Slow Loris

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 7, 2016133 views8 comments

Here's a shot from Thailand this past October. We were thrilled to find 2 Slow Loris together, this one was on the telephone wire, the other was in a tree nearby but mostly obscured by vegetation. A natural perch would have been better but was happy to get an open view of this guy. I find that the 7D2 and Sigma 150-600 is a nice combination is a nice combination for night photography because it's lightweight and with the flash I can keep the iso down on the 7D2.

Canon 7D2, Sigma 150-600 contemporary at 516mm, 1/200 F11, iso 400, 580ex flash at 0 compensation, manual exposure, handheld

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8 comments

Comment posted by Charles Bell on March 7, 2016 at 6:41 PM

This is a very good image of a very hard-to-see critter! I like it. The cable perch doesn't bother me at all.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 8, 2016 at 8:54 AM

Hi Nate,

I've always been amused by these animals and by their name. I like the choices you made in this composition, including placement of both the wire and the subject in the frame. I'm not usually a fan of wildlife photos fully dependent on lighting from flash, but this one works for me and the fully dark background is certainly "realistic" in this case (and how else to capture a largely nocturnal mammal?).

Thanks for sharing this one...

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 8, 2016 at 9:16 AM

Nate,
Not the best "perch" but when you get something as rare as this, what can you do?
Good use of flash devil

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 8, 2016 at 7:04 PM

The Loris shows very well with the flash against that black background, Nate. I'm finding that my 7D2 shows significantly more noise at iso 400 and above compared to my 5D3, but that 1.6 crop factor is a major benefit when going after wildlife.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 8, 2016 at 7:54 PM

Thanks for your comments everyone.

Mark, I agree with you on the 7D2, I still use my 5D3 more often but I do like it at iso 400 and below.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 9, 2016 at 1:11 PM

Lighting him against the black of night gives this a feeling somewhat like studio work. Cool image.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on March 9, 2016 at 3:30 PM

hello Nate, .. Well done to capture Nocturnal guy, the details are very good.

Bill

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Comment posted by Christopher Yeoh on March 12, 2016 at 4:28 AM

Great capture Nate! I especially like the expression. Why are you bothering me...

Registered on February 2, 2016, 4 Posts, 16 Comments