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cameraSONY SLT-A77V

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/50 Focal Length 500/10 

upload_dateMar, 2014

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100 Comments |
westi PRO+
 
westi March 18, 2014
Clarity is amazing. Great composition.
uranoncu
 
uranoncu March 19, 2014
Very Great. The STRONG Message about Love..
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta April 20, 2014
Fabulous sharp & detailed shot. Congratulations.
kasper Ultimate
 
kasper April 20, 2014
Congratulations. Every aspect of this picture is great.
Morales
 
Morales April 20, 2014
Awesome shot!!!!!!
catini
 
catini April 20, 2014
Very nice, congrats on your feature!
roselandry PRO+
 
roselandry April 20, 2014
Soooooo cute! Love this image
NinaKling
 
NinaKling April 20, 2014
fantastic - congrats
sheriminardi
 
sheriminardi April 20, 2014
Congrats on your feature. Awesome pic!
iceman2
 
iceman2 April 20, 2014
Excellent focus in this wonderful shot.Congrats!
WileKyK
 
WileKyK April 20, 2014
Wonderful framing and timing. Congratulations on your Feature!
chrissy2rn
 
chrissy2rn April 20, 2014
For me, this shot conjures up memories of when I was in Samburu, and a very clever baboon decided to come right into our tent and steal all of the sugar packets and fruit... right before our eyes! ( brazen little buggers! ) With this shot, you have captured their mischievous nature with such beauty and clarity. Love it.
AK10
 
AK10 April 20, 2014
Expressive
kimberlyvigdor
 
kimberlyvigdor April 20, 2014
Fabulous!
minn1234
 
minn1234 April 20, 2014
Awww... It doesn't get much cuter than this! Congrats on your feature! :-)
LionesLens
 
LionesLens April 20, 2014
Congratulations!
brentmorris
 
brentmorris April 20, 2014
Marvelous capture
FlyingfishPhotography
 
FlyingfishPhotography April 20, 2014
lovely capture and composition! congrats on the feature. Well deserved!
patrick9x9
 
patrick9x9 April 20, 2014
Amazing shot, fantastic clarity and great comp. Congrats on your feature.
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter April 20, 2014
Amazing capture, great color and detail. Congrats. - Jake
tmlakshmi PRO
 
tmlakshmi April 20, 2014
congrats. cute little fellow
carolyns
 
carolyns April 20, 2014
Brilliant capture!
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CatNap April 20, 2014
Can't stop looking those eyes...WoW ,what a wonderful shot!
senka
 
senka April 21, 2014
excellent capture congrats
akhtarkhan
 
akhtarkhan April 21, 2014
So cute looking, brilliant capture......congrats on the feature.
RolandRuttenPhotography
 
RolandRuttenPhotography April 21, 2014
Great shot!
slagtersven
 
slagtersven April 21, 2014
Brilliant photo
huch5150
 
huch5150 April 21, 2014
Love!
fotochik76 Premium
 
fotochik76 April 21, 2014
beautiful capture
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 April 21, 2014
Amazing shot, Love them eyes...Congrats! :)
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita April 22, 2014
this is adorable...congrats on the Feature
danielmartin
 
danielmartin April 22, 2014
Very good! Congratulations!
clairewills
 
clairewills April 23, 2014
so sharp, really love it
KeithBannerman Ultimate
 
KeithBannerman April 24, 2014
Nice shot
philmit
 
philmit April 27, 2014
Wow some clarity that Sony gives! Impressive... guessing you were not that close either...
heathermcfw
 
heathermcfw April 29, 2014
well deserved
Bazz PRO+
 
Bazz April 30, 2014
Beautiful shot! Love it!
brandonoh
 
brandonoh May 04, 2014
Fantastic shot!
hev53
 
hev53 May 05, 2014
This is one of the most amazing shots I have seen for a long time. Very well done. Photo envy! Genius.
vesipenkova
 
vesipenkova May 06, 2014
Outstanding capture!
Cindi_Tonkovich
 
Cindi_Tonkovich May 09, 2014
precious.
mloiz
 
mloiz May 14, 2014
Nice capture!!
blackbatgirl
 
blackbatgirl May 24, 2014
Adorable! Great shot. I love monkeys.
kesdarwin
 
kesdarwin May 29, 2014
What a face! Beautiful capture! :-)
1rogerduke
 
1rogerduke June 08, 2014
safe and secure
SentientVision
 
SentientVision June 09, 2014
beautiful image!
sandrawidemanmcdowell
 
sandrawidemanmcdowell August 12, 2014
AWESOME CAPTURE
barbarabrock Platinum
 
barbarabrock October 28, 2014
absolutely precious!
Dacemac PRO+
 
Dacemac October 28, 2014
Superb! congratulations!
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal October 28, 2014
Congratulations on your FINALIST award.
sebastianmuglia
 
sebastianmuglia October 29, 2014
I said: absolute master piece!
IlonaTongel
 
IlonaTongel October 30, 2014
So human...beautiful focus on eyes.
antonioriverajr
 
antonioriverajr October 30, 2014
The contrasts is so awesome. Love the photo.
patriciarileypierce
 
patriciarileypierce October 31, 2014
...this is an excellent shot...picture perfect clear and cute beyond words...
cmorisset PRO+
 
cmorisset November 10, 2014
Breathtakingly beautiful. Amazing texture... Bravo!
Dacemac PRO+
 
Dacemac November 10, 2014
Awesome creativity! Congratulations!
Jayalalitaa
 
Jayalalitaa November 13, 2014
Perfect, amazing, fantastic! Congrats! :)
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots November 25, 2014
Amazing capture! Congrats.
karlmollohan
 
karlmollohan December 03, 2014
Amazing shot Scott!
pedrovankilsdonk
 
pedrovankilsdonk December 15, 2014
So great, congratiolations., It are My favorite shot.
Matador
 
Matador December 18, 2014
Simply fantastic !
LucyLoo PRO+
 
LucyLoo December 25, 2014
Wonderful moment and expression :-D
Nikonover
 
Nikonover January 11, 2015
It's all been said, Magnificent shot.
satishv
 
satishv January 14, 2015
lovely click
Nansee
 
Nansee January 25, 2015
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Such a great shot
Love everything about this photo
charlottewoodley
 
charlottewoodley January 26, 2015
such a beautiful image and so well taken
CreativeI
 
CreativeI January 26, 2015
Awe, short for awesome, yet nothing short of awesome!
michellebaragonaprince
 
michellebaragonaprince January 31, 2015
sooooo cute, gave me my first smile of the day
BrianBasson PRO+
 
BrianBasson February 11, 2015
A wonderful shot.
jglasgow
 
jglasgow March 06, 2015
Great shot!
Gingertwist
 
Gingertwist March 12, 2015
Fabulous framing and composition. Outstanding focus, too. WOW! Superb image!
kanizkhan
 
kanizkhan March 15, 2015
The best. Excellent details. Beautiful story.
dancingwhale PRO+
 
dancingwhale March 23, 2015
Wow!
lizzysmith
 
lizzysmith March 23, 2015
i love this photograph
Mirza_Cengic Platinum
 
Mirza_Cengic June 25, 2015
Amazing portrait.
ChelseaDawnHiggins
 
ChelseaDawnHiggins July 17, 2015
Beautiful image! So much love for this.
Tristan_Benson
 
Tristan_Benson August 09, 2015
Really Nice. Love it. Awesome clarity.
HHaugh
 
HHaugh August 14, 2015
The composition and the clarity in this image makes it just perfect. Love it!
kathyk_abq
 
kathyk_abq August 20, 2015
So beautiful!
photobyharvey
 
photobyharvey August 25, 2015
your work is just greatphotobyharvey
ScottELB PRO+
ScottELB September 02, 2015
Thanks
FaithPhotography
 
FaithPhotography September 12, 2015
This is just to CUTE for words. Great phototure!!!
im2insaine
 
im2insaine September 23, 2015
wow!
darphotos
 
darphotos January 21, 2016
Captured a true moment.
kezza7 Platinum
 
kezza7 June 07, 2016
wow wow wow love it
Cavanrose
 
Cavanrose August 01, 2016
Awesome and adorable !
ElaineH
 
ElaineH October 11, 2016
I've never before felt tears well up in my eyes as I look upon a photograph. i always thought i was quite blank. I guess not
janicejh
 
janicejh October 31, 2016
Sweet photo! I look forward to following and learning from you!
irutgers PRO+
 
irutgers October 31, 2016
Such a sweet image :-)
tephiphotography
 
tephiphotography November 03, 2016
heartstopping..just truly beautiful
Witmar
 
Witmar November 18, 2016
fantastic picture
annalambertsonphotography Ultimate
 
annalambertsonphotography November 18, 2016
Wow!!
edytabulera
 
edytabulera November 18, 2016
Cute...love it...
Pamelabole PRO
 
Pamelabole November 19, 2016
Wow....amazing photo!!!! Congrats on your Contest Award!! : )
Badgrandad
 
Badgrandad November 20, 2016
Great shot Scott and congratulations.
adavies PRO+
 
adavies December 09, 2016
So sweet! Great detail! Beautifully captured! :)
victorparada
 
victorparada December 23, 2016
STUNNING!
JayneBug Platinum
 
JayneBug January 24, 2017
This is exceptional. Color, clarity, light, mood, security, and love. You rocked it.
richardalliers
 
richardalliers July 05, 2017
This is amazing, wow!!! Great job
elfridoX
 
elfridoX March 23, 2018
When innocence looks at you. Beautiful capture
Furelize_Murray
 
Furelize_Murray September 30, 2019
Such a sweet picture

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Behind The Lens

Location

The Sacred Monkey forest sanctuary in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Time

2 PM

Lighting

Natural lighting in a outdoor area shaded by overhead trees

Equipment

Sony A77V DT 16-50mm F2.8 SSM lens 1/50 sec; f/5.6; ISO 400 Handheld

Inspiration

I love animals of all kinds but monkeys are my favorite. This opportunity arose when I was visiting my son who lives in Indonesia. The long tailed macaques are revered in Bali and the sanctuary is an area where 4 troupes live. There were several mothers there when we visited many of them nursing, hugging or otherwise hiding in their mother's fur. When I saw this little guys hand peak out over his mother's thigh , I waited patiently, not moving at a distance that didn't spook the Mom. Soon thereafter, out popped the infant monkey's head and I was able to get a couple of very special pictures

Editing

I cropped the picture using the rule of thirds, darkened the highlights and sharpened the facial details

In my camera bag

A Sony A77V with a telephoto zoom, macro lens and wide angle zoom. I also keep filters on hand, especially polarizers and graduated ND for landscapes

Feedback

Be patient with wildlife in general and especially with animals that seem somewhat comfortable around humans like these macaques. Monkeys make great subjects because of their human-like faces and behaviors. Anticipating their behavior by watching them for a while will help get you the shot. I've gotten great photos of Howler monkeys in Costa Rica, the temple monkeys of Sri Lanka and the macaques in Bali. In all three cases, I watched for a while to see how they responded to human interaction and how they interacted with each other. The more I watched, the more I understood and the better my pictures got. And I always focus on the eyes. A blurry pair of eyes will ruin an otherwise great photo

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