Wise monkey of the forest

[Steve Kaluski]

With the exchanges with Gabriela over her Baboons, I thought I would just revisit this old favourite with the advances of Lr/PS and I was quite surprised just how much more I could pullout, especially the finer details.

Taken whilst parked up having breakfast in Ranthambore with my great friend Dicky Singh, Mr Tiger, who sadly and suddenly, passed away last month, Dicky has left a huge hole personally and for Tiger conservation, RIP my friend.

Steve

Subject: Gray Langur (Semnopithecus schistaceus).
Location: India
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens: EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXT HH
Exposure: 1/640 at f/11 ISO2500 EV +0.33
Original format: Portrait, almost FF
Processed via: LRC 13.1 & PS 25

[Gabriela Plesea]

Dear Steve,

Was sad to hear about Dicky Singh's sudden passing, indeed a massive loss to conservation and also, to those who knew and were privileged to spend time with him.

This is a beautiful image with stunning colours and such fine detail. Wonderful pose from this Langur, love those eyes. Great point of view. PP looks effortless, a clean image with great IQ and I enjoyed viewing, tremendously.

Glad to learn that our exchanges made you revisit some folders. You've given me inspiration and motivation for so many years, thank you Steve.

Warmest regards,

[Gerald Kelberg]

Beautiful image, Steve.

The soft light on the face, bright shining eyes and tactile fur all contribute to making this an exceptional image.

Such a sad, serious moment of contemplation!

Thanks for sharing,

Gerald

[Jonathan Ashton]

Absolutely super, ideal in fact....... but I have to say I didn't appreciate many shortcomings in your previous posts.

[Steve Kaluski]

Thanks folks.