Into the void (2) IMGP7301silefx_dram+detextr_vign+light+highlights

            This is my submission for the second round of K-3 contest on pentaxforums.
Petronilla, female orangutan. She was born in 1970 (she's older than me) and has 2 daughters, Zoe and Martina. She "lives" (is that a true life?) at the Bioparco, Rome, Italy. I spend some time looking at her from the glass of her cage, she was lying on the floor and her hand was inspecting the straws, till she found a small piece of rope, and the she lifted and sank onto a log, with her right hand inspecting again some straws. I chose this pic from the various of her I've shot because i think this one can pass down to the viewer the hardness of her condition, caged, deprived of freedom, without the stirring she would find in her natural environment. After so many years caged, she's used at this horrible condition, but I can perceive at least some of her feelings and I hope the viewers will be able to get a glimpse of this by this (not perfect) pic.

Taken in: Italia / Lazio / Roma (show map)

Taken on: June 23, 2014

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Project: Portraying Souls

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Camera: Pentax K-30, f/4.0, 1/800 sec, 97.5mm (=147mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Pentax K-30
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	97.5mm (35mm equivalent: 147mm)
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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