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Nov 11, 2009 at 03:48 AM

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p.1 #2 · Hanging On

Well said, seen and captured.

Peace,

Todd

Nov 11, 2009 at 04:10 PM

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p.1 #3 · Hanging On

Nice light! Very nice capture!

Nov 11, 2009 at 08:14 PM

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p.1 #4 · Hanging On

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

Nov 11, 2009 at 10:01 PM

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p.1 #5 · Hanging On

It is tough to be a monkey

Nice capture !

Nov 11, 2009 at 11:42 PM

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p.1 #6 · Hanging On

I like the tones.
regards, tom

Nov 12, 2009 at 01:02 AM

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p.1 #7 · Hanging On

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

Nov 12, 2009 at 01:18 AM

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p.1 #8 · Hanging On

Stewart said it better than I could, excellent but sad capture.

Nov 12, 2009 at 01:25 AM

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p.1 #9 · Hanging On

I like the sun and shadow here.

Tim

Nov 12, 2009 at 01:33 AM

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p.1 #10 · Hanging On

sjkk wrote:
Stewart said it better than I could, excellent but sad capture.

Good to see a like minded fellow FM'er.
Thank you,
Stewart

Nov 12, 2009 at 02:49 AM

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p.1 #11 · Hanging On

Man, if I was gonna sit on a rope, it wouldn't be like that!

Nov 12, 2009 at 02:53 AM

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p.1 #12 · Hanging On

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

Nov 12, 2009 at 03:31 AM

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