Photographed this handsome dude at the Bronx Zoo last week. Have been trying to get some decent images of the Silverbacks , but have never been successful until now. Finaly got some that I was happy with. Luck was on my side as it was overcast , which I feel is ideal light for these. Shot through the thick glass is always a problem on bright , sunny days.
800ISO f5.6 at 1/649th
D800 with 70/200 f2.8 and 1.4 TC







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The crop works, but might have wished for a look to camera, but no deal breaker. Again, not knowing how far you could have pushed the ISO, but a bit more DOF for the face might have helped, if you were able to, even for this, I might have used a tripod just to lock it down and use a cable release for some extra comfort as I guess the subject wasn't planning to move in a hurry. I like the colour rendition, but have you thought about going B/W, think it might have the edge and perhaps more impact for this awesome character. BTW the image is not sRGB, which is ideal for web presentation.

