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01/17/2006 04:10:21 AM |
| He really does look pretty mad! I wouldn't want to be too close. Great capture. 10 |
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01/16/2006 05:19:33 PM |
| Great pic, the way the arm is extended, almost makes it look like he took the pic himself. |
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01/16/2006 01:23:39 PM |
| MK Squishy face! Nice capture! |
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01/16/2006 12:50:45 PM |
| Great expression, but it seems a little too soft to me. |
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01/16/2006 09:07:26 AM |
"Was that you? That was nasty!!!"
Nice capture of the expression!! |
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01/15/2006 07:22:05 PM |
| Nice title for a nice capture! |
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