Contemplation

Gorilla stares at his opposable thumb

So, this is what humans call an opposable thumb!

Santa Barbara, California 2015

A Silverback Gorilla ponders.

The gorilla had moved into the shade. The camera’s meter which is set to render everything as middle gray increased the exposure time. ( I was using shutter priority.) This resulted in a slightly overexposed photo. Slightly over-exposed is better than underexposed even though miracles can be wrought with Adobe Camera Raw.  Details are easy to obtain with a slightly over-exposed file.

Lowering the value of the gorilla had only a small effect on the rest of the photo. I liked the faded look and decided that this photo was “done”.

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