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Canon EOS 400D + EF70-200F4L-IS
Exposure:1/100 , Aperture: f/6.3 , Focal Length: 200 mm , ISO Speed: 100
I had loaded my first picture on flickr on 17th December 2006,
Monkeys at Takasakiyama in Oita Prefecture, Japan. JPEGs straight from the camera. ZD150/2.0, wide open, OMD EM-1.
I encountered a very endearing family of wild vervet monkeys who scampered around the gardens of Sun City, opening and eating sugar granules directly out of sachets from sugar bowls on the local cafe tables.
Sun City, South Africa, 2002
(Shot with a Canon EOS 7, 135mm/f4)
Daily Photo - Sleeping Snow Monkeys
This was not an easy place to find! (The geolocation is not exactly right.... but see below)
From JR Tokyo Station, take the JR Shinkansen to Nagano.
From JR Nagano Station, take the Nagano Dentetsu train to Yudanaka. From Yudanaka, take a bus or taxi to Kanbayashi Onsen. From there, it's about a 30 min walk to the Jigokudani Yaen-koen entrance.
I've always wanted to come see the wild snow monkeys... and so I just decided to make it happen this trip. Way up in the mountains of Japan, near Nagano, there is a troop of several dozen wild snow monkeys that roam all around a set of mountains. I didn't know if I'd be lucky enough to catch them or not... some say it is hard, and some people say it is easy. But you never really know! I set out to do my best and see what I could find.
Towards the very top of the cold mountain, there is a hot spring that churns out super-heated water that smells of sulfur. It fills this little pool and the monkeys come down during the day to lounge about, play, rest, eat, and all kinds of other wonderful things.
I spent two days on this mountainside. In the evening, I slept on the floor of a nearby ryokan, which is a traditional Japanese inn. There are about 30+ more stories about things that happened here, including eating crunchy crickets, but I will leave those to accompany future photos.
Another New Video Soon!
I just finished editing together a cool video interview I did with Alfie Goodrich here in Japan a few days ago. He has borrowed an awesome medium-format digital camera, and I asked him a bunch of questions about it. I think you will enjoy learning a little about the camera, about Alfie, and about his photography!
from Trey Ratcliff at www.stuckincustoms.com
Taken at the Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano Prefecture.
it is difficult not to attribute human emotions to photos of snow monkeys. Their behaviour and social skills were often human like - like this embrace between mum and baby.
I spent the day walking around the park with my 70-200mm and 1.4 x extender and didn't feel the need to use a longer telephoto lens as the monkeys are not shy and would often be only a few metres away. Which was probably a good thing. With the heavy snow, the track up to see the monkeys was still being cleared as we were walking up in the morning. I'd hate to think how my back would react if I was carrying 20 kilos of gear uphill.
Monkeys at Takasakiyama in Oita Prefecture, Japan. JPEGs straight from the camera. ZD150/2.0, wide open, OMD EM-1.
Yay! -- made it on to the EXPLORE page... :)
Just got back from a trip to The Gambia
Patas monkey in the Abuko Nature Reserve in The Gambia.
We had a great guide - Dawda Barry (based in Kotu).
Lot's more to come
Aromática e intensa, con sabores tostados y torrefactos combinados con notas dulces y cuerpo pleno y cremoso.
España
UNLIKE THE GREEN VERVET MONKEYS WHO WILL COME OUT OF THE TREES TO BEG FOR FOOD THESE BEAUTIFULL CREATURES ARE EASILY SPOOKED AND CLIMB UP AND OUT OF SIGHT. IF YOU SNEEK UP QUIETLY YOU CAN CAPTURE THEM ON CAMERA.
Found these guys at Vazhachal water falls.
Thanks for the visits, comments and favourites. Have a great week ahead!
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There were quite a few monkeys in the temple area. People feed them nuts and fruits
I trudged upto this fella and decided to do a portrait - closeup
He just ducked back when i took the camera close to his face ... instinctively i guess
And very soon he returned to his munching ways,
guess he sensed that the camera and me were harmless after all
eXplored 22nd August 2012
Scout does not pick this one, odd. But shows up in marcopix.com