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Solitary Confinement sent on 14 Novembre 2012 (20:38) by Steve Mackay. 62 comments, 12175 views.

con Canon EF 1.4x II, 1/320 f/8.0, ISO 800, hand held.

This is Djanghou, a captive, adult male, Western Lowland Gorilla, who resides at Howletts Animal Park (Kent, UK). He was sitting in the shadows of his outdoor enclosure, every once in a while he would lean forward slightly, which allowed the bright sun to light up small features on his face and chest. I underexposed the shot to render the shadows as dark as possible, I then converted to B/W and further darkened the blacks. Howletts is a world leader in it's gorilla breeding and wild reintroduction programme, so my title "Solitary Confinement" was purely for moody narrative purposes. This image reminded me of a (human) prisoner kept in dark "solitary confinement", with a shaft of light to convey the solemn mood of the "prisoner". Djanghou however, is as innocent as they get, he is an incredible animal! I'm sure many of us feel that captive animals (especially complex and intelligent creatures like the Great Apes) are a shadow of what their wild selves should really be!, so this is the idea behind the image (and not a slight on the efforts of the Zoo that this Gorilla lives at), thanks for looking!

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Angelo Butera

sent on 14 Novembre 2012 (20:42) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Great job, congratulations!

Pmaffio

sent on 14 Novembre 2012 (20:59) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

This is a very beautiful portrait. Excellent composition and use of the light. Congratulation, for me TOP SHOT.

Federico Zavagnin

sent on 14 Novembre 2012 (21:00) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Nice picture, I like compliments.
Hello Federico

AlbeeBoo

sent on 14 Novembre 2012 (21:04) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Amazing shot ...

Flavio Lo Presti

sent on 14 Novembre 2012 (21:05) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Moooooolto nice compliments, hello.

Alberto Serra

sent on 14 Novembre 2012 (21:05) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

excellent!

Paolo Cadeddu

sent on 14 Novembre 2012 (21:33) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

a, b / w great visual impact, a play of light shadows carefully dosed, a shot that emotion, a small masterpiece

Greetings

Alessandro Beconi

sent on 14 Novembre 2012 (22:28) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Fantastica!

Jacopo94

sent on 15 Novembre 2012 (11:53) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful image, good work!!

Alessandro Moneta

sent on 15 Novembre 2012 (13:56) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Really very beautiful and original.

greetings ale

Johnm

sent on 15 Novembre 2012 (14:00)

Less is more. A wonderful shot, Steve.

Saroukai

sent on 15 Novembre 2012 (15:44)

Fantastic atmosphere !!! W&B is perfect in details and let see only small parts of body...
R.E.S.P.E.C.T Mr Steve, it'a wonderful shot, I love it !! ;-)

Kariss86

sent on 15 Novembre 2012 (20:35) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Superb! Thank you for the explanation of the picture!

Minivip2001

sent on 15 Novembre 2012 (22:25) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

A marvel:-D

Jacklemotti

sent on 16 Novembre 2012 (8:49) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

One of the best pictures ever seen. Wonderful!

Riki	sent on 16 Novembre 2012 (18:31) \| This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original) wow wow wow! This is more than a shoot, this is an open book ... I can read the gorilla's soul ... Thank you for sharing this amazing image! Hello Riki

Marco50

sent on 17 Novembre 2012 (0:31) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Great shot
Compliments

Steve Mackay

sent on 17 Novembre 2012 (16:44)

Thanks you all for comments, it's much appreciated!, cheers! Sorriso

Cammelo

sent on 17 Novembre 2012 (17:37) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

extraordinary picture!

user9805

sent on 17 Novembre 2012 (19:52) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

beautiful

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