monkey right outside my front door....

[Gato Moteado]

high ISO snapshot of a squirrel monkey hanging from a banana plant in front of my house.

[Skittles]

1. that monkey is arrogant I tell you

thinks he is all that

[Bayard]

3. And a bag of chips!

[MLAA]

2. Too cute. Where in the world do you live that these marvelous creatures visit you?

[Skittles]

4. according to the profile

Costa Rica

[Gato Moteado]

6. it's true!

i'm in CR

[Skittles]

8. how big is that monkey

and what is he hanging on?

[Gato Moteado]

10. small....probably equal to or smaller than an average house cat

and he's hanging on the flowering stem of a fruiting banana plant

[Skittles]

12. this is kind of cool

I was.....eating a banana while reading this reply

[Tom Kitten]

5. What a face!

Cute but mischievous looking...did he find any bananas?

[Gato Moteado]

7. there was a large group of them....

....they come through every day.....they got all the ripe bananas before the white faced capuchins came by.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. What a great shot, my dear Gato! Crisp, clear, sharp!

And he's got the best expression going!

Well done.

[Gato Moteado]

11. thanks, peggy

i'll see if i can get some better shots tomorrow

[George McGovern]

13. Fantastic photograph Gato Moteado! Excellent composition, real nice dof.

[Gato Moteado]

15. thanks......it's ok for a snapshot, but.....

....this is a no no:



i was using a 500mm prime so i couldn't move back without scaring the monkey. i should have gone vertical (portrait) with the camera but i hate shooting like that. it's best not to chop off hands and feet....i used to do it all the time and it didn't bother me....until it did....and now it's like fingernails on a chalkboard, esp when i see a pro do it.

also, i was shooting hand held and i don't have the steadiest of hands so i was using a SS of 1/800 in moderate to low light so the ISO was 4500. the D850 is pretty good in low light for having such a tight pixel pitch but in this case, there was too much noise for me:

[Callalily]

14. Great photo!

But I would not want a monkey right outside my door!

[Gato Moteado]

16. thanks....monkeys outside the door are not bad....

....compared to what else is out there.....fer-de-lances, eyelash vipers, etc