Highly Overrated!

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 8, 2011214 views11 comments

Canon EOS 7D, EF 500mm f/4L IS USM, Aperture Priority @ f/8 (1/1250 sec), -1 EV, ISO 400, Tripod, JPEG from RAW, About 70% of Full Frame

One of a number of shots I took of this Ring-Tailed Lemur in Southeastern Madagascar during breaks in our conversation about the merits of closing ones eyes on occasion to prevent redness and irritation; the full caption (which is far too long to fit in the subject header!) is actually, “And I'm Telling You, Blinking is Highly Overrated!” ;^)

Critique and comments always welcome.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 8, 2011 at 1:09 AM

Ashley,

A remarkable capture, what an expression, and as for those eyes

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Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on November 8, 2011 at 8:37 AM

A very beautiful picture, I really like the eyes of the lemur and the frame of leaves

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on November 8, 2011 at 12:16 PM

Great pose and a nice expression on this guy- The subject has terrific detail, and the framing effect of the leaves is excellent on this image- Thanks for sharing, Fabio

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on November 8, 2011 at 12:22 PM

Excellent image overall and composition and likely lots of patience to get this pose is appreciated by me. Good sense of humor in the caption. Thumbs up Ashley

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Comment posted by John Tobias on November 8, 2011 at 4:22 PM

Nice animated image of a ring tailed lemur in a tree! Great expression. TFS.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on November 9, 2011 at 12:33 PM

Ashley, the eyes certainly have it in this one! I like the lemur's expression and the way you used the vegetation to frame it.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on November 10, 2011 at 12:29 AM

Love those eyes !!
Beautifully framed.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 10, 2011 at 7:55 AM

Hi Ashley,

This is a nice photo of a lemur. I like the colour, natural framing provided by the vegetation, and the techs look very solid.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on November 11, 2011 at 9:05 PM

Hey Ashley,
The framing works very well in this image and the eyes really demand attention! Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on November 14, 2011 at 8:09 PM

Very nice light! Like the open mouth and the eyes really pop out.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on November 22, 2011 at 11:02 PM

Many thanks for your kind words and comments Ken, Andrea, Fabio, Charlie, John, Tonia, Jagdeep, Brad, Roman, and Dan :^)

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