Went to the zoo with the fam; didn't even know this challenge was taking place. Shot in JPG even! Quick levels, s curve, desat, light eye a touch, done and done. NOt epic, but not bad seeing as I took pictures of my wife and son mostly. Thanks.
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Almost seems as though it would be home in prehistoric times. I don't mean that in a bad way, maybe it's just the way I'm seeing it in B&W. I find it incredibly interesting that it seems to bring that out actually!
Since this is Advanced editing, I'd have removed that bright white spot, upper left... my eye keeps struggling to leave it and go to that wonderfully sharp face.
It's hard to make an ugly animal look good :P Aw shouldn't call him ugly, just wrinkly, bobbly, droopy, hairy lol I dunno. I think he would have stood out more on a darker back ground.