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Verreaux's sifaka

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted December 13, 201079 views12 comments

One of two portraits of this species that I am posting, the other is in the Fauna gallery if you want to compare. Personally, I am pleased with them both. They were taken within an hour of each other at Berenty in southern Madagascar. The animals here are wild, but habituated with a capital H.

Thanks for looking.

David

Nikon D300, 150mm Sigma, Monopod, 400iso, 1/80th @f4.5

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Danny Green on December 13, 2010 at 4:38 PM

Cracking shot David!!!!!

Danny

Registered on November 27, 2005, 70 Posts, 313 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 13, 2010 at 4:41 PM

Just delightful!
Great pose, great detail in the fur, wonderful bright eyes, and good comp!
There are 4 small red flecks that might be removed - 2 on the face, and 2 on the chest - perhaps from a bit of over-saturation of the reds?

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by David Sewell on December 13, 2010 at 4:51 PM

Thanks for the comments Danny and Sandy. Sandy, I did think about removing those red flecks, which are leftovers from the flowers the animal had been eating for breakfast. In the end I decided they were part of the picture. Thanks for the comment though.

David

Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Roane on December 13, 2010 at 5:02 PM

This is great! Wonderful pose, sharpness and dof!

Registered on December 12, 2008, 213 Posts, 2226 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Davies on December 13, 2010 at 5:27 PM

I saw the Fauna gallery one and was mighty impressed with that . This is on a parr for its quality

Registered on February 3, 2009, 21 Posts, 327 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on December 13, 2010 at 10:41 PM

I would not want to have to choose between the 2 photos. They are equal IMHO. Thanks for sharing your shots of these unique animals.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on December 14, 2010 at 1:59 AM

Lovely and well composed image. Great pose and detail. Well done.

Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 14, 2010 at 4:12 AM

Nicely done David, sure it's not from Hamleys

TFS
Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by Shaun Boycott-Tayl on December 14, 2010 at 8:26 AM

Terrific stuff David!!!!

Shaun

Registered on April 19, 2010, 0 Posts, 67 Comments

Comment posted by Kim Connolly on December 14, 2010 at 2:30 PM

Just superb - couldn't find the flecks!!

Registered on June 18, 2008, 14 Posts, 226 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Lawrence on December 14, 2010 at 3:42 PM

Its all been said David. Beautiful.

Registered on February 13, 2008, 3 Posts, 163 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on October 23, 2011 at 9:30 PM

I think I know this guy! ;^)

Wonderful portrait David, habituated as they may be, not easy to get them out in the open with a good amount of distance behind them to blur the background as you've managed here. Very nicely done :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments