Eyes of the Jungle

[Subharghya]

Gray Langur
Kanha Tiger Reserve MP India

These eyes always watch over the forest and alert everybody as soon as they spot any predator, so we call them "Eyes of the Jungle" :) ... This monkey is an exposure nightmare and you can see why but I like their wonderfully expressive faces

EXIF : Canon 40D, Canon 300 f2.8 + 2x TC, 600mm, f5.6, 1/640, ISO 400, -0.3 Compensation (Center Weighted)


Note: if you do not like borders around images then please ignore it

[Harshad Barve]

Some how I dont like borders
lovely eyes , ya they are eyes of IJ
TFS

[Kiran Khanzode]

Those eyes speak, great clarity !! Kanha is calling me....can't wait to be there.

[D. Robert Franz]

A great portrait. Nice light and comp.

[Carl Gandolfo]

Nice image - well done!! I tend to get that same look from my wife every once in a while. :)

[Rich Ikerd]

Wonderful portrait Subharghya! Great detail and you handle the tough exposure between face and fur perfectly.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Subharghya,
Nice portrait. It is not always easy to get their eyes right.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Danny Laredo]

Lovely looking portrait. Sweet light and facial expresion.

[Fabs Forns]

Very good looking and interesting portrait. I fin the blacks in the face were a bit blocked, so I used Shadow/Highlight, on a layer, with settings of:
Amount: 44
Tonal Width: 67
Radius: 126

Then created a layer mask and painted black with the brush too to erase the effect from the BG and the light fur at 100% opacity.
Brushed the mouth at 25% opacity to return some black to it.

Hope you like it.

[David Fletcher]

Wonderful portrait with cracking sharpness. Love that slightly cocked head as if to say, "you looking at me, so what". Very well done.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Very good work mate, Fabs' repost is tops. I am trying to ignore that border as you had requested. :D Thanks for sharing. :)

[John Ippolito]

Lovely portrait, and Fabs repost made it a bit stronger for me. Nice work.

[Vivek Khanzode]

Good light and good capture... I have a similar shot and these are very difficult to meter properly. You did a great job.

Thanks for sharing.

-- V

[Morkel Erasmus]

Fabs repost makes this shine, but great expression and detail captured!