Sleepy Heads III

Ashley, I like this one best of the 3. I like the open mouth, brings some action into the scene. Thanks for sharing.

I like the display of the teeth Ashley and it tells your story nicely

Thanks for taking the time and sharing your comments John and Kurt, much appreciated :^)

That's quite a set of teeth, they really grab and hold my interest.

This is a cool image Ashley. The fact that it is jawning and stretching as well as the curved position of the tail make the image interesting enough to work without a visible open eye; an eye is not always a requirement. The uniform BG suits the colors of the lemurs and makes this a very clean shot, directing all the attention to the lemurs
About your remark:

I like 'em and for the most part that's what really counts right? ;^)

You are so right Ashley!

Thanks for your appreciative comments Mark and Vincent, real pleased you guys apparently liked this as much as I do :^)

Hi Ashley,

I prefer the horizontal composition here (compared to the previous vertical ones) - I like how it gives a little more space around the sides of the lemurs and I think it works better with the horizontal line provided by the ledge they're sitting on. I also like the split you chose between the foreground and the background and the tail curl is great.

On the yawn...when you say:

I've gathered that most people don't care much for shots where there's nothing to been seen of the subject's eyes

I suspect this statement was derived from my comment on your previous image of a yawning lemur...I hope you didn't take it to mean that ALL wildlife images MUST contain an eye or they don't work - that was not the intent of the comment (and I certainly don't believe that). I was simply referring to the fact that with almost all yawns one loses the eye (because with most species when they yawn they close their eyes - like here). Personally I don't find yawn shots too compelling, so for ME if I have to choose one or the other (yawn vs. a compelling shot that includes an open eye), I'll take the shot with the open eye!

This image does show the teeth of the lemur nicely and the brightness of those teeth DID draw my eye.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Thanks for your posting your thoughts and comments on this one Brad, and not to worry; I understood and appreciated everything you said :^)