Colobus Monkey through chain link

[SolventSolution]

Hey all,

I shot this at the San Diego Zoo.

Do you feel that the chain link in the foreground or bright area in the background is distracting? Also, is there anything I could of done before the shot or in post to minimize the chain link? Fortunately most of the monkeys face is framed in a 'hole' in the fence. Unfortunately I think the left eye is not as bright as the right due to the fence.

Anyways thanks for the help in advance.



Date Taken: 2011-08-21 10:29:45
Camera: NIKON D3000
Lens: Nikkor AF-S 55-300 VR
Exposure Time: 0.004s (1/250)
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 800
Focal Length: 300mm
flash did not fire

[sk66]

It's a bit distracting.
I don't think you were close enough to the fence.

[crockny]

The background is more distracting to me ... it's too bad - the monkey itself is good ... can you darken and/or blur the background more in PP?

[SolventSolution]

Thanks sk66 and crockney for the C&C.

unfortunatelly there was a railing infornt of the fence forcing me to keep my distance.

as far as the PP I don't have a program yet other than Nikons which leaves a lot to be desired.

[Markel253]

Considering the conditions under which you took this shot, I think it came out well. The background does not bother me very much, and if you hadn't mentioned the chain link fence, I might not even have noticed it.

Can I assume you focused this shot manually as opposed to autofocus?