I tried photographing these monkeys for about 1/2 an hour at the zoo yesterday. They move quickly and are behind dirty glass in a darkened room so it wasn't easy. :)
This is a crop of the full frame.
curves, sharpen, masked, blur, saturation in various orders.
Hope you like. I thought this was one of the best.
I have a softer version that I really like but I thought the tack sharp people wouldn't like it...
The title is from a Peter Gabriel Song.
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Thank you all for the comments and the favorites! They are much appreciated. I'm glad others saw in this what I did. I like to make a human-animal connection in the photos I take, either by emotion, eye-contact, action, so viewers can connect with the animals they see on a more intimate level. Sorry if it DNMC but I wanted to share...
And its a golden-headed lion tamarind.
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I will forever associate you with this shot. This is just packed with emotion and reaches out to my heart. I LOVE it! WOW... Just had to say it again and add it to my Favorites. :-)
As it is OUTSTASNDING! Just a touch more of the eye and it would have been ******outstanding to me . Makes me want to go the Zoo with the gear LOL
Well done, I hope you ribbion with this shot .
What a great image. No forced color saturation, just natural. I find that refreshing in your photo. I like the monkey's expression. It makes me wonder what it's thinking or looking at. 10
Excellent photograph! Very creative and original way to meet the challenge. You'll have to let me know what the animal is, when the challenge is over. I'm too afraid of being wrong, to say what I think it is:)
CUTE! But not enough burst for me. Darling animal shot though. I can't wait to read your comments later and see what this is. Not sure I have seen this animal before, and I love animal shots.
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