Sullen Chimp

[kstiltne]

I took a trip to the Seoul Zoo this weekend and got a lot of great shots. I really love this one, but it was taken through glass and had some funky coloring so I decided to go with a bit of a sepia tone to cover that and I'm not sure how well it works. Does it kill the image or work with the mood. And of course the usual critique of comp, lighting, etc... is fair game too.



EXIF
f/5
1/10 sec
170mm
no flash

[Sterling]

I like the composition. But the motion blur pretty much ruins it for me. 1/10 is way too slow to shoot handheld at 170mm.

(And I think that's an orangutan, not a chimpanzee.)

[kstiltne]

Originally Posted by Sterling

I like the composition. But the motion blur pretty much ruins it for me. 1/10 is way too slow to shoot handheld at 170mm.

(And I think that's an orangutan, not a chimpanzee.)

I was kicking myself for not getting the tripod set up, but there were about 70 Koreans crowded around making it pretty difficult to do, and my D50 doesn't handle high ISO very well so I sometimes forget that it's even an option for increasing exposure.

And you're right, guess I need to study my primates a little more.

[lputman]

Originally Posted by Sterling

I like the composition. But the motion blur pretty much ruins it for me. 1/10 is way too slow to shoot handheld at 170mm.

I agree 100%.