While You Were Sleeping.....

SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
edited December 1, 2005 in Wildlife
Today I finally got to the Zoo :clap whooooohoooo!!!!! I LOVE THAT PLACE :D
Decided to get a Year Pass, so now I can go as many times as I please .......sure Skippy you live at work remember dear :rolleyes

I was a little disappointed in todays efforts, a lot of construction work is going on inside the Zoo ....I believe this in preparation for the Commonwealth Games.

So Troy...........this is in honour of all your wonderful postings of your magnificent Gorillas.

Check out that tooth protruding from the side of his mouth, I enlarged the image to see if it was food, but it's a tooth ....how cute :D

Picture taken with Canon 20D, Canon 400mm, hand held shot through thick tinted filthy glass covered in kid prints :nod Skippy (Australia)

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  • 3rdPlanetPhotography3rdPlanetPhotography Banned Posts: 920 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2005
    Beautiful Skippy.... with all that going against you it came out very nice.

    Thanks for sharing.
    kc7dji
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2005
    Thank You
    kc7dji wrote:
    Beautiful Skippy.... with all that going against you it came out very nice.

    Thanks for sharing.
    kc7dji
    To tell you the truth when I viewed the image on my computer I didn't think I could salvage it, the thick glass is awful to work around.
    He looks like he is dreaming ........... Skippy (Australia)
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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2005
    Wow Skippy,you captured my ex mother in-law:D
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2005
    Hey there John
    John Mueller wrote:
    Wow Skippy,you captured my ex mother in-law:D
    Well donethumb.gif
    Narrrrrrrrrrrr he is too good lookin to be anyones ex mother-in-law.....was the similarity the protruding tooth by any chance eek7.gifrolleyes1.gif Skippy (Australia)
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2005
    Excellent shot Skippy plus he's in a position I assume frequently. thumb.gif
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2005
    Hi Ya Harry
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent shot Skippy plus he's in a position I assume frequently. thumb.gif

    Ohhhhhhhh yes Harry, he's a big ole boy, the shot isn't a crop either this is a full frame............he is BIG.......... GINORMOUS even eek7.gif like .... WOW rolleyes1.gif

    Though he does look really sad, he I've never seen him active.
    Take Care Harry.......... Skippy (Australia)
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2005
    How flamin' good is that skip !! thumb.gifthumb.gif

    You could nearly kiss him.















    I said nearly.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,951 moderator
    edited November 25, 2005
    A beauty!


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  • rahmonsterrahmonster Registered Users Posts: 1,376 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    How flamin' good is that skip !! thumb.gifthumb.gif

    You could nearly kiss him.















    I said nearly.
    too right materolleyes1.gif

    I really love this picture Skippy. Its just wonderful.thumb.gif
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2005
    Hey there Gus
    Humungus wrote:
    How flamin' good is that skip !! thumb.gifthumb.gif
    You could nearly kiss him.
    I said nearly.

    I love that one tooth sticking out, every time I look at that picture I am drawn to that hehehe ....... next time I will take more time with him and the Mandrills.
    Glad you liked it Gus......... Skippy (Australia)
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2005
    Thanks Ian
    ian408 wrote:
    A beauty!
    Ian

    He only just fitted into my frame too, no cropping here.
    Skippy (Australia)
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2005
    He Has The Best Face Don't Ya Think
    rahmonster wrote:
    too right materolleyes1.gif
    I really love this picture Skippy. Its just wonderful.thumb.gif
    He looks so peaceful, dreaming away there........ wonder what he was dreaming about ...... glad you liked it kiddo :D Skippy (Australia)
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2005
    Nice shot Skippy.
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2005
    Thank You
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Nice shot Skippy.
    I hope he is awake next time I visit :D he is a magnificent looking guy, and still I keep commenting at the size of him, he is sooooooo soooooooo BIG! an unbelievable size, can't get over the size of him :)
    Thanks for looking......... Skippy (Australia)
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  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2005
    most excellent Skippy!!!! a really dreamy capture!

    i found an article you and other might like to see / read....

    http://www.gorilla-haven.org/ghtooth.htm

    troy
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2005
    Very well done Skippy, especially with everything going against you!
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2005
    Hi Troy
    windoze wrote:
    most excellent Skippy!!!! a really dreamy capture!

    i found an article you and other might like to see / read....

    http://www.gorilla-haven.org/ghtooth.htm

    troy
    Thank you....... I saw him and I thought of you and your Gorilla shots :D cause I know how much you love to take photos of these wonderful creatures.
    Thanks for the link.......I'll check it out right now....... Skippy (Australia)
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 1, 2005
    Hi Big Al
    BigAl wrote:
    Very well done Skippy, especially with everything going against you!
    Those thick glass window are quite annoying, but ya can't do anything about them so you have to work around them later ne_nau.gif
    Shooting in Raw has made a big difference to me I can at least compensate more in Raw than I did when shooting in JPG.

    He looked so peaceful with his one little vampire tooth sticking out :D
    Skippy (Australia)
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