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Re: Some Zoo Stuff
« Reply #15 on: July 24, 2015, 15:48:55 »
Wow. You can shoot everything successfully.
Thank you Frank.

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Re: Some Zoo Stuff
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2015, 15:57:03 »
Really dig the shots of the Grévy's zebra and the Orangutan, very well spotted and captured with the latter showing your PJ skills of telling a story with a single image.

The colour images look a bit over cooked for my taste however, I'm a big sucker for spot metering animal portraits when they stand in front of a shadowy background but somehow the processing of the exposed area's looks a bit overdone and unnatural.

Thank you on all counts. I am a contrast freak, so I tend to be a little heavy on that slider. These are a few years old, so maybe a combo of low on the processing learning curve and an older monitor may contribute to the overcooking. I've never been any good on the tech need of photography. What I lack in technical expertise I tried to make-up with enthusiasm.

So for you Jan Anne, (your names rhyme), I'll stick with B&W's.  ;)

   
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Re: Some Zoo Stuff
« Reply #17 on: July 24, 2015, 15:58:27 »
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Re: Some Zoo Stuff
« Reply #18 on: July 24, 2015, 16:01:43 »
Great set Gary ....the Zebra shot is stunning!

Inspiring, It makes me want to go to the zoo :-)

Cheers
Bez

Next time you're in LA we can go together.

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Re: Some Zoo Stuff
« Reply #19 on: July 24, 2015, 17:29:51 »
Great set Gary ....the Zebra shot is stunning!

Inspiring, It makes me want to go to the zoo :-)

Cheers
Bez

Next time you're in LA we can go together.


Only been to LA twice, but may plan another trip just to see if some of your magic rubs off   ....BTW where did you get the portrait of me :-)


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Re: Some Zoo Stuff
« Reply #20 on: July 24, 2015, 17:37:55 »
Great set Gary ....the Zebra shot is stunning!

Inspiring, It makes me want to go to the zoo :-)

Cheers
Bez


Next time you're in LA we can go together.


Only been to LA twice, but may plan another trip just to see if some of your magic rubs off   ....BTW where did you get the portrait of me :-)



LOL ... I was just one of the many paparazzi that your body guards like to beat up. And yes, next time you're in California let's hook up.
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Re: Some Zoo Stuff
« Reply #21 on: July 24, 2015, 21:00:38 »
The expressions of the monkeys are unbelievable, marvelous shots!
They are so much human, distant, and sad...
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Re: Some Zoo Stuff
« Reply #22 on: July 25, 2015, 00:31:10 »
The expressions of the monkeys are unbelievable, marvelous shots!
Amigo, there are no monkey shots in this topic :P

Like us humans the orangutans, chimps and gorillas are all great apes ;D

Common mistake btw in the NL because we call both "aap", though great apes are officially referred to as "mens aap" nobody seems to know or care to do so.
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Re: Some Zoo Stuff
« Reply #23 on: July 25, 2015, 02:45:25 »
The expressions of the monkeys are unbelievable, marvelous shots!
Amigo, there are no monkey shots in this topic :P

Like us humans the orangutans, chimps and gorillas are all great apes ;D

Common mistake btw in the NL because we call both "aap", though great apes are officially referred to as "mens aap" nobody seems to know or care to do so.

You are absolutely correct, there are no monkey shots, but there is ...


Some monkey business ...
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Re: Some Zoo Stuff
« Reply #24 on: August 03, 2015, 22:53:22 »
Wow Gary! I like them all but #1 is simply stunning. One thing I noticed in all the images you posted first is sadness. They all seem to display various degrees of sadness. I also LOL'ed when I saw your monkey business pictures :D
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« Reply #25 on: August 04, 2015, 07:16:48 »
Wow Gary! I like them all but #1 is simply stunning. One thing I noticed in all the images you posted first is sadness. They all seem to display various degrees of sadness. I also LOL'ed when I saw your monkey business pictures :D
Thank you Jørgen. This one doesn't look too sad.
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Re: Some Zoo Stuff
« Reply #26 on: August 04, 2015, 10:54:46 »
Ooooh, love that last one! The look on his face!
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Re: Some Zoo Stuff
« Reply #27 on: August 04, 2015, 11:58:17 »
Agreed, what a wonderful face expression.
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Re: Some Zoo Stuff
« Reply #28 on: August 04, 2015, 12:34:21 »
Back on my big calibrated system I can see that the Baby Giraffe in the OP is sooooo cuuuuute!!!

Her eye balls are full of stars!
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Re: Some Zoo Stuff
« Reply #29 on: August 04, 2015, 12:36:40 »

Do you know that Hippos are the most dangerous wildlife for humans, killing more people than and other species out there?

Esp. they are very specific when it comes to caring for their offspring!
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