Shooting monkeys at London zoo

[Tricky01]

So I spent Saturday wandering around London zoo shooting various animals. Most of my time was spent in with the monkeys - yes you can get inside the wire which makes photography a fair bit easier (details here).

I found a spot in the enclosure beneath a rope and waited; SAL70200 in one hand (spider holster) and 17-35 in the other (round the neck). I waited for one or more of the black capped squirrel monkeys to run over the rope above my head to catch it with the 17-35, but typically they went every other route possible! A bit like waiting for buses; I'd started to wait so I refused to quit and then an hour or so in a group of three or four came over. Was very pleased with the final image (top).

Enjoy...

1. The stake out photo

2.

3. (unfortunate tail clip)

4. Klingon

5. To the top...

Oh, and one more. Doesn't really fit with the set but I like the detail. Call it the bonus ball of the photography world:

 

[Mbuti]

The first shot is amasing.......with the sun behind the tree really frames the image. Top shot and I imagtion we'll worth the waiting?

The second shot doesn't do it for me, I think its the fact the monkey's face is very dark.

I also really like shot 5.

Some great pics.

 

[Tricky01]

Thanks Mbuti, yes I agree - it was worth the wait, I would've been really annoyed if they'd never come over there though! Have to agree with you on pic no.2, this one gets the face better...

...but I just really liked the back lighting and the reds of the plants in the back.

Thanks for your comments, appreciate them