Say Cheese!

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 20, 20081,623 views10 comments

I mentioned in one of my previous posts that I wanted to try to get a shot of Corona's (another capuchin) smile. Well this is not Corona, this is Charlie... Another one of our free ranging capuchins where I work. A primatologist that comes to study these monkeys enlightened me about this smiling (brow flashing) behavior. He told me that this behavior could be submissive, but the fact that she (yes it is a she, despite the name) followed me everywhere and smiled, it could be flirtatious behavior. I thought that was pretty neat.
Comments welcome

Canon 350D
Sigma 100-300mm ex
ISO 800
1/200 sec. @ f/7.1
tripod mounted

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by David Bostedo on April 20, 2008 at 8:47 PM

Cool pose and nice framing here Rick. This is one of the few times that the light in the eye - her left one - might be a little too much. Still an interesting portrait - kind of surprising to see. I think I opened my eyes the same way when I saw it.

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Comment posted by Ashutosh Rajekar on April 20, 2008 at 10:37 PM

Man! when I first saw this, I thought I was looking into the mirror!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 20, 2008 at 11:35 PM

Very humanoid, nice teeth.

Great photo.

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Comment posted by Paul Inglis on April 21, 2008 at 6:52 AM

Hi Rick,

Awesome pose, awesome teeth! She does appear to like you!

I really have been enjoying your monkey shots!

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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on April 22, 2008 at 4:47 AM

Rick,

this is a fantastic image. Well done, and the xplanation is also great.

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Comment posted by dan elster on April 24, 2008 at 2:44 AM

I think she's kind of cute, but I'm married so...The mole to the left of the nose kind of reminds me of Madonna.
It must be incredibly rewarding to work w/ these animals. Great, great shot in every way.

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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on April 28, 2008 at 8:15 PM

Rick, what a wonderful shot - the best of the series so far!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 29, 2008 at 12:15 PM

Great shot - love the expression. Congrats on the EP.

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Comment posted by Ganesh H Shankar on May 1, 2008 at 3:53 AM

Looks very impressive Rick

Love the expression on its face

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Comment posted by Cathleen Burnham on May 13, 2008 at 8:30 AM

Fantastic photo. So crisp and the emotion is perfect. It's as if one of the Wicked Witch's flying monkeys from The Wizard of Oz have landed on my window sill and is looking in at me.
Cathleen

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