Author: although it's a wonderful pose and on-theme...your highlights are terribly blown. I would suggest finding another image that's more properly exposed before the voting begins....just an opinion, but as it stands, I'm afraid this particular image will not do well in the voting...

did a little bit of color editing (in accordance to the rules & regulations) this was the only shot of this scene that I have, which is a little upsetting, the mom wasn't very happy there were humans crowding to take photos. I do think though that overblown lighting is a taste thing and that some people actually enjoy an overblown photo if it highlights just the important parts

Its a bit better now author...there is now at least some detail in the blown out parts of the mother's head. I understand what you are saying about some photos having BOH, I use the hi-key method quite often, but it certainly is a matter of having the blown highlights work with the image, not against it...

Author - no amount of tweaking will recover information/detail in the highlights that has not been recorded in the first place.

I'm aware...but right after I snapped the photo the ape ran away I wish I had a chance to get a better shot

Two almost identical pictures inn a row. This way you give away your identity, author, which I think it's against the rules

Nice, but you need to rotate it 90 degrees clockwise

Thank You.... Just noticed that myself Laptops only last so long in the park..

"maximum of one child"

Got a matched set 2 of each.

A matched set of 2 each what author? The guidelines state : maximum of one (1) child... appears to be 3 children to me???

Edit: I see, one is the mother?....still 1 too many kids according to guidelines, sorry

No problem.

That was fun. He had my guitar and sang while I drank water. We missed that pic.

Someone Asked what "puppets" is. You Set a child on your leg like a doll and you do an act with them like tell jokes or play a guitar, etc... It is really fun and Family really love it when you spoof on them.