Stump-tailed Macaque & Infant

Image Critiques Wildlife Critiques
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During our recent trip to Thailand last October we visited a Monastery near our lodge. This was an impromptu visit because we encountered heavy rains that canceled a few of our hide scheduled photo ops. The monks, we were told, place long green beans out along a road on the grounds every afternoon around 5PM to feed the local Stump-tailed Macaques. And on queue several troops showed up to jockey and fight for position. Here I caught an image of a mom and her infant waiting out the commotion in the rain.

The scene required a fairly high ISO which is apparent but I felt was warranted to capture the image .

Keang Krachan, Thailand

What technical feedback would you like if any? Any and all comments are appreciated.

What artistic feedback would you like if any?

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Any pertinent technical details:

D500
500mm f/4
1/250s @ f/8
ISO 4000
Gotzo Monopod w/ RRS MH head

You may only download this image to demonstrate post-processing techniques.
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Excellent composition, subject matter, and execution, Chuck. Well done.

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Yes Sandy you’re right, the file I posted (2000px) needed another more aggressive round of NR which I realized after I posted. I miss the delete feature from the old format.

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Beautiful expressions and I love the soulful eyes, but the noise is too much.
I would have preferred a touch more canvas at the bottom, so that hand is not cut and the curve of baby’s body is shown.