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January 10, 2011
More from the Rio Grande Zoo

Western Lowland Gorilla
Western Lowland Gorilla
Rio Grande Zoo, Albuquerque Biological Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (captive)
Canon EOS 1D Mk IV, 500 f4, 1/60 sec, f8, ISO 640
Image taken on January 7, 2011.
As I mentioned in the blog yesterday, the Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, is great for gorilla and orangutan photography. After the temperatures warmed up a bit later in the morning, the gorillas came out into the open-air enclosure. Unfortunately, the thin cloud layer had moved off leaving clear skies and harsh shadows. One of the Western Lowland Gorillas posed nicely in the shade, and I was able to get one of my favorite gorilla portraits ever. I love the way she held her hands and looked at me with a slight tilt of her head — what a great model.

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