Gorilla

Copyright Nathan Montgomery, 2008

This is a second of the three gorillas at the North Carolina Zoo. Unlike the male in the previous post, she and the other female were especially cooperative subjects. I think I took around 30 shots of them altogether, and I am decently satisfied with many of them.

In terms of the mechanics of the image, again, it was taken through fiberglass. I should credit a borrowed lens from my cousin for this and all of the other images posted. The lens that came with my camera is a great option for a lot of pictures, but the 100-300mm from John gave me some options that I wouldn't have had without it.

As for the decision to go black and white with this image, more than anything, it's because of the leaf that she's holding. I think it looks better in grayscale.