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    Default An Old Chimpanzee

    A close-up shot of an old Chimpanzee, at Chimfunshi. Its an orphanage for Chimpanzees in the Copperbelt Province of Western Zambia, run by Mrs. Sheila Siddle and her daughter.
    [Canon EOS 60D, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8]
    1/100s, f/5.6, ISO-400



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    Last edited by PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA; 11-25-2011 at 12:45 PM.

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    Hi Prabir, welcome aboard.

    The image gives a nice feeling of 'in your face',whether that is through the crop or in camera as FF image, works for me. I think it has a nice feel overall, almost paparazzi up close & personal approach. Great detail and nicely processed, although I might suggest trying to Dodge & Burn in thae top RH corner, just a hint more tone would really help IMHO.

    The contours and wrinkles certain convey a wise, old chimp with an expression of seen it, done it. Also at 1/100 sec congrats on that.

    Look forward to more.

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    Prabir, Steve makes some excellent points. I like the quality of the eyes which you have portrayed so well, there is a hint of sadness and wisdom in them. I'd like to think a hint of hope also, but that is being fanciful I fear. The top rhs does draw the eye and I have found the PS dodge and burn tool can give a nasty grey look. Perhaps the dodge and burn luminosity mask might give a better result but without trying it on this image, I don't know for sure. To make your mask just create a new layer and fill it with 50% grey, changing the blend mode to soft light. Then paint with the brush tool (black to darken, white to lighten) on a very small opacity % to give a natural look to it.

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    Steve, Hilary - thanks to both of you for your valuable comments and suggestions.
    Steve, its an FF shot and I was fortunate to have my nifty fifty mounted on my 60D.
    I had spent a few hours there to watch their expressions. The best was this one.

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    Looks like the 'nifty fifty' paid off, great result, can't wait to see the results when it comes to big cats.
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    Thanks Steve.
    Well, I didn't use nifty fifty with big cats.
    I will post big cats after a while.

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    A nice portrait. The eyes look perfect for this image.

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    Thanks a lot, Steve.

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    Welcome to wild life Prabir
    TFS

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    Thanks a lot, Harshad.

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