Reassurance

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 3, 2013114 views8 comments

Found these two young Baboons playing and cuddling in Khwai Community Reserve, Botswana.
EOS 1DX
200-400 F4 with 1.4x in use at 533mm
ISO 800
F6.3
1/500

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 3, 2013 at 8:48 PM

This is really nice. Great light. Looks like the new lens is earning it's keep.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 3, 2013 at 9:49 PM

Great interaction and sweet light. I like the composition and great eye contact.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 4, 2013 at 12:19 AM

You captured some great poses with interesting facial expressions. The frontal lighting really shows off their eyes. It's neat the way their tails seem to mimic the vines. You were fortunate to have lots of space between the baboons and the background for great bokeh. A real keeper!!

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 4, 2013 at 1:55 AM

Thanks everybody, your comments are much appreciated. I have had a good year for Baboons

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Comment posted by John Launstein on October 4, 2013 at 2:07 AM

Ken, this is a really cool image. Fantastic light and poses, perfect sharpness and DOF, great comp and killer catchlights in all 4 eyes (wow!). If you have it, MAYBE a smidgen more room under the left tail? Near-perfect as presented though...great decisions all-around.

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on October 4, 2013 at 2:27 AM

Really neat image you captured, Ken! Gorgeous lighting! I would like to see a little more room on the bottom, but other than that, no nits from me!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 5, 2013 at 4:27 AM

An awesome tender moment you captured of this young pair Ken. A very pleasing composition.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 6, 2013 at 12:33 PM

Nicely done, Ken. How would it look with a little selective darkening of the background to accent the warm light on these youngsters?

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