Having a bad day!

At the Zoo...high ISO because of low lighting situation. Comments?

Great expression and detail, I love the textures in this shot.

His expression is great. It's what I go for in self-portraits. What was the ISO?

It was like 640 ISO, I think. Rainy, drizzly day, of course! The days before the trip were nice and sunny and a front moved in as we drove the 3 1/2 hours to Houston! Figures...

I love it. What a great capture...his hand around the rope, great! I think using the higher ISO is fine. Sometimes that's the way things work out. You still got a great shot, rain or not!

Kim, I like your use of soft blur mask on recent postings. This one works good, too. I agree about the facial expression.

Thanks, Sarah & Wilson. I like using layers to help get me the most from a not-so-perfect shot - in this case, the higher ISO.

Looks like he/she is at the end of their rope.

 

 

Kim, everything has been written already about this shot, this is an absolutely outstanding & lovely piece!!! Best regards.

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Regards...

I LOVE the look on his face! He looks like he's giddy-shy trying to hide from the camera. :-)

This is great photography. I think you have a way with nature's creatures.

I could have stayed at this spot all day long!

Monkeys of all kinds are my least favorite animal, but this one is irresistable! What a great capture!

Interesting, Kim - I LOVE monkeys of all kinds! They are so close to human. The thing that bothers me are the monkeys kept in cages - at least these orangutans had an open enclosure that was a little more natural.

Kim, this composition supercedes any noise from high ISO. 'Excellent the way the rope leads us in. Since you love monkeys (and apes, too, I assume) check out the no words forum...."Speaks loudly". Very poignant.

That shot "Speaks loudly" is almost spooky, Linda, because it's so "human".

Kim, this is great. The diagonal run of rope and this guy's expression makes the shot, high ISO or not. I don't see a lot of noise here, so either you finessed it out or I would have to see it in a larger format. - Mister Ken

Thanks, Ken. I did do some PS work, but the noise isn't too bad on the print copy.