Thick-tailed bushbaby

[Chris van Rooyen]

I photographed this little primate a few months ago near the Kruger Park in South Africa. They are fairly common in wooded areas in the northern parts of the country.

Camera Model: NIKON D3
Date/Time: 2009:08:27 18:00:22
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Optional,TTL
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 900
Lens: 200 to 400mm
Focal length: 340mm

[Betsie Storm]

Beautifully done, Chris. I like the way you captured the eyes and light on the ears best- probably the best bush baby image I've seen. I don't even have a bad one:)

[Harshad Barve]

Talk about eyes and ears:) , This is fabulous shot Chris
TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Who is looking at who. Eye contact at its best Chris, and great flashwork. Very well captured.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Awesome. Those eyes and pose just put this over the top !!! Love this one Chris.

[Hendri Venter]

I must agree, those eyes are stunning. Well catured and good use of flash Chris.

[Elmar Venter]

Eish Chris! This is beautiful. Apart from the eyes, I think the composition is exceptional.

[David Fletcher]

Superb comp and flash work Chris. The eye contact awesome. Nicely done.

[philperry]

Excellent shot Chris. Wonderful how you kept the eyes looking normal yet taken at night with flash. Great picture.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the stare and exposure control. Is there a slight green cast?

[Ken Watkins]

Chris,

Great image, can I just ask (because I have no idea) is it OK to use flash on nocturnal animals like these?