Protective mother & baby

[Steve Kaluski]

Well I know I said no more Tiger images, but this was taken in the same location, Bandhavgarh, does that count?:D

This mother (Rhesus monkey) was just cradling her new born on one of the fallen logs in the forest as the rest of the troop played around. Light was really good with just the perfect BG and using a fixed lens which helped diffuse the whole area. Minor 10% crop from the original. Little blemishes have been removed, BUT minimal!

Steve

MKIII 300f/2.8 1/250sec f5/6 ISO 400 hand held

BTW It has just won an award too :D

[Harshad Barve]

Man , My driver never stops for Monkey & deers :o:(:);)

This is so good , look at exprssions of mother and kid , Awesome shot
TFS

ps , I will kick my driver next time for sure:D

[Fabs Forns]

This is an outstanding portrait with very good use of side light. Absolutely precious!

[Danny J Brown]

Brilliant shot Steve. A classic for "Nature's Best" next go around.

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Steve, This is very nice in my opinion. The composition is pleasing. The pose, sharpness, and exposure all look spot on. The moment captured provides quite mood. All good here. Thanks very much for sharing.

[Marc Mol]

Very good use of side lighting here with this beautiful portrait Steve, lots of nice detail as well.

[Ken Watkins]

Man , My driver never stops for Monkey & deers :o:(:);)


How true!

Steve,
Great capture, what award did it win?

[Betsie Storm]

Beautiful pose, BG, the whole package. Congrats on the award, well deserved!

[Marc Mol]

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Man , My driver never stops for Monkey & deers :o:(:)
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Certainly not mine @ Mapula, Ken.;)

[DanWalters]

Great color and light and a very nice clean background. Really like the eyes of the adult and the young.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Lovely eye contact. Fine portrait. Which award is that?

I don't stop for these macaques and langurs simply because I am after tigers. It is a fact that, common subjects like these gives the photographer more chances to get an intimate image. However, most of the times photographers ignore these opportunities.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi