Young macaque staring at the photographer

[ihsankhairir]

This long tailed macaque was spotted among the ruins of Kellie's Castle in Perak, Malaysia. Due to its small size, I reckoned it to be an adolescent monkey. I was able to come in close to capture the portrait of this simian with a 35mm lens without it feeling intimidated by my presence. I guess it has become used to human presence in the area since a lot of tourists visit Kellie's Castle especially during the holidays.

Backstory of the photo:
ihsankhairir.blogspot.com/2010/12/im-watching-you.html

Cropped and color corrections in Lightroom. Comments and critique are welcome.

[LoveDSLR]

Playing around with your photo. I hope you don't mind.



Crop
WB & Exposure adjustments
Darken the surrounding

[ihsankhairir]

hmmm so the picture is a bit too warm, eh.

[LoveDSLR]

Originally Posted by ihsankhairir

hmmm so the picture is a bit too warm, eh.

Personal preference only. The left side is too bright thus taking away my attention from the subject.

[fannyanna]

In some ways I prefer the first picture as it really makes the eyes pop. Although yes there are some areas that are a bit too bright.

Either way I think it's a really lovely shot.

[ihsankhairir]

It was quite a sunny day and photo was taken around midday, so maybe that's the reason.

thank you for the comment