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day 8. january 08. where i live. gorilla
day 8. january 08. where i live. gorilla
roz


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Collection: ANIMALS IN ZOOS
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
Location: at taronga park zoo, sydney
Date: Jan 7, 2008
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2008

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Comments: 19
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 this is a gorilla at the zoo yesterday .. he was eating a capsicum/green pepper .. i found it pretty upsetting seeing these amazing animals in such a confined space .. i dont know if they are actually suffering, but sometimes they look so sad .. they have very human faces .. very expressive ..

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 01/10/2008 08:18:36 PM
Beautiful photo. It just kills me to see these majestic animals in captivity.
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 01/09/2008 07:05:42 PM
Hey Roz this is total;ly awesome..... I really love all the images from the zoo. keep them coming.....

Message edited by author 2008-01-09 19:20:04.
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 01/09/2008 05:25:24 PM
Man he looks scary!! I think it's just the way his mouth is hanging full of food. I agree about the small areas they put these critters in, sometime's you really wonder if it's a better place for them or not.
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 01/09/2008 03:05:24 PM
Great capture, great colours, great sharpness and great processing. The border's pretty great, too. The only slight suggestion, if I may be so bold, would be to crop it completely square by cropping in from the left.
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 01/09/2008 03:24:25 AM
I was thinking he had some bad caps from the dentist till you pointed out the peppers. Like always, nice processing.
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 01/09/2008 03:19:36 AM
Amazing detail in that green pepper!

Good luck with the new lens. It's just a matter of time... 8)
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 01/08/2008 10:24:25 PM
Ahhhh Roz, this is marvelous. They do have very expressive faces. However, you've captured him (the humane way in the photo) beautifully. And your POV is PERFECT. Beautiful.
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 01/08/2008 09:26:21 PM
This is great
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 01/08/2008 09:25:18 PM
These are amazing animals and I hate seeing them in small confined spaces as well. You can see the expression of sadness. We have an oranuatan that has a large space but he is alone. These are social animals and everytime I see him, he just sits there doing nothing. Very sad indeed.
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 01/08/2008 06:53:21 PM
Nice capture of this guy. Love the green pepper in his mouth. I always feel sorry for them too. In fact, we have one local zoo that I won't go to because they keep them in such small spaces.
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 01/08/2008 05:26:07 PM
great capture, the hint of motion works very well.

-dave
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 01/08/2008 03:53:39 PM
Cool photo
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 01/08/2008 11:19:22 AM
The first thing that came to mind, don't talk with your mouth full! The colours are nice and you captured his size really well!
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 01/08/2008 09:35:05 AM
New lens or not , this is awesome !
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 01/08/2008 08:48:11 AM
what a beautiful animal.
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 01/08/2008 08:46:09 AM
He does seem to be motioning at us to go away. I love that you can tell it's a green pepper in his mouth ... b-i-g mouth.
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 01/08/2008 08:21:31 AM
ohh! this is menacing! what a great capture Roz, and the PP here is something! He looks great! first thing I thought of is King Kong when he is lashing out at his tormenters...tha tblurred movement of his right front arm makes it seem like he is not too thrilled to have his snacktime interrupted by the paparazzi!
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 01/08/2008 07:57:04 AM
Roz, what a gorgeous shot, I just love the treatment you have used and he is such a handsome fella! Going straight to my fav's!
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 01/08/2008 07:41:51 AM
New lens? What are you thinking?

My 100mm almost LIVES on my camera - I only ever change is for the 10-22 - GRIN!

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