On Saturday 23rd January 2010 I took my family to South lakes Animal park in Cumbria, just outside the lake district national park near Dalton in furness, it was free to anyone who donated at Least £2 each to the Haiti fund, it is also free tomorrow See here
The weather was not the best, extreme fog, but cleared a little on several occasions….I was hoping to use my 70-300 for most of the day but with poor light I just used my 90mm Tamron macro lens most of the day, glad I did, got a few nice shots I think.
This one is a shot of a Black and white Ruffed lemur.
Hope you like it…
Info from here
Called the ruffed lemur because of its thick coat, it lives in the eastern rainforests and has one of the loudest voices of any animal for its size.
The explosive barks shatter the peace of the forest and the zoo when they communicate, it can travel over a kilometer through the trees.
And was it noisy!!
Gave this shot the SC treatment
Shot with a Nikon D300 and Tamron 90mm macro lens
f 3.5
1/400 sec
ISO 200
zoo, cumbria, lemur, sc, selective_colour, selective_color, south_lakes_wildlife_park, black_and_white_ruffed_lemur, dalton_in_furness, aorbfebfeatures
Comments
Super close-up Jason and good SC …
Hahaha, Didn’t wanna get any closer, have you seen this things growl LOL, appreciated mate..
– Jason Connolly
I love it. How close were you, actually? After seeing Mr Aggression at Work, I’m mildly apprehensive.
Thanks Sheila, I was about a foot away , actually my son took a shot of me taking a shot of one with a sign in front saying these lemurs have sharp teeth and may bite.
Shall I put it up?
Really pleased you like the shot my good friend.
– Jason Connolly
haha, i love SC eyes shots, done very well here too mate
Cheers Ryan, much appreciated mate.
– Jason Connolly
Wow , this is a fantastic shot Jason!
Tahnks for the wow Mindy, really appreciate that my friend.
– Jason Connolly
Looks great in S/C jason.
Excellent capture, Jason.
Great shot Jason. Looks fabulous in SC & closeup.
Fantastic capture Jason. A real beauty. Love the S.C and the shallow depth of field. Must have fave. Just popped back on R.B to get your address and spotted these two additions. Superb.
Those eyes are so intense! This is a wonderful shot Jason!