Posted by David Lloyd on January 1, 2010 at 5:45 PM
Hi all...
I know black and white is not to everyone's taste, particularly of subjects which are normally seen in colour, but this just happens to be a sentimental favourite of mine.
We were in Uganda in 2008 and visited the mountain gorillas while we were there. We've been back a few times since, because it's something that won't ever be forgotten :)
This is the silverback of the Nkuringo group who died of old age during 2009.
Nikon D300 and 70-200 VR at 200mm, 1/125, f3.3 and ISO 560
It's a great image and perfect use of b/w. What I like is that you see a beautiful image, you then learn of what happened to him and when you look again you start to notice his age. A poignant and beautiful image, love it
I like the expression on this David, but I'm no fan of artificial vignetting. I'd be inclined to crop closer on the subject and lose the BG if you find it distracting. I'd love to visit the location one day as you said, their habitats are fast diminishing.
This is a lovely image David. There's a quick pleasure to be gained from a cursory glance, but this is an image that really rewards a longer look. The darkened eyes are really poignant and the diagonal pose is very strong. The b&w treatment works well, and adds another dimension to the image.
Posted by David Sewell on January 3, 2010 at 8:58 AM
Black and white suits the subject really well, although personally I would like to see a little more detail in the eyes. You obviously did better than I did, on the day I went the gorillas decided on a route march and we spent our hour running up and down mountains!
David
Posted by Craig Jones on January 3, 2010 at 2:00 PM
A very intermit portrait of this beautiful animal David,you get a real sense of the power and size of this silverback with this image,beautiful
Posted by Ian Haskell on January 4, 2010 at 4:07 PM
Nice subject and it looks stunning but the oof background top middle needs to be changed somehow.
Discussion
6 repliesI know black and white is not to everyone's taste, particularly of subjects which are normally seen in colour, but this just happens to be a sentimental favourite of mine.
We were in Uganda in 2008 and visited the mountain gorillas while we were there. We've been back a few times since, because it's something that won't ever be forgotten :)
This is the silverback of the Nkuringo group who died of old age during 2009.
Nikon D300 and 70-200 VR at 200mm, 1/125, f3.3 and ISO 560
Happy new year
It's a great image and perfect use of b/w. What I like is that you see a beautiful image, you then learn of what happened to him and when you look again you start to notice his age. A poignant and beautiful image, love it
Andy
Andy
Happy new year to you too.
Des
David
Ian