Baboon Foraging

[Loi Nguyen]

A troop of baboons was foraging in the camp after lunch when no one was around but me.

1DX
500F4 II
1/1000
f5.6
ISO-1600
HH

Cloned out some OOF elements at the bottom. almost full frame.

Thank you for your comments.

Loi

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

Nice clear shot Loi. Suitable crop too. Well done!

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Loi , looks good to me.
Would slightly open up the face area.
TFS Andrreas

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Loi, nicely timed, good capture. Not sure, but try dropping the blue and mask over the black skin of the face? Just a thought, but dropping the exp a fraction for the environment (mask the subject) may also help to create a little bit more depth, WDYT?

TFS
Steve

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Loi - nice one! Techs and sharpness look good. Interesting pose, well timed. Good suggestions above for taking an already excellent image up a notch.

TFS,
Rachel

[Gabriela Plesea]

Hi Loi,

I am viewing this image with much interest this evening, since I am busy processing an image of a Baboon as well. Interesting behaviour shot of this chap foraging and I like the expression you have captured. Nice and sharp and the crop is great, a tad dark on the chin though. The teeth look a bit unnatural to me, almost as if they have been dodged and now there is a little too much black in-between (not sure if I made myself understood?) This gives the baboon a very mean look, which in a way I like, but I just feel the teeth are too separated by the black gums? Oh well, I am just nit-picking, but if you can open up the mouth area a little it would be great:w3

Kind regards, have a wonderful week-end,

[Loi Nguyen]

Thank you everyone for your comments. In New York City now spending time with the family, bad weather, so no photography, will look at this image when I get back. Gabriela, the teeth we're all natural, haven't done anything there. Loi

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Loi, drop Rachel a PM. :w3

[Loi Nguyen]

Yes, of course. We were going to meet at the Bronx zoo, but the weather is not cooperating, so it got canceled :(

[Gabriela Plesea]

Thank you Loi, in this case this is one mean looking fella and I like him even more!

Sorry about you having to cancel the trip to the Bronx Zoo, hope the weather improves, have a great time with your dear ones!

Kind regards,

[edwardselfe]

Very nice timing Loi. I agree with Steve that the bg looks a bit thin so would look at masking and darkening a little.
Ed

[Morkel Erasmus]

Love the angle and pose/expression here Loi!