I think therefore I am (a gorilla) - a photo on Flickriver

            Acknowledging my photostream has been viewed over 15,000 times in just over 16 months I am posting possibly my favourite photo. Taken in Rwanda earlier this year.
The images in my stream have now been viewed over 100,000 times- that amazes me- thanks to everyone who has viewed. 

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hi there everyone, i just need to explain the lighting. Its natural. The gorilla is wild, like all mountain gorillas. I was about 7 metres away from him, he's lying on his back and the sun just caught his face. All ive done is rotate the picture. There's no tricks, no lighting rigs (flash is prohibited in Virunga National Park), what you see is what I saw through the camera. For those of you who have seen the rest of the gorilla shots this magnificent creature is James' dad. 
   

Taken in: Rwanda / Province du Nord / Musanze (show map)

Taken on: February 20, 2008

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark III, f/6.3, 1/500 sec, 380mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	380mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
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