Verreaux's sifaka

Wonderful! Have never seen or heard of this before.
Excellent behavioral shot and fine detail.

Sandy

Nice shot! Good detail in the face, do wish the sifaka was facing the camera just a bit more. Hope to see more of your images from Madagascar. Thanks for sharing.

David, this is wonderful. I love this species and this is a great pose you have captured. Thanks for sharing, I look forward to many more of your Madagascar images.

Beautiful, clear colors, wonderful shot.

Very Interesting shot David. What a treat to witness this.
RickT

I looked at the thumnail on this and said "What the heck??"
Upon opening it....wow! Very nice, and interesting photo of a behavior I didn't know exist!

Welcome to NPN !
It gives you a jump start.
Great body language, dynamic pose with good eye contact!
Jagdeep Rajput

Hi David and welcome to NPN You have chosen well for your first post, this is a very striking image. The body pose is just fantastic with that hand up and the eye focused in the direction of movement. Exposure and detail are good. IMO a lower shooting angle would have made this look even more powerful, making the sifaka look taller and emphasizing the jumping. I know that is easier said than done though .
I have not yet been to Berenty, but have included it in the itinerary on my trip next year and your image makes me wanna go there even more. Thanks for sharing and I am looking forward to more of your Madagascar images.

This is an action pose extraordinaire because not only is it a capture of active behavior, the shape of the subject and your choice of framing make for a very compelling composition. Great first posting. I really look forward to seeing more of your work and also so your participation in the gallery, through offering your insight and reactions to the work of others!

Great catch and thanks for the added info on the behavior. I can imagine it being hard to get a keeper.

bravo , there aint too many of these images about . wish it was on my hard drive.

Very interesting shot. I like the up right pose and seeing the belly and various fur colors, good job in getting such a difficult shot, way to go.

The thumbnail just begged to be opened. Wonderful action image, and a very special moment caught here, David. Love it.

Ha! I went looking in your gallery to see if you've posted up anything new, and not seeing anything since the last one I'd seen I scrolled down your page ... and how delighted I am at having done so!!!

Two things in what you wrote I can immediately relate to, 1. Having so few "successes" from very many attempts at this behaviour, and 2, wondering which of a long series that came out better than most is the best one to show - LOL ;^)

Certainly not an easy experience to shoot: lighting was a major issue for me and, as you surely remember, the relatively short spaces or ground they traverse in this way is covered by them all too quickly, and you're left praying that at least one or two came out alright ;^.

Rest assured that this one's a winner in my book - having been through all this myself - and likely the same for anyone who gets to see it! Looking forward to checking out more of the images in your gallery David and thanks for sharing :^)