19 Responses

1. Ben - August 23rd, 2008 at 2:16 am
   

   Great pictures, Alec!

   They definitely manage to capture those emotions, and both the focus and the overall composition make it look like you were standing right next to those fellows while taking your photographs.

2. Alec Rios - August 23rd, 2008 at 1:01 pm
   

   Thanks, Ben. I was pretty far away but I was using a zoom lens and it allowed me to get some close shots.

3. grace - August 28th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
   

   Wow!!! Beautiful pictures!! Thanks for posting them!!

4. Alec Rios - August 28th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
   

   Thanks for your comment, Grace. I’m glad you like them.

5. Lucinda - eightyone design - September 1st, 2008 at 11:32 am
   

   Super pictures, I love the last one where the gorilla is looking at you, the dof of the photo is great.

6. Alec Rios - September 1st, 2008 at 4:22 pm
   

   Lucinda, thank you for your comment. That last one is also one of my favorites. I just subscribed to your blog, by the way.

7. Lucinda - eightyone design - September 1st, 2008 at 5:02 pm
   

   Hi Alec - thanks for subscribing!

8. Lauren - September 10th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
   

   The pictures turned out great.
   I found that the gorillas looked sad in their enclosures there, but maybe that is just the way that they are.

9. Alec Rios - September 10th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
   

   Lauren, most captive animals I’ve seen do look sad and I can see why. Even though it doesn’t compare to the wild, I was satisfied with the enclosures there. Thanks for your comment.

10. Kurt - September 16th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
    

    Really nice photos. Most zoo photos just look like sad, lethargic animals in cages. Yours look quite natural. I was looking for some images of apes to sketch from, just to improve my understanding of ape anatomy. That might sound kind of strange, but apes show up quite often in my doodles. Thanks for posting these.

11. Alec Rios - September 16th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
    

    Kurt, I’m glad you like them. Doodling apes isn’t very common, but I can see where you’re coming from. I’ve always been fascinated by primates, too. I hope you’re doodles can benefit from my photos. Thanks for your comment.

12. john smith - October 25th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
    

    Great pics… very professional photograpy!

13. Alec Rios - October 26th, 2008 at 10:20 am
    

    Thanks a lot, John.

14. Sir Agustin - February 27th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
    

    I like the second one.
    He’s saying “Oops! Did I do something bad?” :P

15. Alec Rios - February 27th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
    

    I know, he looked like he was ashamed about something. I’m glad I could capture that feeling.

16. Amanda - March 23rd, 2009 at 10:39 pm
    

    wow these are amazing! i had no idea you were into photography

17. Alec Rios - March 24th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
    

    Thanks, Amanda. Glad you like them. :)

18. Vipin Nair - April 18th, 2009 at 3:46 am
    

    Hey Alec…

    These are great pics. I have started to like this amazing co-dweller so much more after looking at these pics..

    Great Job

19. Alec Rios - May 27th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
    

    Thanks, Vipin. :)

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