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Clinging to Mom

© Marie Fields

Clinging to Mom

Uploaded: June 20, 2004 05:13:26

Description

Gorillas at the Cincinnati Zoo. Young Cecil was clinging to his mother out of fear - due to the loud screaming and taunting by some extremely rude visitors. 300 mm zoom lens, tripod, 400 speed film, overcast day.

Comments

Paul Michko June 20, 2004

Great capture, Marie. Shame on those visitors. #139653

Rob Friedman June 20, 2004

Great shot Marie (and nice capture of the mother's face)! I agree with Paul re the visitors. #606135

Marie Fields June 20, 2004

Thanks, Paul and Rob! I agree as well! I get so angry when zoo visitors show such a lack of respect for the animals! If it's just delighted squeals of children, it doesn't bother the gorillas - but in this case, the "kids" were way too old and their voices too deep to be yelling at animals! It really upset Muke and Cecil.

Thanks again for your support!

Marie #606160

Cathy Barrows June 20, 2004

great op for you but they should banish the people #606164

Joy Brown June 20, 2004

Wonderful capture, Marie! #606169

Dorothy Neumann June 20, 2004

Makes you wonder which ones should be in cages, doesn't it? Great capture, Marie. #606211

Allan L. Whitehead June 20, 2004

Wonderful photograph, Marie, I love your animal shots. Dorthy we know which "ones" really should be in the cages, eh… Very well done, my dear friend - your friend, Allan #606222

Shirley L. Carpenter June 20, 2004

Excellent capture Marie!! #606248

Charlene Bayerle June 20, 2004

Should have those people arrested!!!!
Great capture of mom and baby!!!! #606257

Donna J. Taff June 20, 2004

Great shot, Marie!!!!!! #606261

William C. Raco level-classic June 20, 2004

Excellent photo, Marie.
Too bad it came at the expense of fear to get it.

bill #606298

Gary O`Dell June 20, 2004

Excellent image Marie, right on Allan, the wrong individulas were in the cage..Gary O #606385

Lori Ditlefsen June 20, 2004

Nice capture and shot Marie! #606397

Stephen Zacker June 20, 2004

Nice capture. There always has to be one in the bunch! #606518

Janet Detota June 20, 2004

Too bad Muke couldn't get to them and teach them a thing or two! Great capture, Marie! #606599

Kenton L. Elliott June 20, 2004

Beautiful image, Marie. I guess the only real question is "Which ones ARE the animals?"
Very well done! #606762

Susan T. Parady June 20, 2004

Great image, Marie. As Bill said, it's too bad it was a result of fear. I hope those people were ejected from the zoo. #606811

Carolina K. Smith June 20, 2004

Really nice capture. Agree w/above. #606902

Deborah Sandidge June 20, 2004

Wonderful image of these two, (don't you wonder about people sometimes?) #606958

Colette M. Metcalf June 20, 2004

Wonderful capture, Marie!! There are alot of very rude people out there! #607029

Darren K. Fisher June 20, 2004

What a wonderful capture the lighting along with your detail are amazing. #607354

Stanley J. Contrades July 17, 2004

Makes you wonder, doesn't it, as to who should be behind the walls. Congratulations, Marie ... nicely done!
Aloha,
Stan #651609

Wally Orlowsky July 17, 2004

Congratulations on this finalist, Marie! #651740

Kathleen Clemons July 17, 2004

Congratulations to you, Marie! #651837

Dale Ann Cubbage July 17, 2004

Congrats Marie! #651944

Terry R. Hatfield July 17, 2004

Congrats Marie:-) #652182

William C. Raco level-classic July 17, 2004

Congratulations, Marie.
Well done

bill #652257

Cindy Cone July 17, 2004

Congrats, Marie! #652325

Darren K. Fisher July 17, 2004

Congrats to you Marie. #652353

Jessica Hughes July 17, 2004

Yahoo, Marie!! Congratulations!! #652597

Karen Bacon July 17, 2004

Congrats Marie! #652612

Gail Vitikacs level-classic July 17, 2004

Congratulations Marie....wonderful capture! #652629

Gary O`Dell July 17, 2004

Congratulations Marie..Excellent Image..Gary O #652648

Donna W. Neal July 17, 2004

Congratulations Marie #652728

Karen Talasco July 17, 2004

Congrats, Marie. #652777

Lori Ditlefsen July 17, 2004

contrats Marie! #652899

Marie Fields July 17, 2004

Thank you all , very much!!!! #653397

Jim Kinnunen level-classic July 17, 2004

Great image! Congrats, Marie!! #653708

Charlene Bayerle July 17, 2004

Congrats and good luck Marie!!!!! #653763

Nancy Grace Chen July 17, 2004

Excellent capture of animal behavior, Marie. Congratulations on your finalist!

Nancy #653990

Debra Booth July 17, 2004

Terrific capture!! Congratulations, Marie!! #654077

Leonard Pierce July 17, 2004

Congratulations Marie!!! #654170

Joy Brown July 17, 2004

Congratulations on this great shot, Marie!!! #654300

Susan T. Parady July 17, 2004

Congratulations, Marie!!! #654373

Cathy Barrows July 17, 2004

Awwwwww....Congrats!...Good Luck! #654498

Deborah Sandidge July 17, 2004

Congratulations, Marie!! #654888

Janet Detota July 17, 2004

Great to see this here!! Congrats and good luck!! #654938

Stephen Zacker July 18, 2004

Congratulations Marie! #656316

Kelly Abernathy level-classic July 19, 2004

Congrats on your finalist! Still love it! -K #658449

Robin L. Wehrman July 19, 2004

Outstanding capture Marie!! Congratulations on your finalist!! #658855

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