The Business of Monkeys

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This shot was taken in People’s Park (former PTA Grounds) in Davao. As far as I know, this is the only monkey, or any other animal for that matter, in the park. He is tied by the leg by a long rope attached to a long bamboo pole. He can run around a tree and the bamboo pole he’s tied to. If he lets you, you can even come close enough to have sit on you head (or shoulders if you’re tall enough). I don’t think he bites or scratches since he was allowed to be that close to the public.

As for the shot, this was taken with the D60 kit lens Nikon AF-S 55-200mm f/4-5.6, which is not really fast. So you can only imagine how many shots I had to take of a small running monkey to get a sharp photo. It was a good thing he sat and ate… a… leaf… Hmmm… Anyway, while he was sitting down, I took the shot. I cropped this photo and played around with it. I increased the foliage “green-ness” and increased the tones so that the monkey’s fur will pop out.

Camera: Nikon D60
Lens: 55-200mm f/4-5.6 VR
Shutter Speed: 1/250″
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 800
Exposure Compensation: ±0EV
Metering Mode: Center Wieghted
Focal Length: 190mm
White Balance: Auto
Picture Control: Vivid