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    Default Chimpanzee, The Clasp

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    This Chimpanzee turned my day from average to awesome. Trekking Chimps through a Rainforest was never going to be easy.
    They spend as one would expect a lot of time high in the canopy. Coming across this Male lying on his back showing off to a female nearby. Allowed me to get close enough for some Portraiture type photographs.
    I have always dreamed of a Photo like this, so another off my "Bucket List".

    FujFilm XT-1, 50-140mm 1/80 f2.8 iso 3200

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    Another lovely image Peter, very artistic with superb textures and detail! Sharp where needed highlighting those fingers and nails. The deep blacks are awesome. Nice work.

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    Hi Peter - congrats on getting this one. I love the hands. I do find the one in focus and bright sprig drawing my eye away from the hands. I know you are not opposed to cloning so wonder if you did a version without it?

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    I love the hands. I do find the one in focus and bright sprig drawing my eye away from the hands. I know you are not opposed to cloning so wonder if you did a version without it?
    Hi Rachel

    I purposely dodged the plant/sprig as I thought it just added another small but tangible element to Photo...no problem with cloning

    Thanks for comments...

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    A very strong image!! The bright sprig and OOF leaf in front does draw attention away from the hands. TFS
    Ben

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    Hello Peter!

    This is touching and intriguing and mind moving and so beautiful.

    Love your work, so inspiring, would love to write an entire story about this frame... just arrived home after a tiresome trip and cannot get my thoughts together right now, but I'll be back, I need to see this again...

    Warmest regards, thank you for making my evening,
    Gabriela Plesea

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    Poignant and artistic and sensitive, Peter.
    Very nicely done.
    I like the sprig - but in a "client's version" I might remove the OOF leaf in front of the sprig ;)
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    Hi Peter a very creative and lovely seen capture , i like this a lot .

    I am 100 % with Morkel regarding his thoughts about the sprig and the OOF leave , to me more distracting .

    !00 % fine work , congrats

    TFS Andreas

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    Hi Peter -- what an incredible image !! superb piece of art , I find this one winning a competition !! agree with the distraction coz of the sprig. But a great image Peter . TFS !

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    Hello Peter,

    Back home and could not wait to have another look, I now love this just as much as the other night, if not more. One can read so much here... a clasp of hands in the darkness, something powerful and noble about those fingers intertwining, kind of human but not quite... this is so effective and it leads to contemplation, for some reason I see the subject as defenceless and troubled - perhaps just my imagination? This frame makes me think of those amazing creatures out there, often molested by humans who decide their fate and have the power to take decisions, some of which lead to events that inevitably turn so many wildlife species to dust.

    Hands clasped in prayer... sadly, humans often don't listen.

    Thank you Peter, this is so beautiful and so moving.

    Warmest regards,
    Gabriela Plesea

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