Vervet Monkey.

[Ignacio Yufera]

A Vervet Monkey near Negele, Ethiopia.
I felt leaving more of the tail created too much empty space to the left; also, detail in the face would be hard to see. Would really appreciate any comments.

Canon 1D MkIII, Canon 800 f/5.6; 1/160 s @ f/6.3, exp +1/3. ISO 320

[Todd Frost]

Would like to see it with the tail also. Very nice exposure and sharpness. Love the bg. Not a tree I want to climb, those thorns look like they could do some damage. Upper branch is a little distracting, looks like it could be removed without to much trouble if it is with in your ethics to do so. It is part of the habitat so leaving it is a representation of what you saw. Well done. TFS
Todd

[Marc Mol]

Lovely image depicted here Ignacio, with strong diagonal lines and superb BG.
The upper foliage does not concern me so much as the loss of the tail, can understand why you didn't include
it but I feel this image would be enhanced with it's inclusion.
TFS

[Danny Laredo]

Sweet pose and capture. Love the look.

[Kiran Khanzode]

I love the separation you obtained here, very sharp image, what was in the BG ?

[Vida van der Walt]

Ignacio, great pose and love the sharp detail. Lovely colours and bg.:)

[Steve Kaluski]

The diagonal line is very good and the light & colour works well.

The small part of foliage creeping in top left isn't an issue unlike sadly, the tail that has already been covered.

Nice detail in the face and the eyes are spot on.:)

Steve

[D. Robert Franz]

I like it as is.. Those long tails can be a problem for compositions...

[DanWalters]

Nice light and I really like the color of the background and the framing of the trees. The cut off tail does not really bother me.

[Ignacio Yufera]

I love the separation you obtained here, very sharp image, what was in the BG ?

Thanks Kiran; if I remember correctly, just a stretch of bare sand... Got lucky.

[Grace Scalzo]

I feel that as presented, my eye just keeps drifting down to the missing tail. Since it is otherwise such a fine and interesting image, would cropping to right above where the branch enters the frame (almost a square format) be an option? When I do that, my eye goes right to the face of your subject and the tail becomes a non-issue. Just an idea.

[Ignacio Yufera]

I feel that as presented, my eye just keeps drifting down to the missing tail. Since it is otherwise such a fine and interesting image, would cropping to right above where the branch enters the frame (almost a square format) be an option? When I do that, my eye goes right to the face of your subject and the tail becomes a non-issue. Just an idea.

Thanks for the suggestion Grace, I will give that a try.