close up eyes of Annie

Taking some photos up a notch

January 17, 2015 by Diana -

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I really like black and white photos. I think it lends a more intimate feeling to portraits – you can really concentrate on the person’s facial features and wonder about their personalities and their pasts without the distraction of color.

We’ve been getting some great close-up photos of the chimpanzees lately plus I found a few that we hadn’t posted before, so I thought I would render some in black and white and sepia.

What do you think?

This is a close up of Annie’s eyes:

close up eyes of Annie

Annie:

annie close-up b&w

 

Foxie:

foxie b&w

 

Jamie (I just love this photo that Katelyn took – it’s great in color and sepia):

jamie sepia

 

Jody:

jody b&w

 

Burrito:

burrito b&w

 

Missy:

missy sepia

 

Last, but never least, Negra:

Negra b&w

15 Comments

  1. Amy M on January 17, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    Diana — These are gorgeous, simply gorgeous. I love the one of Jamie and her boot — looks like it’s from the Wild West.



  2. Avatar Jean on January 17, 2015 at 12:58 pm

    I have always loved black&white photography….you can really see the details and features without distraction of colors…beautiful!



  3. Avatar Barbara on January 17, 2015 at 1:29 pm

    Negra has so much personality and life in her expression. I love her.



  4. Avatar Cathy Pfarr on January 17, 2015 at 1:50 pm

    Really stunning! Thanks for sharing!



  5. Avatar Mary C Otterness on January 17, 2015 at 2:59 pm

    I especially like the fotos of Jamie and Negra.



  6. Avatar Dalyce Kowalski on January 17, 2015 at 3:33 pm

    They are all so beautiful – Jody, Negra – Burrito – love them all. Thank you for sharing!



  7. Avatar Lorraine on January 17, 2015 at 3:50 pm

    beautiful



  8. Avatar diane d. on January 17, 2015 at 5:56 pm

    Great PICS. But the eyes have a air of melancholy about them.



  9. Avatar Cristen H. on January 17, 2015 at 7:33 pm

    I love the photographs! Shared on Facebook and rallying the troops to donate. Putting my “wish list” items together tonight. Thanks for giving these amazing animals a second chance.



    • Diana on January 17, 2015 at 7:53 pm

      Thanks for sharing them, Cristen (and everyone else who is sharing). We appreciate people introducing the chimps to new friends!



      • Avatar Cristen H. on January 17, 2015 at 8:05 pm

        Hi Diana. My husband and I are from Sammamish, Wa, and we would love to hand deliver some wish list items to you guys. Is that okay or does your organization prefer by-mail only? thank you for the reply.



        • Diana on January 17, 2015 at 9:24 pm

          Hand-delivery is okay – I know that an be cheaper than mailing locally. Just want to make sure you wouldn’t expect to see the chimps :). They’d likely be inside. You can email me: [email protected]. Thanks, again!



  10. Avatar Kathleen on January 17, 2015 at 8:31 pm

    Noticed details in their faces I never really focused on before. Beautiful faces.



  11. Avatar Jackie on January 18, 2015 at 8:35 am

    Such wonderful expressive faces! They are beautiful!



  12. Avatar AmyG on January 19, 2015 at 1:32 am

    Negra is stunningly beautiful. I’d like a poster of this photo. I would rather see Burrito in color though. His markings really stand out and you can’t see them as well in B & W. Love the photos though!



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