Flipped out sister!

[Marc Mol]

5.52pm
In nice golden light this female was doing everthing possible to entertain this baby, she wasn't the mother (possibly an aunt) but just loved doing back flips in front of this new born,
the entertainment went on for over 15 mins, and just a joy to sit, watch and be witness to.

Mwagusi River, Ruaha NP- Tanzania.

D3s 500VR f/5.6 1/2000s ISO400 F/F, removed a small partial shadow RHS

C & C most welcome

Cheers
Marc

[Morkel Erasmus]

Love it Marc - great timing and action. A moment frozen in time, literally.
I think you may have pushed contrast and tonal depth a bit too much on the flying baboon?
Dig the dust trail...

[Anette Mossbacher]

Hi Marc,

what a fun image. Great timing indeed. I agree with Morkel, a tad to much contrast in the whirl wind

Ciao
Anette

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Marc - great action, well captured. Love the way the baby is looking at the other one. I also agree with Morkel. I think there is a repeating pattern where you removed the shadow but I might not have noticed it if you hadn't mentioned the removal.

TFS,
Rachel

[Gabriela Plesea]

Brilliant capture Marc, that expression on the little one's face is priceless

I personally would have liked a tad more space on the RHS, still a wonderful image and I have a big smile on my face right now as I am viewing this!

Kind regards,

[Steve Kaluski]

Nice timing Marc, really like the composition and content very much. Agree on backing off on the Contrast/Blacks, a quick fix that would enhance the image. A bit more space to the right would have been good, but with a fixed lens, these are unique moments so not a deal breaker. Would be great to try multiple exposures on something like this and track the backflip.

TFS
Steve

[Marc Mol]

Appreciate the comments everyone.

Would be great to try multiple exposures on something like this and track the backflip.

I think you meant multiple frames Steve?
Yes, I did and have stiched some together, but most had the subject cut.

[dankearl]

Perfect timing, nits have been mentioned, but a really great shot with easy fixes.

[Arthur Morris]

Toning down the flying trapeze artist a bit would not hurt but this is one amazing images. What amazes me is that the shadow of the adult just missed the baby. Did the sand by the baby come from the leap?

[Marc Mol]

Did the sand by the baby come from the leap?

Correct Artie.

[Steve Canuel]

A very cool shot Marc. How did the baby react to these flips? Just stare? Make noises? Flap its arms up and down? Try some flips itself? I like the expressions on the faces. The baby looks joyfully fascinated and the adult seems like its just focused on a routine. As others have mentioned, a fun image and one that brought a smile to my face.

[Loi Nguyen]

Great image, I too love the expression on the baby, must have been a joy to watch. TFS. Loi

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Awesome image Marc. Love the stare by the little one and the perfectly frozen moment. Cool image!

[edwardselfe]

Very amusing image - enjoyed a lot. Not much to add.
Nice one.
Ed

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Marc,
love the monkey acrobat,well done on capture this, telling a nice story.
I would go for less contrast in the subadult one and lighten a bit the darker parts , plus i would remove the blues/cyan out of the shadow area.

TFS Andreas

[BenBotha]

Love the monkey business. not much to add to the previous posts.

Ben

[Markus Hanika]

Interesting - never seen such action with adults.
Really a frozen moment in time.
It seems to be really hard work to entertain ;-)
I'm not sure if it's the color or the contrast but the difference between the rest of the picture and the "flying" monkey is really striking.
If the sand would be somewhere else and not in front of the baby would have made the shot even better. But you can't have everything.

Markus