Snow Monkeys

[Tilt]

Hold still little fella.

:lol: Some people need to get super close, here I captured a tourist trying his luck in the mountains near Nagano, Japan. I was concerned the monkey was going to take a swipe for his camera and give it a wash in that hot spring!

Michael

[Dennis]

Hah – nice shot Michael! It begs the question – who is watching whom??

It must have been an enthralling place to visit and see these primates in the hot springs.

Cheers

Dennis

[BerrieK]

Lovely photo.

The monkeys' fingers look almost human.

[spacezebra]

Great image - the snow monkey looks to be studying you Michael?

Cheers Petra d.

[acropolite]

A brave man, these monkeys often cary a herpes B virus which can be fatal to humans.

In Launceston they were going to put the resident Macaque monkeys down because of the danger, but the public outcry caused a rethink, public donations allowed building of a new $500,000 enclosure and the monkeys live on.
Here's some shots of the little fella's in Launceston.

[Tilt]

No that's not me in the image, its a backpacker from the UK. I saw him creeping closer and closer and I was thinking "Mate, what are ya doing?" I believe the monkeys can be fast, and unpredictable. I'll just stick to using a longer zoom :)

Michael

[iceman]

Nice shots Michael!

[spacezebra]

Hi Michael

Thanks - I need to read posts more closely. And you were wise to keep your distance. Cheers Petra d.

[Tilt]

Another one using the Canon 70-200 f/2.8.

Michael