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Mother and Baby

Mother and Baby

A mother Baboon tries to calm her restless child. I liked the effect that the backlight had on showing the true size of the tiny creature's arm....
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A mother Baboon tries to calm her restless child. I liked the effect that the backlight had on showing the true size of the tiny creature's arm.
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Canon EOS-1D X

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Aperture 8/1 ISO 4000 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 800/1

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Sep, 2016

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+3

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