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    Hi Guys

    Inspired by Rachels post some weeks back of a B&W gorilla in her local Zoo, I decided to venture into my local to see what I could find. I took a few images i thought worthy of sharing, this is one. It's tight on the right because the Orang was up against a wall fishing for ants or something similar, not ideal but... I love the eyes but I also hate the eyes as they look a bit too 'pleading'... I hope I am wrong.

    I used 1D4 + 500F4 on a tripod. settings 1/200 sec @ F7.1 ISO 1600. Processed in ACR with a little adjustment of levels and local sharpening, not much else and hopefully I have removed any colour casts but feel free to tell me what you think.

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    Hi Don - Glad I can be a source of some inspiration. Zoos can be a great place to practice and to learn new equipment. Primates are often so expressive and this one is no exception. I too like the eyes but think he is saying "Good grief, are you guys still watching me?" On the color front, I always think of these as more orangutans as more orange than red so might look at reducing the reds but you were there and would know better.

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    Hi Don, glad to hear you were inspired, great news.

    My first impression is that it doesn't look sharp and that even at 1/200 and on a tripod, the subject may have fractionally moved? I'm also basing on your previous image I commented on, which was 'pin sharp'. I might suggest cropping some image content off the top, loosing that arm/leg top right, or at least so the small triangle in the top left has gone. The red does appear quite intense, so I wondered about tempting that and apply some selective exposure adjustments in LR and also to get some tonal contrast back in for the main body. Again, I'm not saying that's right, you were there so have a better handle on colour, it's just my assumption, likewise going more neutral in the face?

    The RP encapsulates my thinking, and how far you take things is personal preference. Hope we can inspire you again.

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    Hi DOn - great shot and like your comp. Steve's repost has brought out a lot more detail and the colour looks slightly better IMO. TFS

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    Hi Don this works really good all around , the small issues are covered by Steve´s RP , nothing more to add from my side .
    Well done .

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    Hi Guys

    Thanks for the valuable feedback... Steve, in hindsight, I think the lack of 'pin sharpness' may be due to shooting from an elevated boardwalk that had a lot of traffic, either that or it was the shaky old bloke hanging on to the camera... The reds may have increased unnoticed by me during processing, although I was surprised by the colour at the time. They had a distinct Hena rinse look...

    thanks again guys & best regards

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    It looks pretty sharp to me. I like that Steve opened up the face. The URC is problematic.... Simply rotating the lens in the collar might have eliminated that bothersome little triangle...
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    thanks for the comment Artie.. The RHS is up against a wall which is why its cropped tight on that side.. I could rotate the lens as you said to remove URC triangle but if I am understanding you correctly, then the wall would have appeared again at LRC... I think best option is just to fill with black...

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    Understood. With the LRC so soft Content Aware Fill would have likely worked pretty well....
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    Hello Don!

    Great image, very appealing pose, and you have captured something special here - the expression on your subjects' face. I like the framing in particular, and I do agree that Steve's RP solves some of the issues mentioned above, nevertheless I truly enjoyed viewing and hope to see more from you - well done Don!

    Just a thought: try a square crop and see if you like it (take off some from the bottom of the image), I think the IQ can take it

    Kind regards, have a great week-end!
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