Monkey

[anishm_1234]

I'm new to photography, and this is one of my first shots using my new camera. Any suggestions are welcome

[windrider86]

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[anishm_1234]

Originally Posted by windrider86

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Here's some info about the photo:

Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 135 mm (taken with a Canon 18-135 IS)
ISO 400

I'm new to photography, and would welcome any suggestions to improve my photos.

Thanks!

[salome1789]

Hm I would have waited a bit longer, maybe you could have cought the monkey watching in your camera, his face is a bit dark.

[anishm_1234]

Originally Posted by salome1789

Hm I would have waited a bit longer, maybe you could have cought the monkey watching in your camera, his face is a bit dark.

Good point. I could have done that, but I expected it to run away after it had completed eating.

[Bruce A]

If you have Photoshop or something similar perhaps you could lighten his face with the dodge tool. Maybe crop it just a little to the left of his back as well and then you'd have a pretty good shot.

[boun]

tighter crop would do in this case. Background i dominant this way, crop tighter and as said above lighten a bit, that way you can get the best out of this pic in my humble opinion

[nikonNadia]

i agree with both of the above posts - the monkey is a little bit dark, and the background is a little bit busy, which draws the attention away from the main subject. after you tweak that, i think it'd be a great photo!

[anishm_1234]

Thanks Nadia, boun and Bruce. I'll be back with some more (hopefully better) pictures soon.