I had such a hard time selecting which picture to submit for this challenge. I had an elephant selected, but when I went back to try to get a Textures shot, I got several good pictures of this mommy and her baby, and the more I looked at it, the more I fell in love,and went with this one. These monkeys are endangered species, so the new babies get the royal treatment at the San Antonio Zoo. It's called a Francois' Langur, and I hope you like her as much as I do! They were both VERY squirmy, so it's a miracle that any of them turned out sharp enough to submit.
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Way to go Sandy!!!!! You just keep producing shots that are at the top of the group. I really figured this would be on the first page, but top 20 is great! You are an amazing photographer. Keep up the good work.
THe detail and composition of this are very fine...it is hard, well for me anyways, to expose properly enought to get that much detail in a dark color. Well shot. I do however wish that the background were less bright, but it is not overly so in this. Great shot! Love the expression on the face you caught.
Well done. I like your subject, tones, and DOF. I think your composition would be stonger if we could see the monkeys left hand. Not sure if this was possible. Good luck in the challenge.
I love it. Who couldn't use a hug!! Monkey's are one of my favorite zoo animals, this picture caught my eye right away. What a cute sweet face. Way to go!
This is a spectacular image - beautifully composed! One thing that distracted me (and it may be that I'm imagining it) is that the face looks very processed. It's so soft (almost airbrushed) compared to the wonderful DOF everywhere else. Maybe it's the breed of monkey, but I don't think so. Still, a fantastic shot. 8
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