Intense Gorilla

[BenA2]

Took this at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle on my first day shooting with the 350D. I just love the look on his face and the intensity in the eyes.

http://bena2.smugmug.com/photos/24552278-M.jpg
Canon 350D with EF-S 17-85 IS at ISO 1600, 1/50s, f/5.6

Comments welcome,
Ben

[Harryb]

Took this at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle on my first day shooting with the 350D. I just love the look on his face and the intensity in the eyes.


Canon 350D with EF-S 17-85 IS, 1/50s, f/5.6

Comments welcome,
Ben

Hey Ben,

Good capture. :thumb Its well composed and you caught him with an interesting expression and pose. It looks a tad soft though. I might have upped the ISO a bit to get a higher shutter speed.

[BenA2]

Hey Ben,

Good capture. :thumb Its well composed and you caught him with an interesting expression and pose. It looks a tad soft though. I might have upped the ISO a bit to get a higher shutter speed. Thanks Harry. Actually, I think it's soft because I was shooting through messy glass and also it's heavily cropped. There was a window frame to his immediate left that I really needed to get rid of, so this comes from about 1/4 of the original image. I tried some more intense USM, but ultimately wasn't happy going beyond where I ended up.

Thanks,
Ben

[Harryb]

Thanks Harry. Actually, I think it's soft because I was shooting through messy glass and also it's heavily cropped. There was a window frame to his immediate left that I really needed to get rid of, so this comes from about 1/4 of the original image. I tried some more intense USM, but ultimately wasn't happy going beyond where I ended up.

Thanks,
Ben
Oh, that messy zoo glass, know it well. I started to bring some window cleaner with me when I went to the Bronx Zoo towards the end of my NYC stay. When no one was looking I would give the window a quick cleaning. :D

[Steve Cavigliano]

Good job Ben :thumb :thumb

That zoo glass can be awful to shoot through :huh I think this came out well considering :D

Steve