Mom & Baby

[julsoph]

We went to a local petting zoo on Thursday (although, we obviously didn't pet these guys)...and there was a new spider monkey baby. This shot, I believe the baby was nursing...the mom was turned away slightly though.

Emily

[GB1]

Interesting shot... not the prettist, but very real. This mom seems to be very protective of her child, and a little scared of you. The baby is definitely apprehensive (the eyes give that away).

Yeah, I wouldn't have petted these puppies either, even if I could.

GB

[PlantedTao]

As GB stated, not the prettiest pic, but I think that is why I like it...not your typical baby and mom cutesy animal photo.
Looks like very harsh lighting condition...which gives that gritty look. I would play around with some burn and dodging on this after lowering the contrast a bit. The mom's arm could be burned in a bit and maybe dodge the baby's face to bring it out some more.
The composition, dof and expressions all work for me. Good work.

Cheers.

[julsoph]

GB & Tao...thanks for your thoughts on this... Yeah...I'm not sure I CAN get a pretty shot of these guys...and I liked what GB commented on...the realness of them.
Tao...I think you're right about the dodging and burning, the shot would benefit from that.

Thanks again for the feedback!
Emily

[Tuna]

This works very nicely. A slight dodging of the baby's face might help balance the exposure but nice as is.

Tuna

[julsoph]

Thanks for your thoughts on this, Tuna!

Emily