Tuesday, 12th April 2011
Holding On
by Arthur Xanthopoulos
A mother orangutan, Maimunah, holds her baby, Dewi. Taken at Melbourne Zoo, Australia.
Equipment: Nikon D700, 400mm f/2.8
Arthur Xanthopoulos
A freelance photographer with almost 8 years experience.
Website: www.damagedphotography.com
Holding On by Arthur Xanthopoulos was photo of the day on Tuesday, 12th April 2011. It is tagged Baby, Mother, Orangutan, Zoo. You can leave a comment below.
21 Comments
Renato
Lovely.
Directly to the heart.
Congratulations.
luciaM_
Just beautiful. Congrats!
alicia
excellent portrait, just beautiful!
Kerro
Great photo. How do you get the black background though. looks awesome.
Ainara
Lovely moment!! Congrats!
Louise | Italy
Beautiful.
fiona peters
absolutely gorgeous !
Nick
Now that´s love!
Lisa
How peaceful, powerful and regal she is with her baby. Just lovely.
Helen Hart
Magnificent. I love the black background, and Mom’s expression of contentment.
Gouldkb
It looks like it was taken in a studio – wonderful job. The mother looks so content and the baby is just so cute! Thank you for sharing!
Marie Dunphy Harding
This could be from the Family Album!
sulucas
What a proud mama! Nice shot Arthur.
Laura Milholland
Marvelous and touching image. Excellent!
Rita
The connection you captured of peace and harmony sets this union above all others!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Pauline Jones
Lovely picture; I like the patient look in the mother’s eyes.
art x
thanks everyone, i appreciate your feedback. In response to Kerro’s question: I use a 400mm focal lens which creates a shallow DoF and thus a darker background. I then enhance that background in post editing
Rita
your ability to portray such a strong emotion between mother & baby orangutang is outstanding! My six year old grand-son said “this one is my favorite”! They are very happy.
Kevin Hedquist
Lighting , texture and emotion all come together in the beautiful image. Well done.
peter
great light
Rashid Mukoon
I like this photo,real mother”love