The Annoying Monkey!

You did an excellent job with the dof, nice to have the f2.8 option with that lens. The image could use a little more room at the bottom for the tail, I think I would have been rather captivated with the facial expression at the time and likely done the same thing. I like the way you positioned his body slightly off the center line, as the raised arm and tail balance this. Personally, he isn't annoying me - did he take your lunch or just make a lot of noise???

Cool image Mervyn. I like the pose and expression of the monkey as well as the odd tree it is sitting in. The BG is a bit busy, but because of the shallow DOF very acceptable. Maybe a slight mid-tone contrast boost on the monkey alone will make him stand out even better against that BG.

I think this works well given difficult shooting circumstances. Interesting that the web of similar sized branches helps to anchor him against the broken leafed background.