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There is a hot spring in Japan where the monkeys like to bath. And, they've gotten used to having people around too. It was in this hot spring where I ca...
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There is a hot spring in Japan where the monkeys like to bath. And, they've gotten used to having people around too. It was in this hot spring where I captured these two snow monkeys having a soak and grooming each other while surrounded by the snowy Winter. This was shot at 14mm on a full frame camera. The monkey was about 30cm-40cm away from me!
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NIKON D800E

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Aperture f/5 ISO 100 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 24/1

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Japan

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Mar, 2018

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Tx everybody! I really like this photo, and connecting eye to eye with this young snow monkeys for a moment.

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