Baby Orang Utan

***Steve*** · 14-09-2005, 19:09

The main reason for going to Chester Zoo was to meet up with CT and his lovely wife Jan (both of whom I hadn’t previously met), Cripple, and IanC. Matt and Marcel where also there and while I enjoy their company, recently its been a pleasure that has been regular.

My one aim photography wise was to capture at least one shot of the Orang Utans that I could be happy with. The shot below is full frame and with very minimal editing, I have processed the RAW file and then cloned out a small twig, I then ran the tiff file through Noiseware Professional to clean and hide the minimal noise but otherwise it’s untouched.

The quality of this shot is down to Matt’s amazing Sigma 800mm lens and his equally impressive tripod mounting system which made grabbing this shot a relatively easy task.

Canon 20D (No crop)
Sigma 800mm prime lens
F 5.6
1/640sec
ISO 800

Hope you like?

Bachs · 14-09-2005, 19:15

Absolutely superb!

If I took a shot like that with an 800mm lens it would look like a Photoshop gaussian blur layer :icon_eek:

fingerz · 14-09-2005, 19:17

Lovely shot. Looks like it could stand a bit more saturation but with wildlife stuff it's not that common I guess.

CT · 14-09-2005, 19:27

Top job Steve!! :icon_cool That lens mounting system of Matt's is fantastic, I've been looking at some prices and they're not cheap! :icon_eek:

IanC_UK · 14-09-2005, 19:30

Bout time you put that up Steve !

Matt · 14-09-2005, 20:02

Great shot of that little fella.

I would give it a little more saturation to bring out the orange fur.

14-09-2005, 20:29

Indeed a corker as we would expect

I agree about upping the saturation slightly to emphasise his natural colour.
One more thing that is bugging me is the strong line down the left hand side (can't make out what it actually is), but it's quite strong. Strong enough to keep trying to yank my eyes away from the little feller

petemc · 14-09-2005, 21:10

Damn thats a good shot. If I was to be critical I'd say its not got my name on it

Oh and theres a very small bit of green plant or something in the bottom left that would probably be best cloned out

dod · 14-09-2005, 21:14

Great shot Steve

noah · 14-09-2005, 23:13

lovely shot, very impressed. fantastic composition, esp for a moving subject. ive gotta say that bit of grass in the corner gets me too though.

***Steve*** · 15-09-2005, 04:18

Chees peeps.

I'll have a play with the file while I am away, I will make the adjustments that you have suggested.

milou · 16-09-2005, 08:37

How rather fab - lovely eyes in focus and the chewing on the stick is an added bonus.

***Steve*** · 16-09-2005, 13:26

Altered the colour temperature slightly from the RAW file and in addition cropped the picture to remove the slight distractions and blurred some of the background on the left hand side to give it more impact hopefully.

Is that any better gents?

dazzajl · 16-09-2005, 13:38

Quote:

Is that any better gents?

Oh yes!

Simply superb. :icon_cool

SammyC · 16-09-2005, 14:23

heh heh heh, that's a cheeky chappie! lol

jewel · 16-09-2005, 19:53

Stunning shot Steve! Nice capture of those eyes, what a playful little thing,aww. Was he puckering up for ya?LoL

Jewel.

Gandhi · 16-09-2005, 20:08

^^Typical girl

^^

Brilliant shot, Can't really critique as it's out of my league. However, I think I preferred the wider composition in the first version. If it had been me, I'd have kept the original crop and tried to clone the distractions. Having said that, it does look better fo the colour boost.

feenster · 18-09-2005, 13:30

Excellent Steve - such a great capture of his expression.

Matty · 18-09-2005, 14:37

i really like the second version, much better IMHO, very nice!

14-09-2005, 19:09	#1 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 15,948	Baby Orang Utan The main reason for going to Chester Zoo was to meet up with CT and his lovely wife Jan (both of whom I hadn’t previously met), Cripple, and IanC. Matt and Marcel where also there and while I enjoy their company, recently its been a pleasure that has been regular. My one aim photography wise was to capture at least one shot of the Orang Utans that I could be happy with. The shot below is full frame and with very minimal editing, I have processed the RAW file and then cloned out a small twig, I then ran the tiff file through Noiseware Professional to clean and hide the minimal noise but otherwise it’s untouched. The quality of this shot is down to Matt’s amazing Sigma 800mm lens and his equally impressive tripod mounting system which made grabbing this shot a relatively easy task. Canon 20D (No crop) Sigma 800mm prime lens F 5.6 1/640sec ISO 800 Hope you like? __________________ .......__o .......\<, ....( )/ ( )

14-09-2005, 19:15	#2 (permalink)
Bachs Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Montrose NE Scotland Posts: 919	Absolutely superb! If I took a shot like that with an 800mm lens it would look like a Photoshop gaussian blur layer :icon_eek:

14-09-2005, 19:17	#3 (permalink)
fingerz Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 790	Lovely shot. Looks like it could stand a bit more saturation but with wildlife stuff it's not that common I guess.

14-09-2005, 19:27	#4 (permalink)
CT Feet under the table Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Mids UK Posts: 3,500	Top job Steve!! :icon_cool That lens mounting system of Matt's is fantastic, I've been looking at some prices and they're not cheap! :icon_eek:

14-09-2005, 19:30	#5 (permalink)
IanC_UK Feet under the table Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,137	Bout time you put that up Steve !

14-09-2005, 20:02	#6 (permalink)
Matt Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,326	Great shot of that little fella. I would give it a little more saturation to bring out the orange fur.

14-09-2005, 20:29	#7 (permalink)
Marcel Posts: n/a	Indeed a corker as we would expect I agree about upping the saturation slightly to emphasise his natural colour. One more thing that is bugging me is the strong line down the left hand side (can't make out what it actually is), but it's quite strong. Strong enough to keep trying to yank my eyes away from the little feller

14-09-2005, 21:10	#8 (permalink)
petemc Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 548	Damn thats a good shot. If I was to be critical I'd say its not got my name on it Oh and theres a very small bit of green plant or something in the bottom left that would probably be best cloned out

14-09-2005, 21:14	#9 (permalink)
dod Feet under the table Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Nairn Posts: 1,911	Great shot Steve

14-09-2005, 23:13	#10 (permalink)
noah Been here a while Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: cardiff and bristol Posts: 414	lovely shot, very impressed. fantastic composition, esp for a moving subject. ive gotta say that bit of grass in the corner gets me too though.

15-09-2005, 04:18	#11 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 15,948	Chees peeps. I'll have a play with the file while I am away, I will make the adjustments that you have suggested.

16-09-2005, 08:37	#12 (permalink)
milou Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 583	How rather fab - lovely eyes in focus and the chewing on the stick is an added bonus.

16-09-2005, 13:26	#13 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 15,948	Altered the colour temperature slightly from the RAW file and in addition cropped the picture to remove the slight distractions and blurred some of the background on the left hand side to give it more impact hopefully. Is that any better gents?

16-09-2005, 14:23	#15 (permalink)
SammyC Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,466	heh heh heh, that's a cheeky chappie! lol

16-09-2005, 19:53	#16 (permalink)
jewel Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,133	Stunning shot Steve! Nice capture of those eyes, what a playful little thing,aww. Was he puckering up for ya?LoL Jewel.

16-09-2005, 20:08	#17 (permalink)
Gandhi Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: bath, somerserset Posts: 966	^^Typical girl ^^ Brilliant shot, Can't really critique as it's out of my league. However, I think I preferred the wider composition in the first version. If it had been me, I'd have kept the original crop and tried to clone the distractions. Having said that, it does look better fo the colour boost.

18-09-2005, 13:30	#18 (permalink)
feenster Getting Comfy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Huddersfield(ish) Posts: 150	Excellent Steve - such a great capture of his expression.

18-09-2005, 14:37	#19 (permalink)
Matty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kings hill Posts: 5,269	i really like the second version, much better IMHO, very nice!