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Your kids might not see me in wlid (LTM)


Your kids might not see me in wlid (LTM)
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Copyright: Goutham Ramesh (goutham_ramesh) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 778 W: 152 N: 2579] (10360)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-01-30
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Nikon D 80, Sigma 50 -500mm f4/6.3 DG EX APO HSM
Exposure: f/8, 1/60 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-03-26 2:17
Viewed: 560
Points: 14
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Hi all,

LTM (Lion-tailed_Macaque)

Approximately 2,500 of these animals are left :-(

This is Lion-tailed_Macaque that lives only in the Western Ghats of South India and is very highly endangered species of Macaque, We drove about 500 Kms from Bangalore to Indira Gandhi wildlife sanctuary just to have a look at this and we were very lucky not only to spot them in their natural habitat but also photograph them!

The lighting conditions very difficult and these monkeys have a dark body which is a nightmare for photographers!

One way to get good pictures is use fill in flash! and this is what i did here while this guy was enjoying a "Fig fruit"

Only approximately 2,500 of these animals are left
Their range has become increasingly fragmented by the spread of agriculture , construction of water reservoirs for irrigation and power generation, and human settlements to support such activities. They don't live, feed or travel through plantations. Destruction of their habitat and the fact that they avoid human proximity, has led to the drastic decrease of their population.

Hope you will like it

Goutham Ramesh
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This is a unique species of simians and I am really concerned about their depleting habitat, Goutham. Something needs to be done to save them from complete extinction.
The picture has turned very good with the use of fill flash. I know how difficult it is to shoot inside thick foliage of a wooded area. The light is always dicey.
Thanks for sharing this valuable picture and also for your informative note.
Ram

Nice image, very sharp! Lucky to have seen these :)tfs!

Hi Goutham,
A wonderful capture of this Macaque enjoying a fig fruit.
These must be the fig fruit that Foozi posted a few days ago .... not from a fig palm,but a different fruit that only monkeys eat.
Great shot.
TFS
Steve

Hello Goutham,

Good shot of the Lion Tailed Macaque. Ofcourse we do not get a chance to see them in wild, their numbers are plummeting and it is of a serious concern for NONE. I have never come across any attempt that is good enough to pull back the populatin of species on the brink of extinction.

The primary reasons for our animal friends to go into a state of OBLIVION.


POACHING

DEFORESTRATION

VANISHING HABITATS

CAREFREE CONSERVATION ATTEMPTS

POLLUTION


Cheers,
Prasad

Hi Goutham,
A nice capture of this beautiful Lion tailed macaque. Sad to know that this beautiful monkey is going to be extinct. Excellent use of flash and sharp details with a very good composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1112 W: 23 N: 3660] (13089)
  • [2009-03-26 11:58]

2500?? Another horrifying statistic you present us with. Here in the UK we wiped out most of our large mammals hundreds of years ago and so it's upsetting to see it now going on around the world, little by little.
Anyway, a lovely portrait my friend. The demonstation of the articulate feet leaves me a little envious of him! Great timing.
Paul

Hello Goutham,
a remarkable, very lively, perfectly well composed document of genuine wildlife. I enjoy to see the perfectly well balanced composition with red fruit as an axis, and I admire the wealth of details in the darkness - with the monkey's face and body perfectly well visible und those difficult to manage light conditions in the shadow of trees against brightly sunlighted leaves. A masterly work.
And then the facts about the immense danger of extinction of that species - a very valuable documentation!
Thank you! With best regards,
Peter

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