tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778989718498241226.post9135602746925472762..comments2023-10-15T17:30:45.430+03:00Comments on philsgood photo a day: kirk's red colobus - jozani forest, zanzibarphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356821727851276753noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778989718498241226.post-53350182849281990102008-01-03T16:24:00.000+03:002008-01-03T16:24:00.000+03:00score. this is one of the favorite animal photos t...score. this is one of the favorite animal photos that i've taken. when it comes to wildlife photography i guess there are two things i'm looking for. one, is the once in a lifetime shot. a lion and a gorilla tagteaming, taking down a buffalo while in the background a leopard jumps from a tree that's being struck by lightning. not common, but it happens, and if you're there you get the cover of national geo. two, is the portrait. not just a picture of an animal, but a portrait that tells you a little about them. as if you could direct it and pose it in the perfect light and background and context.<BR/><BR/>so i feel like this comes as close to an animal portrait as any wildlife shot i've taken.<BR/><BR/>i don't know if these colobus are endangered technically, but they're rare, which also adds to this being a good shot. there are a couple habituated groups in jozani forest on zanzibar, so it's possible to get right among them. good stuff.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356821727851276753noreply@blogger.com