Expressive gorilla portrait (Mumba - Granby Zoo) Photo Blog P#438 :

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P#438: Expressive gorilla portrait (Mumba - Granby Zoo).

Oups, another post for this week... And a full featured one (4 post-processing steps + Photoshop Mini-PSD!).
This is an old photo (2.5 years) but the Photoshop work is brand new, and I think it fits prettier than the original post.

Enjoy!

Edit: This gorilla was called "Mumba", he was a star from Granby Zoo, he died last year (2008) at 48, which is pretty old for a gorilla.

Comments about this picture post:

• I win once again! :D
  
  One of dese days I'm gonna claim my prize ^^
  
  
  
  Love the details on the gorilla. And as always very nice processing.
  
  Xu @ 2009-02-05 20:07:38
• eheh you're right, you're often the first to post...errr about the prize... :D Thank you XULaurent @ 2009-02-05 21:22:15
• super shot, I like the post processing result and most of all you're a sharer.
  
  Enjoy!jon @ 2009-02-06 03:09:33
• NICE PROCESSING !!marijan @ 2009-02-06 04:43:26
• There is a really sense of strength and sadness in the expression here! A fantastic image of a beautiful animal!Claus Petersen @ 2009-02-06 05:04:45
• I agrre with you that this reedition is better about the light and the final result. It's amazing the way you manage the light to make this incredible images.
  
  
  
  In this case, I think that the original image is fantastic, ie, sharpness and the expresion of the gorilla face are wonderful.
  
  
  
  Thanks for sharing your work.Ramón Portillo @ 2009-02-06 05:09:46
• @JON, @MARIJAN, @CLAUS, @RAMON, @THIERRY: Thank you all for your very nice comments I really appreciate.Laurent @ 2009-02-06 09:58:22
• Hey Laurent, c'est qui ce mec ?
  
  il a l'air tout à fait sympathique. en revanche, il boycotte sévèrement gillette :)
  
  merci monsieur Batailleythierry massard @ 2009-02-06 10:16:41
• Toujours hyper génial tes traitements, ça me laisse toujours pantois! :-D
  
  
  
  Il a des airs de famille avec Mumba ce mec! :)Ã?ric Senterre @ 2009-02-06 22:33:43
• Excellent work, the sadness in the eyes and overall expression is very touching, and your processing is outstanding!Ivar @ 2009-02-07 02:15:14
• @Ã?ric: merci éric, et effectivement c'est lui le "Mumba" du zoo de Granby (Mumba vedette de Granby), malheureusement il serait mort à 48ans l'an dernier :(
  
  @IVAR: Thank you.Laurent @ 2009-02-07 07:49:09
• This is a fantastic shot what ever you did to this photo it looks absolutly amazing if I could give you 11/10 I would, I love this !!!Philip @ 2009-02-07 11:42:24
• Thank you Philip for this kind comment :DLaurent @ 2009-02-08 08:04:03
• This is really beautiful. The Site is beautiful and I am excited to tell as many of my friends in school about your website!adam @ 2011-05-18 08:52:35