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Black Handed
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Copyright: Ralf Lukovic (ralfsworld) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 503 W: 88 N: 1796] (6056)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-16
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon 20D, Canon 100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-08-16 1:42
Viewed: 760
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I found this guy in the Belize jungle when I was looking @ old pyramids in Lemonai area. They where jumping a round high in the trees. I found this one here on this tree and I made few shots. This is shot #2 and if you want to see #1 you can visit my gallery and check Belize...

I have one more monkey spices from Belize (Howler Monkey) which I am going to present some time :)

20D @ 400mm, hand held.

Spider Monkey

Scientific name: Ateles geoffroyi
Order: Primates
Family: Cebidae (new world monkeys)
Subfamily: Atelinae
Genus: Ateles
Species: Geoffroyi (Black Handed Spider Monkey)
Subspecies: geoffroyi (Geoffroy's Spider Monkey)

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
New World The Western hemisphere; specifically the continents of North and South America.monkeys like the spider monkey are more primitive than old world monkeys. Their brains are less complex, their thumbs are not opposable and their nostrils are further apart. They have slender bodies and limbs with long narrow hands.

The black-handed spider monkey has a light to medium
brown body and darker limbs with the hands and feet usually black in color. The tail is sometimes longer than the body. When the animal is on the lookout, it stands or walks on two feet, using the tail to hold on to a support. In the wild, the Spider monkey rarely comes down to the jungle floor.

Spider monkeys live in evergreen rainforests, semi deciduous and mangrove forests, almost never coming to the ground. In these forests they live mostly in the upper canopy, preferring undisturbed high forest. They will be found in other forest types if habitat is limited, hunting pressure light and other primate competitors are not present. They are more flexible than their South American primate cousins in habitat adaptation...
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  • falke Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 158 W: 17 N: 443] (1590)
  • [2007-08-16 2:23]
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Another amazing photo from you! Incredible good pose, nice colours and great handling from you!

Best regards/Bengt

Hi Ralf.
Wow,great shot of him looking right at you. Wonderful composition of him sitting in the same line as the fork in the tree, both on the V. Pin sharp and exposed well for the black with good detail. For hand held, excellent.

Kathleen

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  • Rolf Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 59 W: 0 N: 27] (196)
  • [2007-08-16 4:39]

Hi Ralf
Really nice composition and details on this monkey!
TFS
Rolf

Excellent work Ralf.
Great eye contact with very good exposure, colors, DOF, POV, and sharp details..
Really like the balanced composition and pose of the animal, with its tail curled around the tree branch too :)
Very well done!
Howard

nice look, TFS Ori

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 755 W: 0 N: 1515] (6922)
  • [2007-08-16 6:03]

Hi Ralf
Very nice composition.Excellent POV and as usual very sharp details.The eye's contact is also excellent.

Hi Ralf
a good example with perfect centered compo, the form of the tree fills the frame in a great way
tfs
tom

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2465 W: 168 N: 7448] (23526)
  • [2007-08-16 8:13]

Hello Ralf,
Wow, I really like the pose of your model here!! Terrific composition and excellent sharpness and colours. I like the natural background very much too.
TFS and cheers, Ulla

hi ralf,
fantastic pose of that monkey and great eye-contact.
like the framing and the DOF.
very good details.warm colours.
tfs - carole

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2348 W: 61 N: 3801] (12188)
  • [2007-08-17 1:45]

Hi Ralf,
Lovely photo in all aspects! Bravo and TFS
Have a nice weekend
Selen

Great shot Ralf
Well composed and exposed.
Good sharpness and great eye contact.

Chris

Beautiful capture! He's well aware of you, isn't he? Good detail, but a little dark overall. Posted it to the workshop, to tinker with it a little. ;)
Bravo! Cheers, Klaus

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