Well seen. The light and shadows are quite dramatic.
It might benefit from some serious cropping, though, to draw more attention to the monkey and his shadow. Also perhaps a small amount of sharpening.
Charlie
It looks like you caught the mood of the moment very well.
That poor, sentient soul, imprisoned for life, for no reason.
This image personifies everything that is awful about zoos.
An excellent capture, all the same.
Stewart
Thank you all for looking and commenting.
Charlie, This is as sharp as it gets. Any more and it starts to look over done. Captured on a D70 as a jpeg through thick zoo glass. Already cropped a fair amount as well. I just like the lighting and the long diagonal the gibbon and it's shadow make.
A word about Gibbons. It is a shame to have to keep captive any wild animal, especially one that can swing through trees at 35mph, but gibbons are considered endangered and this zoo (Philadelphia) has several breeding programs for endangered species. Maybe it's species situation is why it looks so sad? This gibbon has a companion, with whom it shares a decent size outdoor area with a pair of orangutans. More about Gibbons here. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/Facts/FactSheets/Gibbons/default.cfm
