Jungle beauties

These beautiful creatures were sitting on the fence on the side of the road at Koh Chang in Thailand. I was passing by on a scooter and as I stopped to photograph them more monkeys kept coming. I guess they were curious to see what was going on. How wonderful it was to see and photograph wild animals. They could have disappeared into the rainforest if they wanted but instead they stayed and posed for me - great models. 

I had to use ISO 400 - it was rather dark in the middle of the forest. F/ 3.5 - 4.5. Shutter 1/200. I've kept some color in the b/w effect. I like them that way. 

Captivity

Orangutans in Perth Zoo

Testing my new 50mm lens at Perth Zoo, Western Australia, I found this little beauty. Caged up alone with his mother. I think he's longing for a play buddy.

These pictures was shot through a dirty glass window, and without a zoom lens I had to crop them afterwards. Luckily they were sitting rather close to the window. I kept a hint of color to soften the b/w look.