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Baby Finger
Baby Finger
Morgan


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Candid (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D1X
Location: Metro Zoo
Date: Sep 1, 2002
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/30th second
Galleries: Humorous, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 1, 2002

After more than 1 hour of posing, the talent was getting tired of my constant requests to smile... A baby gorilla laying on his / her mother's stomach. (Note - I did not check the sex!)

Nikon D1x with 80mm to 400mm D Zoom VR lens set at 400mm (effectively 600mm in 35mm terms due to the x 1.5 CCD factor) and hand-held with VR feature engaged.

Statistics
Place: 101 out of 172
Avg (all users): 5.1290
Avg (commenters): 6.4516
Avg (participants): 4.9615
Avg (non-participants): 5.2752
Views since voting: 1774
Votes: 279
Comments: 34
Favorites: 1 (view)


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09/09/2002 03:52:00 AM
I thought this photo should have done better!!!! I still think it's cute :)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/08/2002 11:28:00 PM
makes me smile, thank you
09/08/2002 11:06:00 PM
You're not supposed to use the photo if the subject doesn't consent...
09/08/2002 08:09:00 PM
Rare opportunity for a great candid shot. The photo is a little blurry, but still good.
09/08/2002 07:11:00 PM
just not as sharp as could be
09/08/2002 02:56:00 AM
This is definitely a candid shot! It made me laugh and that is pretty hard to do on this site. 8
09/06/2002 01:48:00 PM
10 out of 10 for the actual subject captured, made me laugh and it is a real natural moment.. Deductions for the graininess though I am afriad, maybe thats just me being overly critical (could be down to the equipment, digital zoom, resizing in photoshop, whatever) but I hate my own photos when they are 'noisy'. Otherwise, great a photo.
09/06/2002 12:21:00 AM
Potential to be a great photo, unfortunately it's rather blurry.
09/05/2002 10:31:00 PM
what a hoot! lol! for the moment captured a 10 sgtpeppa
09/05/2002 02:19:00 PM
I guess any picture that you take of a being that doesn't understand a camera is "candid". I'd like to see who/what the subject is looking at 5 sjgleah
09/04/2002 09:02:00 PM
That's pretty cool.
09/04/2002 07:49:00 PM
I really wish this photo was a little more crisp because I love the candid nature of it but it is just a little to fuzzy to really rate high....6
09/04/2002 04:34:00 PM
Anyone who says you can't have a candid of a animal is proven wrong in this photo! LOL. I wish it were better focused and that you didn't have the glare off the glass, but still to capture this moment, it's worth it to put up with the flaws. Great job. Nicely composed. 8, just-married
09/04/2002 03:18:00 PM
Somebody trying to tell you something?! This should be sent to Letterman!
09/04/2002 02:55:00 PM
Too funny! karmat
09/04/2002 01:48:00 PM
Such ashame this isn't a nice sharp picture. The subject is wonderful. Could have been perfect snap shot. 5-Martin
09/03/2002 09:24:00 PM
Really an amazing shot! A little fuzzy in places, (but I'm not marking down for that). Good composition and lighting. lhall-9
09/03/2002 08:50:00 AM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background7,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing6,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 6,
Total Averaged Rating6. Autool
09/03/2002 02:50:00 AM
this has got to be the funnest photo i have seen on this site, what are the chances of catching that, great shot.
09/02/2002 10:39:00 PM
mood captured - austin powers mini-me
sincerity of expressions - good
09/02/2002 04:14:00 PM
lol Fun capture. lol Soft focus. Score 6 Kee
09/02/2002 04:13:00 PM
Well, this is most definately a candid shot...and very humorous! However, photographically it doesn't really appeal to me. The image is blurry overall (this is probably because it was taken through a pane of glass?). -KrazyKat
09/02/2002 02:25:00 PM
This is hilarious. Was it taken through glass as well? Good job catching the moment. 9 ~indigo997
09/02/2002 02:22:00 PM
this would be great if it was better focused.
09/02/2002 12:30:00 PM
:)
09/02/2002 11:54:00 AM
This is an interesting shot, but the overall image seems to lack focus... I'm not sure what happened here :) - jmsetzler
09/02/2002 10:31:00 AM
monkeys do a lot of things like us some say we came from apes
09/02/2002 09:04:00 AM
Very Cute. Looks like there was some post processing, but I'd do it too to save this shot
09/02/2002 05:47:00 AM
He/She obviously didn't like you taking the photo!! Good shot.
09/02/2002 02:15:00 AM
Cool. That is a great animal candid shot.
09/02/2002 01:59:00 AM
"eff you, human"
09/02/2002 01:00:00 AM
GREAT candid shot...the quallity however isn't so good:(
09/02/2002 12:52:00 AM
Ha!
09/02/2002 12:36:00 AM
It looks a bit grainy to me but he's sure cute.


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