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Set Your Monkey Free

Cute and mischeavous Sri Lankan monkeys. While this fellow was entertaining the public, his mate stole a handbag from the safari jeep and climbed up to the top ...
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Cute and mischeavous Sri Lankan monkeys. While this fellow was entertaining the public, his mate stole a handbag from the safari jeep and climbed up to the top of the tree with it. I am glad it wasn't my bag.
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X-T2

Aperture 28/10 ISO 1250 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 11060/100

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Jan, 2017

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Behind The Lens

Location

My friends and I went on a trip to a national park in Sri Lanka to see elefants. We only saw one ass of an elefant, but at least we found a bunch of very cute monkeys.

Time

It was around midday, we were taking our lunch that these monkeys were trying hard to steal.

Lighting

The day was overcast, that's why the light is so nice and even.

Equipment

I used my Fujifilm XT-2 camera and 70-200 equvalent lens (Fujinon 50-150mm 2.8). Perfect choice for safari shots.

Inspiration

Who wouldn't have taken pictures of such cute monkeys?

Editing

I did some contrast adjustment, a bit of saturation and pro-contrast option in Nik Software. I believe I cropped the image just a bit too.

In my camera bag

I usually take my fujifilm xt-2 with me when I travel. It is lightweight and super fun to shoot with, it has tilty screen and a joystick for quick focus point selection. I have 10-24 lens with me that is my usual lens to shoot any kind of landscapes. I took 50-140mm lens just fot the animals shots. Usually i also have 10 stop ND filter for my silky water shots, and a polarizer for certain conditions.

Feedback

Just be patient and never lower your camera down, cause you will miss that moment otherwise.

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Set Your Monkey Free

Cute and mischeavous Sri Lankan monkeys. While this fellow was entertaining the public, his mate stole a handbag from the safari jeep and climbed up to the top ... Read more

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