Sneaking Up?

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 7, 2015108 views9 comments

This Gelada actually paused in his approach , when he eventually arrived I was ignored completely in favour of a nice patch of grass.

Probably the friendliest animals I have ever seen in Africa.

Taken in the Simien Mountains, Ethiopia

EOS 1 DX

200-400 mm F4 at 490 mm

F7.1

ISO 400

1/1250

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 7, 2015 at 11:22 AM

Nice! devil

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 7, 2015 at 1:49 PM

Probably the friendliest animals I have ever seen in Africa.

.....yes, but what about a dark alley in the middle of the night?........ sad

Ken, I'll take your word for it that this guy is gentle, but he sure looks like a bad character. But as always, looks does not always mean demeanor either........excellent photo.

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by Clinton Bauder on October 7, 2015 at 3:40 PM

Fantastic photo Ken. From what I know about these animals I don't doubt your description of them being friendly. But dang, it's hard to get there looking at the photo! That's a pretty intimidating look.

No nits photograpically. Looks great. devil

Clinton

Registered on December 8, 2009, 31 Posts, 231 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 7, 2015 at 3:50 PM

I've always thought these guys were beautiful and ugly all at the same time. Amazing animal. Really nice capture.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on October 7, 2015 at 11:26 PM

Ken: I like that the subject is looking directly at you with those intense eyes. I think a slight crop would emplhasize the Gelada even more. Very nice nonetheless. Richard

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 8, 2015 at 1:26 PM

This is just a great image. The look on his face, the dof and the way he stands out from the surroundings really works well. He also looks very menacing.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on October 9, 2015 at 10:47 PM

Nice look you managed from this Gelada Ken. As others, I will take your word for the friendly part...looks intimidating to me. Also, wondering how this might look with a bit cropped from the top and right to off center him a bit more right?

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 10, 2015 at 6:01 PM

Thumbs up. I agree with Kurt's suggestion of slight crop, top and right, which I think will make this even more startling.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 3, 2015 at 2:36 AM

Thanks everybody much appreciated, I will take a look at the crop suggestions devil

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