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Zuri
Zuri
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Challenge: Filmic (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1
Lens: Olympus 150mm f/2.0 Zuiko Digital
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Date: May 18, 2015
Aperture: 2.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/800
Date Uploaded: May 19, 2015

 Meet Zuri....one of 7 Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla) at the Houston Zoo. Him (31) and mate Holli (25) along with daughter Sufi (13) and Binti (40) make up the family troop (1 of 2 troops). Houston, Texas, USA.

Statistics
Place: 30 out of 70
Avg (all users): 5.7143
Avg (commenters): 6.7500
Avg (participants): 5.5610
Avg (non-participants): 6.0000
Views since voting: 246
Views during voting: 143
Votes: 63
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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 06/04/2015 02:33:50 AM
Hey Ronnie - Greetings from the Critique Club...

A powerful image, for sure. I scored it with a 7.

What caught my eye in a good way was the immediate impact of the high contrast processing and the intensity of the eyes. It's well-composed and for me, has the right amount of breathing room between the subject and the edges.

What caught my eye in a "hmm... I wonder" way was the combination of grittiness of the high contrast and grain. On first glance I see a sharp, well defined image... as I look more closely, I wonder about what pulling back a bit on sharpening and/or contrast might do.

What caught my eye in a "wish it were different" way is the background. Although the subject is isolated to some degree by the shallow DOF, it remains rather busy and competes with the subject for my attention. the grain is more apparent in the background, too which adds to the distraction. Finally, the dark area (a tree trunk?) in the top right draws attention away from the face, and I can't help but see an old woman's skirt and boney hand in the form.

So... take it FWIW. I hope my comments are helpful. The bottom line is this is a terrific image with LOTS of great stuff going on.

- Bill

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/28/2015 11:24:37 PM
I wouldn't get too close to this guy.
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 05/25/2015 10:47:12 AM
Those eyes have a story.
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 05/25/2015 05:59:10 AM
He's pretty magnificent. I like your strong gritty contrast.
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 05/24/2015 12:09:17 PM
Zuri looks both wise and photogenic!
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