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The old man


The old man
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Copyright: Annick Vanderschelden (vanderschelden) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2712 W: 78 N: 7405] (30145)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-12-02
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon 350D (Digital Rebel XT), 70-200f2.8L IS
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-19 10:47
Viewed: 718
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Photographer's note:
This full frame, full frame in the sense of a no-cropping capture,
is from a old guy I posted before. I read somewhere chimps are very strong; stronger than humans. So Tarzan's Cheeta is a strong fellow in reality; you would not expect that;-)
This picture is taken in a zoo; he is living together with a female and a too crazy young one. They seem to have a hell of a time...
Must be great to be a monkey...

Wiki:
Social behavior

Chimpanzees have been reported to possess funeral rites and to take away the bodies of the deceased after death.


Laughter in animals

Laughter might not be confined or unique to humans, despite Aristotle's observation that "only the human animal laughs". The differences between chimpanzee and human laughter may be the result of adaptations that have evolved to enable human speech. Self-awareness of one's situation such as the monkey-mirror experiments below, or the ability to identify with another's predicament, are prerequisites for laughter, so animals may be laughing in the same way that we do.

Chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans show laughter-like vocalizations in response to physical contact, such as wrestling, play chasing, or tickling. This is documented in wild and captive chimpanzees. Chimpanzee laughter is not readily recognizable to humans as such, because it is generated by alternating inhalations and exhalations that sound more like breathing and panting. The differences between chimpanzee and human laughter may be the result of adaptations that have evolved to enable human speech. There are instances in which non-human primates have been reported to have expressed joy. One study analyzed and recorded sounds made by human babies and bonobos also known as pygmy chimpanzees were tickled. It found although the bonobo’s laugh was a higher frequency, the laugh followed the same spectrographic pattern of human babies to include as similar facial expressions. Humans and chimpanzees share similar ticklish areas of the body such as the armpits and belly. The enjoyment of tickling in chimpanzees does not diminish with age. Discovery 2003A chimpanzee laughter sample. Goodall 1968 & Parr 2005

Meta:
Camera Model
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Shooting Date/Time
25/11/2006 10:05:53
Shooting Mode
Shutter-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/60
Av( Aperture Value )
5.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
400
Lens
98.0 - 280.0mm
Focal Length
195.0mm

PP in PS CS2.


I wish you a good laugh:-)
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Hi Annick,
It's attracted my attention as a neighbour work. What a lovely portrait of this monkey? Like a smile :).

Creativity :5
Composition :5
Aesthetic :5
Technique :5
Informativity :5

And finally 5 points extra bonus :)
Greetings.
Fevzi

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2006-12-19 10:54]

:o))) Wonderful portrait Annick, it put a smile on my face :o) Good POV, DOF, focus and sharpness. TFS
Selen

Hello Annick,
This is a great portrait; very sharp, well exposed and composed! I really enjoyed reading those great notes. I wonder if other specie of animals laughs as well. I now that cats like to make human laugh but I wonder if they laugh themselves? I know that ducks often look like they are smiling but is it for real? I have so many unanswered questions like this, do I continue? LOL. Thanks,
Claudine

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  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 6 N: 1106] (3191)
  • [2006-12-19 11:51]

Hi Annick,
Excellent Chimpanzee Portrait.
Great pov,dof,colors,his expression,note,frame,focus and sharpness.TFS
Chris

bonsoir ANNIK
excellente capture, tres bon sujet et bons détails
bravo et amitiès sincères
edith

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2006-12-19 13:50]

Mooi hoor, Annick,
prachtige kop, goed genomen foto, mooie details, wel zeer geslaagde foto.
gr., jaap

Such a serious gaze, nice shot. The detail and exposure are lovely, nice camera work.

Greg

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2006-12-19 19:02]

Hello Annick, lovely portrait. Great expression and character. Everything is good. My only suggestion would be to crop off the top 1/5 to give more impact. Well done.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2169 W: 218 N: 4383] (14900)
  • [2006-12-20 3:54]

Hi Annick

Another super portrait from you!
This nice chimpanzee does indeed seem to be old :)
I really like and apreciate the fact that this is the original frame. You really have a great eye for hte composition.
Also the sharpness is excellent, the POV is greatand the look in his eyes is just fantastic.
Very well framed and presented, too.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hi Annick

What an expressive face! Wonderful eye contact. Awesome quality. Congrats! :-)

Hi Annick,

Great portrait from you! So sharp!
fantastic.
Very well framed and presented.

Biswarup

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