Hopeful

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 13, 201163 views3 comments

This is Happiness, a putty-nosed guenon in Calabar, Nigeria. This monkey is "captive," currently living in a rehabilitation facility with the hopes of one day being released back into the wild. The facility is hosted by an amazing primate education and conservation org that I volunteered with called CERCOPAN (www.cercopan.org). CERCOPAN works to conserve Nigeria’s primates through sustainable rainforest conservation, community partnerships, education, primate rehabilitation and research.

Lost the specs for this pic, sorry

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by John Stuart-Clarke on July 14, 2011 at 4:50 AM

Kristine, what a beautiful animal, I can see why you had to share this picture. Have you considered cropping a little from the right hand side, to de-emphasise the enclosure and make those beautiful eyes a little more impactful?

Registered on December 31, 2009, 6 Posts, 36 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on July 15, 2011 at 8:22 AM

Hi Kristine,

That's definiitely a well-named species! Despite my eyes being drawn straight to the nose, it didn't take long for those compelling eyes to dominate my attention. I agree with John that a crop from the right (moving toward a more square crop) would probably help strengthen this image (for the reasons he mentioned). Thanks for the info about CERCOPAN...I hope they're successful in their efforts.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 17, 2011 at 10:45 AM

Neat subject! I would consider a vertical crop, zooming in on the subject enough to eliminate the dark seam between the two boards on the right edge. Then, given the arm and foot are already not fully within the frame, I would crop enough on the left to re-establish a feeling of balance. Love the eyes and direct stare.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments