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Photography by theonlydeadheadinthehameau
Lens-Artists Challenge: Portraits
Like many others. I suspect, I’m not really comfortable with portrait photography. There’s no doubt that it’s an art form in itself – cf. Annie Leibovitz, for example, or Karsh of Ottawa – but I feel much more relaxed focusing (literally) on non-human subjects.
Nonetheless, I thought I’d give it a go for the Lens-Artists Challenge this week and started to comb through my image library. I was very happy – and surprised – to come across this image of a young chimpanzee. It had been misfiled (and therefore forgotten about), but my best guess is that it was taken at Taronga Zoo in Sydney.
As portraits go, I don’t think it’s a complete disaster. The subject is calm, reflective – a little curious, even. And, happily, looking straight at the camera.
Lens-Artists Challenge: Portraits
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It’s a beautiful portrait. It conveys the feeling that it was comfortable being photographed.
Love the expression. There is definitely a story to be told there.
Oh my, so human in its pose and seeming contemplation! Absolutely love it!
Great portrait, look at the way it is just sitting there, just waiting for you to take the photo.
Strike a pose 🙂 well done.
That is a wonderful portrait, it looks very comfortable posing for you.
It is a beautiful portrait! He/she seems curious and totally at ease with you.