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In her arms
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In her arms

by David Grimardias

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 11, 2012375 views11 comments
This picture was taken in Tanzania, Mahale Mountains National Park, in August 2010.
We followed the group to look at young chimps, And this one was hold by his mother.

Canon Eos 7D + 300mm f/4.0 IS USM
ISO 800, f/4.0, 1/100 sec.

Any critic or comment is more than welcome to improve the balance of this picture.
Thanks,

David

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Max Waugh on September 11, 2012 at 4:34 PM
David, this is a nice moment. The face and eyes of the baby really make the photo work. In terms of balance, I think that with the arm extended like that, the image is begging to have the baby's face placed more to the left side of the frame. This likely means cropping a good portion of the left side of the image (close to, if not cutting off the mother's knee), and then you could debate whether to crop the right edge as well to remove what might be a slightly-distracting bright background.

It's a great foundation to work with though. I'd be really pleased if I came away from that environment with this photo!

Max
Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 11, 2012 at 4:50 PM
What a cutie :biggrin: You captured a wonderful moment David, it must have been a wonderful experience. The details are excellent too. I like Max's suggestion about cropping this image from the left side a bit.

Sweet Photo!!!

Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on September 11, 2012 at 5:23 PM
This image is just right as it is, in my opinion. Cuteness is over the top! And the diagonal of the arm gives the photo some movement. Wonderful!
Registered on November 11, 2011, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments
Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on September 12, 2012 at 8:11 AM
A very cute moment David! I fully agree with Max on the crop suggestion. Though I am not a big fan of square crops, I immediately thought to take off the LHS up to the mom's knee, and the RHS up to the little one's hand. :smile:
I would also play with this in monochrome...
Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 12, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Very cute indeed David! :smile: I understand the crop suggestion made and agree that could work. However, I also quite like the crop as presented. There are a view triangular shapes throughout the image that help create a visually interesting image and the suggested crop would eliminate some of these triangles. :toast:
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Morgan Casey on September 12, 2012 at 9:35 PM
Adorable! What a moment to capture. I agree with the crop suggestion as well. Nicely done. :smile:
Registered on November 16, 2010, 22 Posts, 269 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 13, 2012 at 2:23 PM
My suggestion on framing is to crop the bright right hand edge, which I think better emphasizes the key focal areas. Terrific look and I, too, like all the triangular shapes. If you want to retain image ratio, I would take a little off the bottom rather than the top. The result might make the eyes almost center, but that can be powerful given the tension of the triangles. Try it and see what you think! I would be really happy to have this one to work with! :toast:
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 14, 2012 at 10:34 AM
Very nicely presented !
This kind of image reaches out to the viewer. You already have many suggestions on croping.
Jagdeep Rajput
Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 16, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Great and tender moment you captured on this one David. Love the ace and the extended arm. I do agree with Max's comp suggestion as well.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by David Grimardias on September 16, 2012 at 12:27 PM
Thank you to everyone for your comment and suggestion. I'll give a try to your cropping advices.
Thanks again

David
Registered on June 14, 2009, 31 Posts, 80 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 22, 2012 at 2:03 PM
I agree with the crop suggestion - would make this an even stronger image.
Delightful little baby - congrats on a wonderful WP!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments