Contemplation(f) [20858 Animals Animals and Pet Photography]
Uploaded: February 17, 2004 13:01:56
Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi): 500mm, F6.3, 1/80th sec., Natural light
Eric Highfield February 17, 2004
Ack...I'm having a terrible day! My apologies to everyone who wrote a comment on the previous post of this photo... I deleted it accidentally when uploading this version. I truly appreciate you taking the time to comment. Lori and Paul, thanks for pointing out the lack of detail in the black areas of the fur on the previous version. I hope you enjoy this one better. I have the HARDEST time getting photos posted on the web to look right. The colours are always wrong, and usually there is too much contrast or the focus ends up looking soft, etc. I usually end up getting fed up and settling for "close enough”. If anyone has any tips on this that they are willing to share, I'd really appreciate it. #98394Eric Highfield February 17, 2004
This was the original post for comparison... #383675Burl G. Anderson February 17, 2004
Hi Eric, Looks great to me. 500mm and using the existing light, sharp and well composed. I could only hope to do as good. Well done. #383697Sherri Conley February 17, 2004
Eric, I think this is FANTASTIC! Good job! #383726Murry Grigsby February 17, 2004
Nicely done Eric!! #383796Peter Dove February 17, 2004
Hi Eric,No problem with the shadow comment - and its Peter not Paul ;)
I really like it - cheers again
Peter #384200
Eric Highfield February 18, 2004
Thanks Burl, Sherri, Murry and Peter! #384516Marie Fields February 18, 2004
This is a Terrific image! I love it! #384725Eric Highfield February 18, 2004
Thank you, Marie! I'm glad you enjoyed it. #385647Lonnie Gatlin February 18, 2004
Simply FABULOUS! Wow. This is a WINNER! I would buy this photo! #385664Eric Highfield February 19, 2004
WOW, Lonnie! I'm flattered! Thanks so much for such a GENEROUS comment. I'm fond of this one too... had it printed on a T-shirt as StoneHorse Studios "logowear" to advertise my site when I’m out taking photos. All I need now is summer weather to wear it in (or have jackets made). Thanks again!!! #386806Eric Highfield February 23, 2004
Thanks, Lois! I'm glad you enjoyed it! #392986Marie Fields March 19, 2004
Congratulations, Eric! Just love this image! Good luck! #431863Jill Battaglia March 19, 2004
Excellent!!! Congrats! This is a real winner in my book! :-) #432005Kelly Abernathy March 19, 2004
Congrats again on the finals. Love this image. -KGary O`Dell March 19, 2004
Great Image Eric..and another Congratulations..Gary O #432524Nobu Nagase March 19, 2004
Many congratulations, Eric!!! #433061Murry Grigsby March 19, 2004
Congrats Eric on a terrific finalist!! #433392Colette M. Metcalf March 19, 2004
Congrats, Eric!!! #433535Susie Peek-Swint March 19, 2004
Wonderful capture Eric -- many congrats! #434379Allan L. Whitehead March 19, 2004
Congratulations on this one, Eric. I don't know how I missed it when it was first posted. Well done and good luck - Allan #434420William C. Raco March 19, 2004
What a great expression and pose.bill #434909
Cathy Barrows March 19, 2004
Congrats!...wonderful #435115Cindy Cone March 19, 2004
This is wonderful, Eric! I missed it somehow earlier. Congrats! #435341Jean Papo March 20, 2004
Eric, This is such an amazing shot in so many ways. So tack sharp, such a great contemplative pose, such a great composition! And the framing is the icing on the cake!!!! I'll bet you love that 500 mm lens! You do great things with it!!!!! Great work, Eric!!! #436227Karen Engelbreth March 20, 2004
Big congrats Eric - cool shot!!#436590
Eric Highfield March 20, 2004
Marie, Jill, K, Gary, Nobi, Murry, Colette, Susan, Allan, William, Cathy, Mark, Cindy, Jean & Karen, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!! I really appreciate all of your support and encouragement!Jean - it's actually a Sigma 50-500mm EX, and it's a great bargain for the money (of course this is always relative when talking about camera equipment!). It sounded too good to be true, and they gave me a 14 day tryout period with a hassle free return policy. Needless to say it never went back. It's performed beyond my expectations at the 300-500mm range, good in the 200's and average (at best)in the short ranges. That's fine with me; I'd rather use my MUCH smaller & lighter lenses for the shorter ranges anyway. For super-telephoto work, it's a real gem!
Bill - actually I did still fiddle with this image after the close of the Feb competition in(vain)effort to get the web version to look closer to the Master file. The final version that I had decided on is not this one, and is posted here, if you're interested:
http://www.stonehorsestudios.com/-/stonehorsestudios/detail.php?photoID=307237&cat=3233 #436964
Mette Vendelboe Allison March 21, 2004
Great photo! Congrats! #438268Eric Highfield March 21, 2004
Thanks so much, Mette! I'm thrilled that this one was so well received!! #438691Eric Highfield March 07, 2005
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