The Great Esc-ape

[Matt Halstead]

Hi guys,

Another shot from my recent trip to Dorset. Grabbed this image with the 200mm whilst wandering around an ape sanctuary/

Spotted this sad little guy. He was quite a way off and and so the AF kept focusing on the mesh not the eyes. Switched to MF and cracked it.

Cheers,

Read about this shot and others at my Photoblog:

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[Asher Kelman]

I'm so impressed with the eyes! Cannot believe they are not human! I first thought you had cloned them in.

Asher

 

[Don Cohen]

A very moving image! Quite poignant!

 

[Cedric MASSOULIER]

Hi,

Subject is really strong... but i feel this picture seems unreal, maybe digital retouching is too strong ? Did you process HDR shots or something like that ?

 

[Gary Ayala]

Nice ... I have a similar image but yours is much nicer ... well done.

Gary

 

[Eric Diller]

Hey..I think I know that guy!! Fantastic eye detail...

 

[Rod Snaith]

As mentioned, the eye detail is great, but I think what I dig the most is the chain link. It looks almost like CGI, and the contrast between the realistic and the "processed" really grabs me.

Rod

 

[Brenna Gates]

Matt,

This is such a perfect shot. Look at those eyes! They look so sad, and curious, filled with such longing! And the chain link and the hand just fit so well. I love it.

 

[fahim mohammed]

Matt, with all due respect this is one of the saddest pictures I have seen. I imagine myself looking from
behind onto the world outside.

Technically well done.

Regards.

 

[Wade Skinner]

I love this image. Although it all works well, I think the eyes make it for me. Well done.