Motif: Gorillas Gorillas Everywhere


Posted by biologist on Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:36 am

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Here is a shot from the San Diego Wild Animal Park of a mom and baby Gorilla.


It might appear a bit dark, so I will have to fix it up later today.

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Nikon N90s
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Provia 100F


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Comments and Critiques welocme...

Eric

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by Dennis Olivero on Fri Sep 12, 2003 12:19 pm
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That baby is so tiny and mom seems to be rocking him/her because she/he seems fussy... Great going on capturing behavior and interaction. Just how old do you think the baby is? My monitor is junk but it doesnt look too dark here on this end, but maybe a little additional USM would work. The white background is tough to avoid in zoo situations. Would you have a chance to get some tight in shots, really tight, of the mom and baby, kind of spring boarding off of what Simon showed us today with the bison calf... Thanks for your post and participation..
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by biologist on Fri Sep 12, 2003 12:32 pm
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Thanks Dennis,

Unfortunately, i could not get a tighter shot that day.. I was at the limits of my lens without the converters I usually carry with me. I usually have a 1.4x and a 2X with me in my vest, but for some reason i did not put them in there..
This is probbaly a relatively young baby. I was hoping she would move in a bit closer but that was not the case that day.

I have some others of two youngsters at teh same place that were sitting relatively close to me ad play wrestling fr a long time one day while at teh Wild Animal Park in San Diego...

Eric
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That baby is so tiny and mom seems to be rocking him/her because she/he seems fussy... Great going on capturing behavior and interaction. Just how old do you think the baby is? My monitor is junk but it doesnt look too dark here on this end, but maybe a little additional USM would work. The white background is tough to avoid in zoo situations. Would you have a chance to get some tight in shots, really tight, of the mom and baby, kind of spring boarding off of what Simon showed us today with the bison calf... Thanks for your post and participation..
 

by E.J. Peiker on Fri Sep 12, 2003 2:54 pm
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The interaction you captured here is very nice.

Two things that would make this one better in my opinion are removal of the blue cast that was caused by the cloudy day and some sharpening
 

by NDCheryl on Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:05 pm
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Eric,

Great interaction shot. It does not look too dark. It just needs some more USM. Wew have had some really great 'youth' shots this week. thanks for your contirbution to the theme.
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by Rich S on Sat Sep 13, 2003 9:00 am
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Exposure looks pretty good; no reason to lighten it up. Like the others, I would suggest a bit more aggressive USM and removing the blue cast. The look on the mother's face is great as is the struggling baby.

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by Chas on Sat Sep 13, 2003 8:31 pm
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Nice as is, but I would kill for a close-up of just the baby in the adults arms/hands. As Dennis mentioned, the most difficult part of shooting in a zoo/captive environment is to isolate the subjects so that they do not appear to be there. A bit blue in coloration , but this can be easily corrected. Did you crop, as I would prefer the entire female included?

Best, and thanks for sharing this provocative image,

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