"Mother Do You Think They'll Try To...?"

[Gabriela Plesea]

Dear Friends,

Unless you are familiar with Pink Floyd's lyrics, you might find it a bit difficult to grasp the meaning behind the title of this frame. But my title is open to interpretation, so no need to go and ask Mr. Google, just let your imagination flow...

The life of a little Baboon often has a rough start and things are not always easy. Although the infants are supposedly "attached" to their mothers for the first month or so, they have to learn to survive and cope with the "moods" of the other adults in the group, as well as a few predators lurking around. Here's a young fellow in a close embrace with his Mom, innocent and so trusting. The scene moved me and I hope it has a similar effect on you.

Nikon D4
Nikon 500 F4
ISO 1000
F7.1
1/640s

Reduced exposure to a great degree as I wanted to focus solely on the subjects.

Thank you so much for viewing, I truly appreciate it.

Kind regards,

[haseeb badar]

Hi Gabriela -- I absolutely love this frame , winner all the way . This is special to me since the effect of the book " SOUL of the Lion " (based on the life of Marieta van der merwe of HARNAS wildlife foundation in Namibia ) never dies on me . I can relate the baboon images , especially in the care of its mother with that book .
Loved it .
TFS !

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Hi Gabriela, a very nice title and being a PF fan, I know what you mean here. Superb comp and that look towards the mom by the little one is priceless. Nice PP work and well seen and photographed! TFS.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Gabriela, perhaps people may hit 'The Wall' on this one .
Just awesome, love it, well scene, thought out and executed!

'Ooooh, babe, ooooh, babe, ooooh, babe
You'll always be a baby to me'

TFS
Steve

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Gabriela - Perfect title and absolutely perfect frame. Great key lighting effect, placement in frame and space around. It all works for me. Congrats on this one, my friend.

TFS,
Rachel

[Mike Poole]

Beautiful interaction, and well presented - the baby's head angle makes the image for me.

Mike

[Dvir Barkay]

Awesome image, very dramatic, and so human as well. Love it, one of my favorite photos this week for sure.

You could have also called it "We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year"

[Gabriela Plesea]

Dear Friends,

So wonderful to get your thumbs up on this one, it is rather special to me.

I must admit I was busy listening to Pink Floyd while processing this frame

Cannot thank you enough for your support, comments and critique on my images - I truly appreciate it.

Warmest regards,

[Morkel Erasmus]

So good to see you exploring more and more creatively.
Just love this. And yes, a lot of processing, but who cares eh?

[Gabriela Plesea]

Thank you so much Morkel, so much fun to experiment and I will keep playing

Hope you have an awesome week-end!

Warmest regards,

[Jonathan Ashton]

Gabriela I am a big Pink Floyd fan and also a fan of the image - love it!! It will make a super print.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Thank you Jonathan, I truly appreciate your kind words.

You just gave me an idea - I shall have this printed on canvas and see what it looks like:)

Wishing you a lovely week-end,

Warmest regards,

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Gabriela this a big emotional wow factor !!!
Well edited and thoughtfully processed with great impact to the viewer .

Love it my little sister , yours Mr B.E.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Thank you Mr. B.E... quite a compliment, coming from my Big Brother

Hope you have a wonderful evening,

Your African Sister,