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scottdonschikowski
October 22, 2014
amazing capture. the emotion and story told with this is top notch!
Certo
February 18, 2015
Where did it all go wrong? He wonders how those hairless primates turned out like they have. Excellent lighting and detail. I celebrate open spaces with off-center subjects. This is good stuff.
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We took a day trip to Twycross Zoo as a rule you don't usually visit Zoos, we mainly visit wildlife parks where the animals have a lot more space to move around The title, where did it all go wrong! is quite appropriate for this imageTime
I think it was around 14:00 in the afternoon, the monkey enclosure was almost completely surrounded by glass part from the back wall This was shot though the glass using a lens hood pushed right up to the glassLighting
The monkey enclosure was outside, the sun was quite high over my left shoulder which was more luck than judgment, talk about being under the spotlight I think the monkey was soaking up the sun, this was good for me too, I was soaking up the light It was perfectEquipment
This was captured using my old Olympus E-510 with the 70-300 lens Hand held pushed tight against the glass in natural sunlight 1/80 sec ISO 400 f/5.2 at 226mmInspiration
Simply watching this monkey just sitting there with that expression on its face said it all for me Hence the title, where did it all go wrong! Does this image pull on the heart strings, hell yes but that's not the reason for taking the shot, it was all about the expressionEditing
Yes the processing was done in Photoshop CS5 To start with I wanted to loss the zoo environment and give it a totally black background for two reasons, the first reason was to keep the viewer fixed on the monkey with its facial expression The second reason was, where did it all go wrong, what is it about, what happened, now the viewer can decide the storyIn my camera bag
Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 500D Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L USM Lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 Prime Lens Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM Lens Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS USM Lens Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM Lens Spare memory cards and charged batteries, shutter release cable, polarizing filter Lightweight waterproof jacket and trousers, hat, flashlight, small beanbagFeedback
Yes be very quite, take your time and most of all be very patient