crop, dodged the eyes a bit, saturation, shadow/highlight to bring out fur a bit more, flatten and USM
These Siamangs were lively today, making noise and swing around in the branches. It was a partly cloudy day giving me the white sky in the image even though it was a light blue to the eye. They were often facing away from the viewing area but this one finally turned towards me. Used a 1.4x extender on 70-200IS lens. It was a handheld capture since it was a crowded viewing area and there was no realistically set up the tripod.
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Nice portrait of a primate! I like the detail in the fur and the light in the eyes. The expression on its face conveys the concept of something just heard. The background adds context without being distracting. Under this editing rule-set it would have been possible to "clean up" the dirt hanging from the Siamang's bottom...I understand that's how it was but I think one can break away from photojournalism from time to time.
The largest factor in the score must be the tenuous connection to the challenge. Other than the title there's nothing, in my opinion, that connects this to Dr. Seuss. Horton is an elephant, the Who are little balls of fluff...that another animal in the jungle would hear the Who, too? Well, maybe.
Overall, a fine image that squeezed its way into a challenge. :)
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