...try try again... Still working on the "Elephant technique" with an image of my own. I must say I love finding zoo photos I may not have used in the past and I can give them a new working over.
An unsettling zoo memory as I was trying to get a good photo of the gorilla was the day he was seemingly trying to avoid my lens. My cat does that, so I was missing what he was communicating. With just Ken, me and our grandson watching, the gorilla suddenly flung his whole body at the glass, slamming his fists! I'm a slow learner, but that was communication I could read! I tried so hard to communicate back, "I'm so Sorry!" as we backed away and left. You don't want to inadvertently annoy a Gorilla!
@shepherdmanswife Oh Chantele, you won't find the answer on Google! "The Elephant" was a class project I followed step by step...a bit different approach than previous ones. SO that was me, just musing out loud, when I said I'd used "The Elephant Technique" on this gorilla. (Ron suggested I ought to use a squirrel -haha- but I shot back that it might be a bit dark and Goth!)
@lyndemc I loved that the red in his eye showed through! And Massive! I've never been so startled, and if not for the glass barrier, we'd have been history!
@golftragic@casablanca Thanks, ya'll! I was replying from the bottom up, and didn't realize so many mentioned the red catch light. I think it was in the whites of his eyes, but it was there in the photo. Amazingly massive creature; I was so sorry I pissed him off!
@jyokota The great apes fascinate me! One can't help but be drawn into their thinking and calculating brain! @ethelperry Thank you Ethel! With so few interesting stories to tell about my back yard anymore, I can work on these and I do enjoy using them for my posts. Into the future, they are the story of how I spent my time, so I appreciate your words! @seattlite@kwind@pdulis@jamibann Thank you all for continuing to leave comments; it's the best communication I have with friends at present! @joansmor Thanks, Joan. As you know, there's something satisfying about honing skills in "a classroom setting". @jerome Thanks, Jerome! Do you suppose he's calculating how he might kill me if I don't get that camera out of his face?! However, I love the shape of his mouth/smile!
So the fire in his eyes wasn't enough of a clue. He must not understand that you are the well known gorilla whisperer. Or maybe he's related to Aston Kutcher!
@pamknowler Only Ken, Dylan and I were standing there. The impact did involve a "very loud BOOM!" followed by some screaming as we jumped back! I then kept apologizing to him as we backed away!
@joysfocus He has my empathy! I'm feeling that way myself at present...rainforest being MA where life is not happy....feeling needed and trying to make plans somehow..... How's by you, darlin'?
Gorgeous shot, very expressive contrasts.
@ethelperry Thank you Ethel! With so few interesting stories to tell about my back yard anymore, I can work on these and I do enjoy using them for my posts. Into the future, they are the story of how I spent my time, so I appreciate your words!
@seattlite @kwind @pdulis @jamibann Thank you all for continuing to leave comments; it's the best communication I have with friends at present!
@joansmor Thanks, Joan. As you know, there's something satisfying about honing skills in "a classroom setting".
@jerome Thanks, Jerome! Do you suppose he's calculating how he might kill me if I don't get that camera out of his face?! However, I love the shape of his mouth/smile!