Barbary Macaques

A few shots from a recent visit to 'Monkey Forest', a woodland park in Staffordshire, which has around 140 Barbary Macaques roaming free.

Taken with 450D and EF-S 55-250 IS.

I'm fairly new to this so any C&C or suggestions to improve would be gratefully received.

Thanks for looking,

Mike.

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Excellent shots...that 55-250mm is quite sharp for the price. I would love to shoot monkeys, but we don't have them here. I guess it's time to take a trip!

Great shots. #1 looks so childlike. How close were you?

Ajosteve, probably your hairy tourists act more like monkeys than bears!

philk54 wrote in post #8739429
Ajosteve, probably your hairy tourists act more like monkeys than bears!

Ha..ha...yeah I think you're right!!!

ajosteve wrote in post #8738224
Excellent shots...that 55-250mm is quite sharp for the price. I would love to shoot monkeys, but we don't have them here. I guess it's time to take a trip!

Thanks ajosteve, I've been pleased with the results from that lens so far. We're lucky to have a facility like 'Monkey Forest' so close. They do make a great subject.

philk54 wrote in post #8739427
Great shots. #1 looks so childlike. How close were you?

Thanks Phil. I was probably no more then 6 feet from her. She was lay in the grass next to the walkway with a second monkey sat grooming her. They seemed so relaxed, and very comfortable around people.

Cheers,

Mike.

Glad to see that 55-250 IS preform so well, as I just bought it as a gift for a new to DSLR owner

Very nice images.

Great shots - definitely going to consider this lens.