Peter Dominowski
January 2025 - ZC Monkey and Baby
About the Image(s)
Apparently motherhood is an exhausting job…especially when your baby is literally a monkey! Jeep safari, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, Mkuze, South Africa. December, 2024.
Sony Alpha 1
Sony 200-600 @ 600mm
ISO 10,000
1/640 @ f/6.3
Image was cropped and processed in Adobe Lightroom and Topaz Photo AI.
7 comments posted
Welcome back to the States! Hope you missed the worst of the weather. Love this image. Having been a mother......I totally agree with her attitude:-) even if I'm not a monkey (but evolutionary wise not that far off). Hardest job I have ever had!! Love the composition, love the moment in time you captured, and perfectly sharp for both mother and baby.
a very small thing I might suggest....darken the tree they are on to make them pop just a little more than they do with the monotone (most likely she uses that tree for that very reason), but I think it would engage your audience more quickly! Just a thought, but as is is still outstanding !
Posted: 01/07/2025 19:29:06
a very small thing I might suggest....darken the tree they are on to make them pop just a little more than they do with the monotone (most likely she uses that tree for that very reason), but I think it would engage your audience more quickly! Just a thought, but as is is still outstanding !
Posted: 01/07/2025 19:29:06
That is a great yawn. Baby is playing its role too. Love the composition and subject matter. Agree the trunk could be a bit darker. Leave the green just as it is. Posted: 01/07/2025 20:51:28
Definitely a prize winner here. I agree about a bit of darkening on the tree. That baby is precious. This is a photo that really tells a story. Posted: 01/10/2025 19:40:39
Thank you all for your kind and constructive comments. I'm curious what you would use to "darken the tree" - just the adjustment brush in LR, or some other tool? Thanks :) Posted: 01/10/2025 21:55:05
You might try the burn tool. You can adjust the strength and whether you want it on highlight areas. Try cropping some of the trunk off on the right side first, then select what is left and try the burn tool.
The monkeys are wonderful, no reason to share the screen, try it as a vertical. Posted: 01/10/2025 22:58:09
The monkeys are wonderful, no reason to share the screen, try it as a vertical. Posted: 01/10/2025 22:58:09
What a fun shot!Definitely and attention getter. I would agree with playing around with darkening the tree a bit. Suggest using the LrC masking tool and select the tree as an object. Posted: 01/12/2025 23:33:34
What a beautiful shot! Full of emotions and perfect technically. Award winning for sure! Posted: 01/13/2025 21:52:14