Sleeping Beauty

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• devimeuxbe (44649)
• [2005-05-09 8:02]

Hi Karina !
Incredible shot ! well done.
I imagine it wasn't easy to shot this gorilla !
The picture is little bit too blue, but it doesn't matter.
Regards
Bertrand

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• veruska (125)
• [2005-05-09 8:52]

Maravilhosa esta foto.
Um belo colorido. A expressao desse macaco é muito bonita. Dá ate vontade de pegar no colo!

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• aloyho (6041)
• [2005-05-09 9:01]

Hi Karina,
A nice composition with the gorilla surrounded by the leaves. A cozy nest for a rest. I love the details and clarity of this shot and the amount of green is just enough not to be overpowering. Thanks and regards.

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• foxy (693)
• [2005-05-09 9:57]

Hi,
AHHhhh....look at her(him), isn't she(he) a cutie? Sleeping like a beauty. So cuddly.
Very emotional shot indeed....knowing that they're being taken or poached.
At least, this little beauty is safe and sound.
Thanks for sharing.

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• AnimeshRay (8655)
• [2005-05-09 10:55]

A great shot Karina. The light, I am sure, was very difficult, and I am astonished how close you could get to the gorilla.
Even better is the note. What an experience!
I am gland that they survive.

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• Graal (40749)
• [2005-05-09 12:26]

Very nice gorilla and picture,Karina.I like it. Good note. Well done.
Regards,
Aleksander

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• andchew (476)
• [2005-05-09 12:46]

Hi Karina, This is an incredible and most the wonderful shot. The local name in Malaysia for gorilla in called "Orang Utan". He look so cozy and comfortable to be surrounded by leaves. You ought to get an award to have captured this picture. Very well done. Regards, Andrew

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• tucancr (1613)
• [2005-05-09 23:44]

Hi Karina,
A very valuable capture, nice catch with a great composition. Also, a very good note, saludes ,Iris

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• gaby (19023)
• [2005-05-10 7:21]

Hi Karina,
Fantastic shot and very touching note -
Congratulations -
Thanks
Gaby

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• weswang (18223)
• [2005-05-10 10:27]

Hi Krina, This is a valuable photo. It is unusual to catch a gorilla photo in the wild. It is even more valuable to know the story about them. You have done a excellent job in capturing the picture, a clear well focused with all details and sharpness picture. Well done.

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• singuanti (15255)
• [2005-05-10 22:44]

Hello Karina. Congrats on being able to do something you had always wanted to do. It looks to be the experience of a lifetime and well worth it. I like how you've framed it in all of the leafy vegetation. Nice job Karina, and congrats!

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• namaste_oti (703)
• [2005-05-11 3:04]

Hi Karina,
very good capture, yes it looks like a dream to meet such a nice gorilla. The composition with this gorilla in the middle of all this green is great.
Congratulations,
Olivier

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• jjbach (9083)
• [2005-05-11 10:36]

Fantastic shot, with great contrast. The gorilla is very cute. Great moment!

Regards John

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• Emile (15553)
• [2005-05-11 14:22]

Very impressive and emotive photo after reading your note.
Very well captured. I think this is a very valuable pic for you and for us.
Thank you for sharing and for your excellent note.

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• Tue (23065)
• [2005-05-11 19:25]

Hi Karina,
Very nice picture! You captured this very well! I like the natural framing!
Very well done! :-D
Grtz, Lars

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• thohau (949)
• [2005-05-12 3:02]

Hi Karina!
Oh yes, this is quite a very peaceful scene! The composition and POV is perfect done! You did a great job. Thanks for sharing!
Cheers, Thorsten

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• Paolo (39619)
• [2005-05-12 7:30]

Wonderful image Karina, and the note is very nice!
the gorilla is very well captured, with a fantastic light!
it seems blue colored!
thanks, ciao

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• Kenny10pin (19205)
• [2005-05-13 11:11]

What a lovely image, I like the way you have taken this shot, Very good and cuddly moment captured here, well done

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• johnnymag (490)
• [2005-05-13 12:41]

Hi Karina
You are so very lucky to have this opportunity. Thanks for posting this photo, it is wonderful. Lovely to see such a magnificent primate in natural surroundings. The shot is well framed with the green foliage. Well done,
John.

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• bnallama (3731)
• [2005-05-23 5:16]

Nice capture of the moment and touching note.. Bala

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• leschamb (371)
• [2005-05-23 8:42]
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Karina,

Lovely photo with a very nice note. You captured the peacefulness of the gorilla well.
I did a workshop just for the heck of it. I hope you like it

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• sparkle (108)
• [2005-05-26 4:07]

A very impressive photo, so sharp and so close to the gorilla! The composition is good as it is very effective being surrounded by greenery. seems to have a lot on his mind though!! (great note too!)
Regards

Jenny

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• igorb (744)
• [2005-07-05 14:09]

Allways I'm coming to your galery with a pleasure.
Excellent ,what else to say....

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• Ramonven (124)
• [2005-07-23 4:55]
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A long time ago Karina...:) How are you? I hope very good! Some beautifull pictures you have posted, though ofcourse I couldn't miss on commenting this beautifull picture...:) If we talk about harmony in nature, most of us will realise that Humans can be the biggest animals of all... Take care! Ramon

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• sohrab (7405)
• [2005-08-06 18:01]

salgado in colour???
i envy you for being there :)

you might also like michael nichols and

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• shayes (487)
• [2005-09-06 17:58]

Karina, your notes as well as your photo are amazing. I too have done the trek to see the silver back gorillas and found that the experience was far beyond what I could have ever hoped. Thanks for sharing your experience

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• yoxim (274)
• [2006-07-31 20:48]

i love this one...briliant blue...

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• bigric (2873)
• [2006-08-07 19:57]

Just to be there is what it is all about. I will never make it there so thankyou for your photo. warm regards richard.

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• Brendon (283)
• [2006-09-11 0:25]

Hello Karina
A hearty congratulations for this accomplishment. I think I would have forgot to raise the camera due to excitement, but you pulled it off. Truly a rarity that you have captured and a big thanks for sharing. One of the true reasons for this site is for such a picture. Beautiful animal, well captured and framed!
KUDOS!!!
Brendon

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• fijiphil (1328)
• [2006-11-23 14:58]

Great shot. Unfortunately I visited the gorillas in Bwindi before the digital age (well, it had begun but I wasn´t on board) and from the one roll of ISO 400 pushed to 800 that I shot, I didn't really get one "keeper". You on the other hand have got a stunner here. I love the contrast of the red flower with the almost blue sheen of the gorillas fur.

I would personally have cropped from bottom and left to get the gorilla more centred though. Well done!

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• flosoup (563)
• [2006-11-23 15:11]

Well captured image and great note to go along with it. The image itself is just a little dull but who cares, am very envious as this is a lifetime ambition of mine.

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• Tango7174 (653)
• [2007-05-12 14:05]

Two thumbs up for this shot, considering the challenge to track and find threatened species in jungles. The colors are very vivid and attractive as well.
Congratulations for having realized your dream Karina!

Thành.

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• kaitlyngentile (44)
• [2008-02-05 7:05]
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• enedimd (1398)
• [2008-02-23 13:35]

Hi Karina,
Very nice and beautiful Gorilla and so good shot. Well done. I like very much. Your note si also so good. TFS,
Emir Nedim

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• Pat69 (112)
• [2008-04-29 14:05]

Your dream is my dream! I think we are a lot to have dreamed to take this photo, so thanks for your picture.