I visited Borneo last winter and visited Sepilok where there are a Orangutang sanctuary. And I was lucky to see this little baby.

-- Hakan Liljenberg (coracias@hotmail.com), August 09, 1999

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Hakan, you did good, in my opinion. There is something haunting about this photo. The depth of field, to my eyes, seems perfect. You've got the looming, slightly out of focus, mother in the background while getting the main subject's head in sharp focus. The green leaf in the babies mouth adds a splash of color to what might have been an otherwise colorless photo. This photo has a definite "National Geographic" quality

-- Michael Johnston (michael.johnston@acm.org), August 09, 1999.

Precious, truly precious. :) Donna

-- Donna P. Bollenbach (cassidy@icubed.net), August 09, 1999.

It's a touching, expressive, precious photo. I believe that WWF or a similar organization/foundation would be grateful to use it in an appeal/campaign. (Now quite relevant, with the fires in Indonesia again).

-- Jana Mullerova (jana.mullerova@eurocontrol.be), August 11, 1999.

Wow! Great job! I love the sparkle in the mother's eyes in the background. Your use of depth of field is perfect. Exposure and composition are perfect. Subject and light are perfect. The moment was perfect. Get this published.

-- Brad Mitchell (bradjm@gte.net), August 11, 1999.