“ A Wary Gaze ”
Our zoo has a large gorilla habitat with two troops of western lowland gorillas - all coming from other zoo exchange programs. My goal was to compose a low key shot of these dignified primates, but I needed to acquire it in daylight, when the zoo was open 🤔.
Within the habitat there are ...
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Photo Location: Houston Zoo, TX
  • Doris Seljamaa Edited 4 months ago

    This is amazing image. Perfect focus and wonderful work with light. The wait was totally worth it!

    This is amazing image. Perfect focus and wonderful work with light. The wait was totally worth it!

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  • Jo Hawkes Edited 4 months ago

    Greatcshot Robert, this is a perfect subject for low key and you've executed it perfectly, great lighting. Should have been 52pick!

    Greatcshot Robert, this is a perfect subject for low key and you've executed it perfectly, great lighting. Should have been 52pick!

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  • Aleksandra Shu Edited 4 months ago

    Amazing! Love how you captured the facial expression. The lightning is sooo pretty!

    Amazing! Love how you captured the facial expression. The lightning is sooo pretty!

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  • Rosalind Bryce Edited 4 months ago

    A wonderful composition down to the whites of his eyes. The diagonal lighting is so effective

    A wonderful composition down to the whites of his eyes. The diagonal lighting is so effective

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Nikon D500 Nikon AF-S 70-200 f/2.8E
1/320 f/11 400 185

Tags

#lowkey #dark #gorilla #zoo #houston #stare #wary #outdoors #mid_day #niksilverefex #sunlight #shade

Genre/Technique

Black & White

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