Banding

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Banding

Close up of an African Zebra taken at Buenos Aires Zoo.

Probably one of the most interactive and best kept zoos I have ever visited. Animals are looked after quite well, and are being raised in captivity to save them from extinction. The zoo allows a percentage of their profits for conservation of the Argentinian wildlife.

While I’m not sure I agree with animals being caged for any reason, it is nice to know that this zoo is here for many reasons, including conservation.

Cropped original image and increased the contrast and brightness slightly.

Many thanks to Shelly Heibert for creative help with the title for this one!

Featured in PostCard Style
Featured in Made By Nature (Sept 09)
Featured in Made By Nature (Oct 09)

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Canon SX100IS

MCN: C2B7E-D0AA6-DA720

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Denis Molodkin

Wonderful capture!
parmi replied

Thank you very much Denis!
Tamara Cornell

fantastic image! well done! :)
parmi replied

Cheers Tamara! Thanks for the visit :)
Sharon K. Shubert

I love zebras and this close-up is fantastic! :)
parmi replied

Thanks so much Sharon, I love them too, so calm and unique!
fruitcake

spot on!!! or is the stripe… love it…
parmi replied

Haha, many thanks to you fruitcake!
Melinda Gaal

beautiful. love the close up of him.
parmi replied

Thank you very much Melinda :)
Shelly Hiebert

LOVE the composition of this Andrew! Almost has an abstract feel to it. Great contrast of the black and white, and hey…kinda dig your title haha! Noice work mate! (i am turning australian!)
parmi replied

Haha, I’ll send you some Vegemite :) Thanks so much Shelly, very nice title indeed, I’d still be sitting here thinking of it, if not for you!
micklyn

Beautiful work!!
parmi replied

Thanks very much micklyn :)
FelicityB

Love it! Beautiful image :))
parmi replied

Thank you Felicity! Appreciate the visit :)
JUSTART

great shot
parmi replied

Thanks so much J :)
DevineDayDreams

I LOVE it!!!!!
parmi replied

Thanks very much Daisy!
Kim Calvert

Instant Fave Andrew, this is gorgeous !! and I agree with Shelly about the abstract feel..those lines draw you right in..
parmi replied

Thank you so much Kim! I was hoping for a bit of abstraction here, glad its worked out!!
Wayne Pearson

Great close up Andrew, I love these guys.
parmi replied

Thanks a lot mate, they’re just great animals!
Ann Palframan

Ah, this is awesome, Andrew:))
parmi replied

Thanks so much Ann!! :)
reflector

Great clarity and natural abstract patterns, very well captured !
parmi replied

Thanks a lot mate, really appreciate it!
Virginia N. Fred

Beautiful markings, great closeup…gina
parmi replied

Thanks so much gina, glad you appreciate it :)
Lorena Maria

Great shot Parmi!!!. I love it. So dramatic and eye catching FANTASTIC
parmi replied

Thank you Lorena! They are such incredible animals up close, its surreal! Thank you for the fav :)
Steve Buffington

Very much like your work. You have an interesting and pleasurable interpretation of what you capture through the lens. Just for kicks you might be interested in a shot I did of the same animal called NATURE UNPLUGGED.
parmi replied

Thank you very much Steve, that’s a huge compliment from you! I’ll have a look at Nature Unplugged now. I still need to go through your folio in detail, so much to see in there!! Thanks again mate :)
Nicolette Thain

wow! striking image parmi, bold!
parmi replied

Thank you very much! I’m having a ball with your folio!! :)
Agnes McGuinness

Brilliant b&w contrast, super detail. A wonderful natural abstract. Agnes xx
parmi replied

Thank you very much Anges!
Agnes McGuinness
parmi replied

Wow, that’s awesome, thank you!!
Isa Rodriguez

so beautiful !. congratz on your feature!. good information as well, yes, I agree with you on all counts. I am so glad to hear they are treated well, and for good reason
parmi replied

Thank you very much Isa, it made me feel a lot more comfortable about being at the zoo to know this too :)
Christophe Testi

Very nice capture.
parmi replied

Thanks a lot Christophe!
L J Fraser

This is a lovely image. Striking! Congrats on your feature, its well earned.

Linda
parmi replied

Thank you very much Linda :)
Zoraida Pesante

Awesome shot! Congrats on your feature!
parmi replied

Thank you so much Zoraida! :)
Stuart Thorpe

Oh well done!
parmi replied

Thank you very much Stuart!
Shoaib .

sweet shot !!
parmi replied

Hey thanks dude, appreciate it!
Maria Moro

Very nicely done Andrew..looks great in B&W,,,,,LOL,,,LOL,,,,I just couldn’t help myself,,,,,,seriously though Zebras are magestic animals… I agree that God’s creatures should never be caged in.
I love the crop ,, looks alittle abstract….. great title Shelly,,,LOL
parmi replied

Haha, always so good for a smile! Thank you very much my friend! Appreciate your feedback always!
Julian Escardo

Speaking of wonderful patterns – this is great framing on a classic shot – well done!
parmi replied

Thank you so much Julian, it’s an absolute honour to have you favourite one of my pieces!
francophotos

Amazing work Andrew!!
parmi replied

Thanks so much mate! All your awesome animal shots inspired me to go back through mine and find more!
francophotos

That is wonderful to know thank you!!
parmi replied

Very welcome mate :) I’ll be visiting your folio again very soon!
Waleska Luker

Congratulations! On making the Top Ten in a First Things Group challenge.
parmi replied

Thank you very much!
Richard Stepha...

Congrats, good treatment of this subject. Very nice indeed. RSB
parmi replied

Thanks a lot Richard, glad you appreciate this one!
suefel48

Superb capture, parmi… :-))
parmi replied

Thanks so much Sue :)
luanda

A marvellous shot for a marvellous animal! Congrats on your feature! and…FEATURE galore 4 U too, my DEAR Andrew! Very well deserved,mate! Luv!
parmi replied

Why thank you! So nice of you to say Daniela, thanks so much, you have made my night with all your fantastic comments!
maria paterson

wonderful, nature is so beautiful
parmi replied

Thank you so much! I completely agree, it’s baffling sometimes :)
Colleen Milburn

Wonderful work, fantastic composition!
parmi replied

Thanks very much Colleen :)
Tallow

brilliant work. I love it
parmi replied

Thank you so much Tallow!
cammiecakes

This is wonderful.
parmi replied

Thank you very much!
shawie

You’ve a great EyE!! What a spectacular collection of photographs!! Bravo!!
parmi replied

Thank you so much shawie, that’s such a great compliment!
cebrfa

Great shot!
parmi replied

Thank you so much!
Mika

I really, really like this shot, congratulations on your feature :) – 15th September 2009
parmi replied

Thank you so much Mika! That’s so nice of you, I’m honoured!!
Mika

3rd October 2009 – Oh my another feature in MBN! Congratulations on the top 10 and the feature :P
parmi replied

Oh that’s awesome! Thanks Mika, really made my day!! :)
Mary Campbell

Wonderful capture and crop, Congratulations on your well deserved TOP 10 win.
parmi replied

Thanks so much Mary, that’s really nice of you! :)
Munggo

Beautiful shot.
parmi replied

Thanks a lot Munggo!
Tania Palermo

oooo….i feel like i can reach out and touch him…i love the framing of this
parmi replied

Hi Tania, thanks so much! He was so still while I took this shot, almost like he posed for it :)
walela

Beautiful!
parmi replied

Thank you so much!
SeeOneSoul

no matter how you look at a zebra, you’re always lookign at a work of art :) This is a lovely image Andrew :) Nice!
parmi replied

That is the truth Tina! Thank you so much :)
Peter Denness 16 days ago

Love Zebras, very photogenic, great shot
parmi replied 16 days ago

Indeed they are, surreal almost! Thank you very much Peter!!
hardhhhat 14 days ago

Now that’s a very classy shot brilliant.
parmi replied 14 days ago

That is excellent to hear, thanks so much mate!