mandrill 1
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senka
July 09, 2012
OMG this is identical to one of my pics only mine is facing the other way. great shot
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Gilbert
August 22, 2012
Great shot and what a yawn - or was is a threat? Mandrills have larger canines than Lions (apparently)...... now of you could just find a dentist brave enough...... Good luck!... :~) Steve
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nerophoto
February 21, 2013
Amazing Capture...gorgeous detail...and those teeth are quite intimidating!!!
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Location
This photo was taken at the Buffalo Zoo.Time
Late morning.Lighting
The Mandrill was in the shady part of his compound which created the darker background.Equipment
This was taken with my Pentax istDL and an 80-320 Pentax zoom. The aperture was set at f5.9 on iso 200 and a shutter speed of 1/250.Inspiration
The Mandrill was quite animated that day and was doing a lot of howling. He was obviously not happy about something he had seen or heard.Editing
As a matter of fact I did play with this photo. I increased the contrast to minimize the reflection from the chain link fence and darkened to photo to bring out the color and highlights around his mouth. Then I used the lighting tool in the Photoshop filters to bring even more accent to his mouth. I love the red accent in his eyes, making him look that much meaner. This was a fun photo to take and play with.In my camera bag
I currently carry a Pentax K7, three zooms and two fixed lenses, all but one of them Pentax. When doing a zoo I will usually take either my 80-320 zoom or my 200mm telephoto and one of the smaller zooms.Feedback
I always try to focus on the animal's eyes to capture the best portrait. When shooting through a chain link fence use a large enough aperture and spot metering to drown out the fence. Also make sure the animal is at least ten feet in and shoot in manual focus to get through the openings in the fence. Using a large aperture opening even creates a nice bokeh effect if the fence is visible behind the animal.
