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Gorilla chillin' 5.2

Gorilla chillin' 5.2

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Great composition & timed just right! I love his expression!

Thank you so much for your kind words.... they are truly appreciated.

He knows more than he's letting on! Wonderful capture :)

This is one of my favorites. I love the apes and his deameanor was awesome!

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Location

This photo was taken at the Fort Worth Zoo in Fort Worth, Texas.

Time

This was probably taken in the early afternoon. I love the apes and this amazing Gorilla actually made eye contact with me and seemed to want to pose for the camera.

Lighting

Natural Lighting..

Equipment

Canon 70D with 24-70mm lens

Inspiration

I loved how he seemed to be posing for the camera and the APES are such amazing and human like creatures..... I have always been in love with the Apes.

Editing

Very little post processing had to be done with this photo.....

In my camera bag

Canon 5d Mark 3, Canon 100M lens, Canon 24-70 Lens, Canon 70-200 Lens

Feedback

As with any photo, patience is a virtue......

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