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    Default Dusky Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) Taiping Perak Malaysia

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    Dusky Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus) Taiping Perak Malaysia
    Canon EOS 7D Lens 400mm L USM ISO 500 F8.0 1/500 fill flash 31 October 2012
    The Dusky Leaf Monkey also called Spectacled Langur, or Spectacled Leaf Monkey
    "What humans decide to call us !!???!! OK !! I can take Monkey and Dusky and Yeah also Spectacled to satisfy the anthropomorphic human gene BUT really did you really think I would sit up in a fig tree and eat only leaves???"
    This monkey is found in Burma, Thailand and Malaysia however THe Primata website gives a detailed account of the species which has seven subspecies at
    http://www.theprimata.com/trachypithecus_obscurus.html
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    Rod Warnock


    Last edited by Steve Kaluski; 11-18-2012 at 01:41 PM. Reason: Body text in black

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    Good composition and exposure. Very interesting monkey/langur.

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    Hi Rod, I do like the composition, however I do feel it's all a little too dark, clogging a lot of the detail within. It also appears to be a little more Saturated, but then as it has an untagged profile the web may not be displaying the image to it's full potential. Unavoidable, but if you can, a little toning down of the hotspots does help, maybe increased by the flash? Keeping the FG/BKG as is, I would look to opening the image up in layers to retrieve the depth & detail contained. In addition you may wish to add some selective sharpening too. Even at this size there is some nice colouration in the eyes, but just watch you don't burn out the white face markings.

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    Nice look you got here Rod. I like the framing by the leaves around him. I think you exposed the darks quite well, but would still try and recover a bit of detail from these areas
    It's always tricky with their tails hanging, though I think the tail hanging behind the leaves have helped you here to avoid that 'amputated' look.

    EDIT: I had this typed but neglected to 'post'...I see now Steve's made a repost and also suggested lightening the darks
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    Very nice portrait of a great species. Well managed light in a usually difficult environment. Agree on how Steve's repost helps liven it up.

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