Wet Ape

[Morkel Erasmus]

Chacma Baboon in the rain. Kruger National Park.

Space on the left was included intentionally. What do you think?

Techs:
Nikon D300s, Nikkor 200-400mm f4 VR @ 400mm
f5.6 @ 1/500 SS @ ISO-640

[Dumay de Boulle]

Exceptional IQ bud...One of the best Baboon images I have ever seen...Congrats:cheers:

[Pieter de Waal]

Hi Morkel, the space works for me, like the detail and eye contact.

[Rachel Hollander]

Morkel - I like this a lot. Nice pose and comp. The bg is very green but it works. On the rhs is that part of another baboon? I might consider cropping a bit from the right to eliminate it and have the baboon right up against the edge.

TFS,
Rachel

[James Shadle]

How about this crop?
I love the space you have on the left, would prefer green to the gray in that area.

The eye contact put this over the top for me.

James

[Grant Atkinson]

Hi Morkel, I agree with James about the eye contact, makes the shot. Great detail on the fur, and a good BG. Think that James crop makes it stronger..
TFS
Grant

[Marc Mol]

Love the look back/eye contact, James's repost and BG Morkel.
I added a lumo mask at 75% opacity reducing the harsh whites in the fur to make it pop a little more, what do you think?

[Steve Kaluski]

The very, vibrant 'punchy' BG really make the subject really stand out, with good depth of detail and the captivating eyes. James beat me to it about the alternative crop. :bg3:

Marc I think the additional boost in the repost.

TFS
Steve

[Robert Amoruso]

I like James' reposted crop and Marc's rework.

[Morkel Erasmus]

thanks for viewing and commenting everyone

the crop works well, thanks James, as does the repost Marc (I actually considered doing that but left it as is when posting) :e3