Out on a Limb

This was not taken in a zoo. After three months trekking alone through the jungles of Borneo, (well, not exactly alone, I did have my porters, just the twelve of them) I came to a clearing where this little monkey was sitting sunbathing in a small patch of bright sunlight within the darkness of the dense jungle. My supplies were down to my last Darjeeling tea box and two Jacobs cream crackers. Afternoon tea would have been unbearable in another day and even the silverware was becoming tarnished in the dreadful humidity of the place. And the porters were beginning to revolt. Things were grim. But the insouciance of this small creature took my breath away and enlivened the ugly mood of the porters long enough for us to reach the river and safety. I was fortunate indeed to have whipped my trusty old D90 and grab-shot him at 200mm. Hand held 1/80th at f5.6.