Clinging to Mom
Uploaded: June 20, 2004 05:13:26
Gorillas at the Cincinnati Zoo. Young Cecil was clinging to his mother out of fear - due to the loud screaming and taunting by some extremely rude visitors. 300 mm zoom lens, tripod, 400 speed film, overcast day.
Paul Michko June 20, 2004
Great capture, Marie. Shame on those visitors. #139653Rob Friedman June 20, 2004
Great shot Marie (and nice capture of the mother's face)! I agree with Paul re the visitors. #606135Marie Fields June 20, 2004
Thanks, Paul and Rob! I agree as well! I get so angry when zoo visitors show such a lack of respect for the animals! If it's just delighted squeals of children, it doesn't bother the gorillas - but in this case, the "kids" were way too old and their voices too deep to be yelling at animals! It really upset Muke and Cecil.Thanks again for your support!
Marie #606160
Cathy Barrows June 20, 2004
great op for you but they should banish the people #606164Joy Brown June 20, 2004
Wonderful capture, Marie! #606169Dorothy Neumann June 20, 2004
Makes you wonder which ones should be in cages, doesn't it? Great capture, Marie. #606211Allan L. Whitehead June 20, 2004
Wonderful photograph, Marie, I love your animal shots. Dorthy we know which "ones" really should be in the cages, eh… Very well done, my dear friend - your friend, Allan #606222Shirley L. Carpenter June 20, 2004
Excellent capture Marie!! #606248Charlene Bayerle June 20, 2004
Should have those people arrested!!!!Donna J. Taff June 20, 2004
Great shot, Marie!!!!!! #606261William C. Raco June 20, 2004
Excellent photo, Marie.bill #606298
Gary O`Dell June 20, 2004
Excellent image Marie, right on Allan, the wrong individulas were in the cage..Gary O #606385Lori Ditlefsen June 20, 2004
Nice capture and shot Marie! #606397Stephen Zacker June 20, 2004
Nice capture. There always has to be one in the bunch! #606518Janet Detota June 20, 2004
Too bad Muke couldn't get to them and teach them a thing or two! Great capture, Marie! #606599Kenton L. Elliott June 20, 2004
Beautiful image, Marie. I guess the only real question is "Which ones ARE the animals?"Susan T. Parady June 20, 2004
Great image, Marie. As Bill said, it's too bad it was a result of fear. I hope those people were ejected from the zoo. #606811Carolina K. Smith June 20, 2004
Really nice capture. Agree w/above. #606902Deborah Sandidge June 20, 2004
Wonderful image of these two, (don't you wonder about people sometimes?) #606958Colette M. Metcalf June 20, 2004
Wonderful capture, Marie!! There are alot of very rude people out there! #607029Darren K. Fisher June 20, 2004
What a wonderful capture the lighting along with your detail are amazing. #607354Stanley J. Contrades July 17, 2004
Makes you wonder, doesn't it, as to who should be behind the walls. Congratulations, Marie ... nicely done!Wally Orlowsky July 17, 2004
Congratulations on this finalist, Marie! #651740Kathleen Clemons July 17, 2004
Congratulations to you, Marie! #651837Dale Ann Cubbage July 17, 2004
Congrats Marie! #651944Terry R. Hatfield July 17, 2004
Congrats Marie:-) #652182William C. Raco July 17, 2004
Congratulations, Marie.bill #652257
Cindy Cone July 17, 2004
Congrats, Marie! #652325Darren K. Fisher July 17, 2004
Congrats to you Marie. #652353Jessica Hughes July 17, 2004
Yahoo, Marie!! Congratulations!! #652597Karen Bacon July 17, 2004
Congrats Marie! #652612Gail Vitikacs July 17, 2004
Congratulations Marie....wonderful capture! #652629Gary O`Dell July 17, 2004
Congratulations Marie..Excellent Image..Gary O #652648Donna W. Neal July 17, 2004
Congratulations Marie #652728Karen Talasco July 17, 2004
Congrats, Marie. #652777Lori Ditlefsen July 17, 2004
contrats Marie! #652899Marie Fields July 17, 2004
Thank you all , very much!!!! #653397Jim Kinnunen July 17, 2004
Great image! Congrats, Marie!! #653708Charlene Bayerle July 17, 2004
Congrats and good luck Marie!!!!! #653763Nancy Grace Chen July 17, 2004
Excellent capture of animal behavior, Marie. Congratulations on your finalist!Nancy #653990
Debra Booth July 17, 2004
Terrific capture!! Congratulations, Marie!! #654077Leonard Pierce July 17, 2004
Congratulations Marie!!! #654170Joy Brown July 17, 2004
Congratulations on this great shot, Marie!!! #654300Susan T. Parady July 17, 2004
Congratulations, Marie!!! #654373Cathy Barrows July 17, 2004
Awwwwww....Congrats!...Good Luck! #654498Deborah Sandidge July 17, 2004
Congratulations, Marie!! #654888Janet Detota July 17, 2004
Great to see this here!! Congrats and good luck!! #654938Stephen Zacker July 18, 2004
Congratulations Marie! #656316Kelly Abernathy July 19, 2004
Congrats on your finalist! Still love it! -K #658449Robin L. Wehrman July 19, 2004
Outstanding capture Marie!! Congratulations on your finalist!! #658855Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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