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Mother and Baby Gorilla Sleeping in a tree

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September 17th, 2014 - 11:19 PM

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Mother and Baby Gorilla Sleeping in a tree

This was an interesting shoot for me a gorilla and her baby. The image goes to show that love transcends all creatures whether human or animals. It was shot at the zoo, unfortunately a safari is quite out the question for me right now. So this is as close as I can come to it.

I stood there with my tripod and camera in hand for quite awhile to see if this primate was going to move, it never did. Momma and baby well im not sure you can ever consider this youngster a baby were asleep, seeming oblivious to all that was going on around them. As they slept I just wondered how they did it. I know that when I sleep I toss and turn these two seemed content to just be there, together and asleep.

It took quite awhile for me to get the shot I wanted framed in. What you cant see is they were about 50 feet in the air with nothing below them. Safe and secure nested in a tree. It is an art in my opinion to sleep in a tree and not fall out. Had it been me I would have been ground bound.

I shot this photograph with my 70x300 lens. I was close but not all that close. There really was no special setup or lighting required, it was really just a matter of getting the right angle the right timing and shoot. Sometimes the best images are the ones that not a lot of extras are required. That was the case with this shoot. Sometimes fine art photography requires nothing more than being at the right place at the right time frame and shoot. This is a prime example of just that. Pics like this are fun you do not have to really over think the shot and still make a classic image.

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