Orangutan

4 years 8 months ago #649978 by Piechura
I don't have a proper wildlife lens, so I was lucky this little guy came right up to us.


Make: Panasonic
Model: DMC-GH2
Lens: OLYMPUS M.45mm F1.8
ISO: 160
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec
Captured: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:16pm


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4 years 8 months ago #649993 by Nikon Shooter

Piechura wrote: I don't have a proper wildlife lens


I will believe that such thing exists only when I am shown a red hair
comb or an auburn specific hair brush, a left handed matchbox or an
upright standing ball.

Playful young fellow you got there! :)

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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4 years 8 months ago #650070 by Daryl Flores
Not bad at all. Nice snap here. Is this in a zoo? 


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4 years 8 months ago #650095 by Piechura
No, it's wild. It's in Sepilok Rainforest Discovery Centre. They've basically built a canopy-level walkway on the edge of the rainforest, and some of the orangutans like to visit. You can also get shots of flying squirrels if you're much better at photography than me and have a really long lens.


Make: Panasonic
Model: DMC-GH2
Lens: OLYMPUS M.45mm F1.8
ISO: 160
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec
Captured: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:17pm


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4 years 8 months ago #650221 by Jin Hyuk Kwon
Good shot! Wildlife shots are always very fascinating. Are the orangutans not violent? 


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4 years 8 months ago #650378 by Piechura

Jin Hyuk Kwon wrote: Good shot! Wildlife shots are always very fascinating. Are the orangutans not violent? 


Nah, orangutans are about as chilled as you can get. Its mum was in the trees about 20 metres away. Chimpanzees are dangerous, but I don't think I've ever heard of an attack from an orangutan on a human. Certainly not a wild one, anyway.


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4 years 8 months ago #650419 by Joshua Atkins
Nice shot! Awesome wildlife in here! How many can you see around in the area? 


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4 years 8 months ago - 4 years 8 months ago #650476 by Piechura

Joshua Atkins wrote: Nice shot! Awesome wildlife in here! How many can you see around in the area? 

You can see quite a lot because a lot of the forest has been cut down, so they're all concentrated in the nature reserves and national parks. It's bad for the orangutans, but it makes getting a photo pretty easy. There are also rehabilitation centres where you're basically guaranteed to see them, but obviously the photos will be more like you'd get in a zoo.

I spent about a week down in Sepilok and the Kinabatangan river and I also go photos of two elephants crossing a river (and stupidly forgot to check my ISO so was shooting at 1600 on a bright morning), hornbill, crocodile, macaques, proboscis monkeys, a tarsier, various lizards, frogs, spiders, insects, etc. I also got a pretty terrible video of a flying squirrel and loads of photos of the sun bears at the sun bear sanctuary (none in the wild, unfortunately). I did also see a mouse deer briefly, but there was no chance of getting a photo of that. I'd love to go back with a proper long lens though, because a lot of the time you're taking photos from a boat. They also do night walks in the jungle with a guide who are just incredible at spotting tiny animals you'd never notice.

I quite liked this shot but a lot of my photos showed the limitations of my camera (and talent). This is pretty cropped so there's a bit of noise. Good enough for Facebook though.


Make: Panasonic
Model: DMC-GH2
Lens: OLYMPUS M.45mm F1.8
ISO: 160
Aperture: f/1.8
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec
Captured: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 17:27pm


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4 years 8 months ago #650676 by Monica Martinez
It must have been a wonderful experience! The monkey looks very cute too! 


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4 years 8 months ago #652710 by Kira Minori
They are really cute. I like it that they are friendly. Well done. 


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