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Golden Lion Tamarin 2 by =JessDismont:iconJessDismont:


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Golden Lion Tamarin

Taken on the same day as Golden Lion Tamarin and Acouchi(as you can see, I'm really making an effort with the titles! :P)

This is at the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo in the Caribbean exhibit, where you walk through the habitat on a path, animals and plants all around you.. no barriers.

I want to steal one of the Tamarins! (and a ring tailed lemur! I wish I could get good shots of them, but they're behind glass / cage)

Please give me your honest opinion.
I processed this fairly quickly, trying out some things in PS. Luckily, I didn't have to do TOO much to it b/c that lovely light patternwas there to start with :) (I think that's what it is anyway... maybe light on a palm leaf?)

Would this be one I can sell on Friday? (see journal) :)


1 July 2007
Canon Rebel XT 350D
ISO 1600
160 mm
f 2.8
1/6000 sec

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*rstcg:iconrstcg: Nov 27, 2007, 12:46:51 AM
The light pattern looks great, nice composition, they seriously look like cute lions.

Sure, you could sell this picture, have you tried B&W post processing??
=JessDismont:iconJessDismont: Nov 27, 2007, 1:05:17 AM
thanks :)
I haven't tried B&W yet but with the light it would prob look good :) I'd have to make sure the monkey doesn't end up too dark tho

side note: do you think I could sell portraits? I know people sell them on dA, but I dunno how many ppl want an image of someone they don't know..

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*Samedi:iconSamedi: Nov 27, 2007, 2:45:00 AM
I definitely think this could sell.

An alternative to straight B&W could be a B&W layer set to overlay. You'll get a bit of the feel of a B&W shot, but you'll retain the colours.

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At the ancient pond / a frog plunges / into the sound of water.

~TomiTapio:iconTomiTapio: Nov 27, 2007, 3:06:36 AM
Peaceful. Good work.

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Are haunted houses really just riddled with people-affecting infrasound?
=BitterGrapes:iconBitterGrapes: Nov 27, 2007, 4:11:24 AM
Beautiful shot, well composed. Wow!

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~hugegaldones:iconhugegaldones: Nov 27, 2007, 5:56:54 AM
killer composition... kinda looks like you too! :P Great snap!
*rstcg:iconrstcg: Nov 27, 2007, 8:30:30 AM
Sure, but depends on the portrait, what kind of portrait... etc. Take this for example: [link] or this one [link]

They tell 2 complete different stories, I love both, but I'd only buy the latter. It tells a story, it has some mistery on it, and the other one only has a beautiful girl looking at a camera with lovely bokeh... for what I've seen... those are the kind of portraits people like to buy.
=JessDismont:iconJessDismont: Nov 27, 2007, 11:59:04 AM
so you'd buy the cweeks story telling one but most would buy the pretty girl?
I was thinking of selling one of my photos of my friend.. I have a few "pretty girl" type ones that I haven't processed yet.. already up are:
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I was thinking probably the last is the least sellable and more likely to sell would be the B&W's b/c they won't clash with anyone's decor lol. The closeup isn't as crisp as I'd like though.. was taken on my first day trying out "real" photography and with a film camera! lol

OK i'm sure i'm boring you by now. sorry!

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