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Gentle Soul

© Margaret R. Barry

Gentle Soul

Uploaded: May 18, 2008 03:13:59

Description

Western Lowland Gorilla at the Philadelphia Zoo.
July 2008 Finalist - Animals


Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/40 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi

Comments

Carol Sawyer May 18, 2008

Excellent close up capture and details, Margaret!! #923527

Sue McLeod May 18, 2008

Beautiful details & emotion, Margaret! :) #5936823

Tarun Bose May 18, 2008

Wow! Fantastic close up capture with great details and expression. Great shot Margaret. #5936846

Aimee S. McMaster May 18, 2008

...what an amazingly touching and heartfelt portrait Margaret;it makes me so sad for him/her....Aimee #5936861

Margaret R. Barry May 18, 2008

Thank you Carol, Sue, Tarun and Aimee! #5936883

Tiia Vissak May 18, 2008

a great portrait! #5936991

Lynn M. Whitt May 18, 2008

So full of emotion, great image!!! #5937039

Molly A. O May 18, 2008

heartfelt and graphic, love it! #5937164

Margaret R. Barry May 18, 2008

Thank you Tiia, Lynn and Molly! #5937235

Patrick Rouzes level-classic May 18, 2008

margaret, now that is close!!! Incredible tones, detail, textures & clarity captrued here!!! #5937304

Claudia Kuhn level-classic May 18, 2008

Wonderful close up Margaret! The details and expression are terrific! #5937316

Cyn Valentine May 18, 2008

Awesome details...outstanding Margaret! #5937318

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe May 18, 2008

Incredible, gallery-worthy portrait of this magnificent primate!

ccc #5937320

Margaret R. Barry May 18, 2008

Thank you Patrick, Claudia, Cyn and Candice! #5937329

Michael G. Marshall May 18, 2008

Magnificent Margaret! Love the full frame view and your capture of emotion! Michael #5937381

Bill Wyatt May 18, 2008

Winner! #5937439

Vladan D. Djordjevic May 18, 2008

Fantastic photo! Love the details, color, lighting, pov. You have a GREAT gallery!!! #5937700

Margaret R. Barry May 18, 2008

Thank you Michael, Bill and Vladan! #5937777

A P May 18, 2008

Awesome portrait Margaret. The detail and tones really give the feeling of emotion. The question to ponder is...what is he thinking??? #5937792

Melissa G. Meiselman May 18, 2008

Incredible full frame portrait taken with sharp detail, great expression and beautifully converted into black and white, Margaret!! The angle of the shot is terrific, as well!! #5937964

Stefania Barbier level-classic May 18, 2008

look at those eyes... almost human... beautiful! #5938113

Kathy Reeves May 18, 2008

Awesome capture of this beautiful animal!!! #5938230

Erin Appelbaum May 18, 2008

Magnificent close up, Margaret. Awesome detail. Peter #5938326

Margaret R. Barry May 18, 2008

Thank you Ann, Melissa, Stefania, Kathy and Peter! #5938355

Karen Engelbreth May 18, 2008

Wonderful portrait, Margaret! #5938424

Nancy L. Green level-classic May 18, 2008

Oh WOW!!! What an awesome ful frame portrait Margaret, this is WONDERFUL!! <>< #5938671

John Connolly May 18, 2008

What an awesome close up portrait, Margaret! Your detail is outstanding, well done! #5938782

Margaret R. Barry May 18, 2008

Thank you Karen, Nancy and John! #5938933

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 18, 2008

Marvelous macro, Margaret!!!!! His eyes are so expresive and you really captured the details wonderfully!!!! ♫ k #5939130

Barbara Waldoch May 18, 2008

Beautifully captured, Margaret! #5939205

Roxanne M. Bubar May 18, 2008

Margaret, SPECTACULAR emotion captured in those eyes.
Magnificent image.
A winner #5939281

Deb Koskovich May 18, 2008

Simply magnificent, Margaret. #5939291

Margaret R. Barry May 18, 2008

Thank you Kitty, Barbara, Roxanne and Deb! #5939428

Ellen Hodges May 18, 2008

Beautiful comp and detail in this image, Margaret! #5939496

Bill Knaps May 18, 2008

Great portrait Margaret. Bill #5940136

Margaret R. Barry May 19, 2008

Thank you Ellen and Bill! #5940475

Mary K. Robison May 20, 2008

Those EYES, Margaret!
Outstanding full-frame portrait! #5955142

Sam Britt May 21, 2008

Wonderful close-up, great details. #5956519

Michelle Alton May 21, 2008

This is a phenomenal capture, Margaret.
Well done! #5958742

Margaret R. Barry May 22, 2008

Thank you Mary, Sam and Michelle! #5960481

Renata Gusciora May 30, 2008

Awesome close-up!Just great capture!I've just seen it on My Shot Minute:Eyes!Cool,Margaret!:-) #5997727

Margaret R. Barry May 30, 2008

Thank you Renata. And thanks for letting me know about NG! #5998028

Renata Gusciora May 31, 2008

You're welcome!:-) #6000029

KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. July 15, 2008

EXCELLENT DETAILS.BARRY.

KARU. #6184854

Margaret R. Barry July 16, 2008

Thank you Renata and Karu! #6187139

Jennifer L. Alder August 21, 2008

CONGRATS, Margaret!!! :) #6344227

Karen Engelbreth August 21, 2008

WTG - congratulations! #6344244

Karen Engelbreth August 21, 2008

WTG - congratulations! #6344245

Margaret R. Barry August 21, 2008

Thank you Jennifer and Karen! #6345045

Jessica Jenney August 21, 2008

Congratulations, Margaret on your fantastic finalist! #6345215

A P August 21, 2008

Personally I think we'll see this one in the end. WTG again and again and I lost count already. Congratulations!! #6345474

Colleen Farrell August 21, 2008

Wow, AWESOME! Congrats again, Margaret! #6345520

Sam Britt August 21, 2008

Congratulations again, Margaret! #6346159

Renata Gusciora August 21, 2008

Congratulations,Maragaret on this amazing finalist!!! #6347988

Margaret R. Barry August 22, 2008

Thank you Jessica, Ann, Colleen, Sam and Renata! #6349195

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic August 22, 2008

Beautiful, Margaret!
Congrats on your finalist!
~Lisa #6350520

Sylvia Rossler August 22, 2008

Big congrats ☺☺☺ Margaret :o) #6351145

John Connolly August 22, 2008

Marvelous expression and detail Margaret! Congratulations on all your finalist awards! #6352428

Tiia Vissak August 23, 2008

Congratulations! #6355085

Margaret R. Barry August 23, 2008

Thank you Lisa, Sylvia, John and Tiia! #6356642

Mike F. Anderson August 27, 2008

Great close-up with great details! Congratulations on your finalist, Margaret. #6375397

Michael G. Marshall August 28, 2008

Congratulations Margaret on your wonderful finalist! Michael #6381424

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