Shot RAW. Saturation, hue, contrast and exposure adjusted in RSE6 and converted to .jpg. In PSCS, cropped, eyes and fur cleaned up a bit, color corrected, resized, added border, USM and SFW.
And by the way, this image took 1st place in the Brookfield Zoo annual photo contest earlier this year!
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This has to be a favorite of mine, and I just love this so very, very much.....
It has a certain style that I love, re the textures, the composition, and just everything about it, and even the photography is brilliant.....
I sure hope this one ribbons..... A "10" from me.....
Really great capture here. The composition is excellent, and the connection with the orangutan is superb, almost as if he was posing for you. Nice work!
Awwwwwww. . . photographed to perfection! What a face! And what beautiful detail you've captured in every little fur and wrinkle on his skin! I LOVE THIS!
Best: One of my fav animals...expression...comp...don't you love how their faces force you to delve deeper to discover their eyes?
Worst: Zoo setting too obvious
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