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These are very special. Beautiful work. #2 is priceless.
Charles

Thanks Charles! Wish I'd shot more pics of the baby...
Susan

Nov 16, 2007 at 03:54 PM

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Bmetcan wrote:
Excellent shots.
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Thank you, Steve!
Susan

Nov 16, 2007 at 03:55 PM

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Herderdog wrote:
Ayeyiyi! Susan, unbelievably excellent shots!
Fantastic job--such wonderful expressions.
And these are high ISO shots as well! #8 is at ISO 2500

Thanks Bonnie! The MkIII rocks at high ISOs - even took some at ISO 3200. There is noise there, but it doesn't look nearly as noisy as the MkII even at ISO 1600 - in all honesty, the reason I bought a MkIII early was knowing I'd be shooting gorillas and using high ISOs - and the camera did NOT disappoint!!
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Nov 16, 2007 at 03:56 PM

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mabidally wrote:
Great shots.
I must commend you on keeping a cool head and making careful well controlled use of Canon's latest high ISO possibilities, allowing you the flexibility of going hand held. Can see from the EXIF that you have pushed hard on the high ISO capability of the MkIII and extracted excellent DOF and high shutter speeds. Wow that No 8 is at ISO 2500 - great stuff indeed! These may turn out to be some of the best Gorilla portraits taken in the wild yet.
Nat Geo Editor - pls take note!

Aw shucks Mohammed, you're making me blush!!!!

Thanks for the very, very kind comments...
Susan

Nov 16, 2007 at 03:58 PM

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Susan, these are fantastic. The detail you have captured is excellent. What a priveledge it must have been to see these animals in their natural habitat

Well done.
David

Nov 17, 2007 at 08:00 PM

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Wonderful shots, I love seeing shots of Gorillas.

Nov 17, 2007 at 11:19 PM

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Very nice Susan. Looks like you're making good use of that MKIII.

What did you think of traveling in Rwanda? I've obviously heard of their famous gorilla population, but most of the headlines I've seen focus on all the unrest there - though things seem to be calmer than they were several years ago. Did your experience suggest a country in turmoil or were things relatively quiet?

Nov 18, 2007 at 07:06 PM

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Another very enjoyable set, Susan. You have way too much fun on these trips, which is evidenced by the goofy dialog you provide along with the images. You probably sat on the plane the whole way back thinking up subtitles for these

Ken

Nov 19, 2007 at 04:29 AM

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Having been away for a while it is reassuring to see you still posting beautifull images of Africa Susan, always a treat to see your great shots of that part of the world. Verno

Nov 19, 2007 at 04:47 AM

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David Leask wrote:
Susan, these are fantastic. The detail you have captured is excellent. What a priveledge it must have been to see these animals in their natural habitat

Well done.
David

Multo thanks, David - and it was a privilege indeed!!
Susan

Nov 20, 2007 at 01:58 AM

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Andrew Sloane wrote:
Wonderful shots, I love seeing shots of Gorillas.

Many thanks, Andrew - more to come!
Susan

Nov 20, 2007 at 01:58 AM

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Elessar wrote:
Very nice Susan. Looks like you're making good use of that MKIII.
What did you think of traveling in Rwanda? I've obviously heard of their famous gorilla population, but most of the headlines I've seen focus on all the unrest there - though things seem to be calmer than they were several years ago. Did your experience suggest a country in turmoil or were things relatively quiet?

Thanks Jay! Rwanda was extremely interesting - very, very densely populated (so in that sense similar to Uganda) - and our first stop in Kigali was at the Genocide Museum - very moving, very very disturbing. I think it's safe to visit there, and things seemed calm, but... who knows....
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Nov 20, 2007 at 02:00 AM

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Another very enjoyable set, Susan. You have way too much fun on these trips, which is evidenced by the goofy dialog you provide along with the images. You probably sat on the plane the whole way back thinking up subtitles for these

Ken

Thanks Ken! And alas, no, goofy dialogs are things that I come up with quite spontaneously - such is the pathetic state of my brain, whether traveling or not!!

Susan

Nov 20, 2007 at 02:00 AM

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Having been away for a while it is reassuring to see you still posting beautifull images of Africa Susan, always a treat to see your great shots of that part of the world. Verno

Hey thanks so much Verno - great to hear from you!!!!! And welcome back -
Susan

Nov 20, 2007 at 02:01 AM

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What a Kewl series Susan!!
I can almost think of FM family names for ALL of these images

almost like a family album

#2 could be Shiva......
#7 would probably be Anthony
and #8 would be Scott for sure

I'm sure you would have a long list of names for all of them....
I guess I'm safe unless you find one with pig-tails

...and being so human-like I wouldn't waste my sleep on the plane
thinking up captions either.... they are SO expressive and / or
catching them in an action that it is easy to see the captions were very accessible easily.
No faces after eating the Toe-Jam?
Kudos to our Queen!

in gratitude,
Nelcha

Nov 26, 2007 at 12:16 AM

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