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saad alqasem
{K:1202} 6/9/2007
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Oh how wonderful :) :) :)
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 5/24/2007
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absolutely great and favs.. is a WONDERFUL subject-B/W my dear joel.. hope you are wife are well! roby 7+
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/19/2006
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Thank you John!
I'll look for you on the news for your adventure in to the apes den. Don't think for a second that I won't beat you to it. ;)
thanks buddy!
cheers, -joel
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Johnny Kurtz
{K:893} 12/19/2006
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Joel,
Well done, and an award well deserved!
The range of tones here are perfection. The DOF and how it drops right off of the ape's right leg real keeps you with the ape and within its thoughts.
I have always been drawn to apes, and probably/foolishly would scale a wall at a zoo to be with them; look for me on the news some day :)
Once again, beautiful photograph!
Cheers, Johnny
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/19/2006
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Thank you very much Peta!!
I am so glad that you like this series!
-joel
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p e t a .
{K:18700} 12/18/2006
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Oh Joel - I so love all of these! The way the line in the rock follows her arm is really great. Beautiful work, and very happy to see a BIP!:)
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/18/2006
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Thanks Jim!
I wanted to not confine him too much, and went with the angle of his arm to give it a centered triangle shape. I also didn't want it to look too different from the surrounding images from the series.
Don't know if you looked at my other images in the series, but no long vertical shots.. the apes were very tired that day! ..it was freakin HOT!
thanks for the suggestions!
cheers, -joel
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Jim Greenfield
{K:5172} 12/18/2006
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This is very crisp and the moment is great. To improve the composition, I cropped a little off the right so the ape is not so centered. I am hoping that you turned the camera vertical at some point and got more of the body. A close vertical portrait would be cool too.
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/18/2006
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Thanks pops!
Yeah... i'm a mood f'er when it comes to what images make me feel like processing!
thanks so much again!! and see ya real soon!
...i hope it's cold there. ;)
J
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/18/2006
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yes Petal.. he's just like us... pining over the fjords. Or he's wondering why I didn't frame down a little more. ;)
thank you so much for the always entertaining comments! :)
cheers, -joel
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 12/18/2006
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Joel-- You go back and ponder pix you skipped, pick one and get an instant BIP? Congrats for going back with fresh eyes! See you soon. --Love, Pops
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Petal Wijnen
{K:50989} 12/18/2006
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Fantastic portrait (no I won't say anything about the sim... oops I almost did... LOL)!!! Great in B&W, wonderful tones, DOF and (com)position of this Gorilla. He looks like his pondering or 'pining over the fjords'... ehh wrong animal/country/scenery... jungle I mean... excellent capture and well deserved BIP!!!
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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 12/18/2006
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You are always welcome dear Joel. See you :)
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/18/2006
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Srna,
thank you very much!!
cheers, -joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/18/2006
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Thank you Leo!! :)
cheers my friend!
j
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/18/2006
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M-
soon as I saw the project show up, and saw that Phil re-worked his Lion image, I went back to the Zoo. It was nice to see those images, that I thought I picked to death.. and then to stumble on the two ducks, and this harmonious image of my favorite ape. ..and had to be.
thanks for the comments M!
-J
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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 12/18/2006
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Amazing posture and great title :) Perfect compisition, capture, exposure !!! And full of emotions ... it is so wonderful. I'll rate your photo very high !!! Best wishis and regards from SRNA Joel, see you again :)
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/18/2006
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Sascha,
thank you very much!!
and a happy holidays to you as well!
cheers, -joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/18/2006
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Thank you so much Partha!
cheers, -joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/18/2006
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Thank you Metoni!
cheers, -joel
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Leo Régnier Я£
{K:67696} 12/18/2006
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Excelent "portrait" Joel!!!! And congratulations on the award my friend!!! Leo
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 12/18/2006
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Yeah, immediate BIP.
I just noticed the new project and was thinking, "Hmmm... wonder if Joel would go back to the zoo?"
Already answered...
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sascha jonack
{K:19715} 12/18/2006
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Congrats for the award. Fabulous shot. Merry X-Mas. Sascha
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Partha Pal
{K:11619} 12/18/2006
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Hi Joel, He is thinking so deep. Nice timed and captured the wonderful body language. Regards. partha:) :)
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metoni .
{K:24727} 12/18/2006
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Amazing capture!
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/18/2006
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Thank you Riny!
cheers, -joel
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Riny Koopman
{K:102911} 12/18/2006
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great emotion on this one, very nice details, exposure, perfect composition. very nice capture.
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/18/2006
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...yeah.... me too Elisa! ;)
Thank you very much! I still you need to follow up on your email ...xmas season and all, I've been pretty busy. you know how it is.
cheers, and hope to get back to you tomorrow! :)
-joel
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NN
{K:26787} 12/18/2006
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Hi again Joel ... I w o n d e r why you cropped off that hand :) Other than that, a great shot with an awesome posture and a perfect title. Congrats on the BIP!
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174175} 12/18/2006
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You're welcome, Joel!:)
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/18/2006
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Thank you Shirley!!! :)
-J
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174175} 12/18/2006
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Oh how wonderful, Joel! Congratulations!:)
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