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Innocence

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Titi monkey (Callicebus brunneus) being cute as usual.

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Photographing animals in the jungle is one of the most difficult from my point of view. There is very little chance to get a clean AND clear shot when these animals are actively moving around branches. There are few points I would press for during a shot like these~

-Focus.
I must say its fairly well done! Shooting with so many "objects"(leaves) in close proximity to the subject(the monkey in this case) is a very difficult task for the camera's auto focus system to determine the focus point, so its mostly up to the photographer's quick eye and split second decisions

-Light.
Black&white or color, its not easy when you're shooting from the ground up. In this shot you have the trees at the background to minimize back light. I'd say the white balance is perfect, but i would suggest making it a little brighter using computer softwares.

-The subject
Sorry to say but here lies the mistake. The branches are obstructing your subject(the monkey). Viewers look for emotions and actions of the subject in the case of wildlife photography, and the way emotions are understood are through the expressions on their faces and their action with hands and feet (or paws). To understand the title "innocence" the upper part of the body or at least the face should be clearly visible. The presence of surrounding objects is obviously a must, but there is a limit to how much they can obstruct the subject of your picture.

Last point is nothing related to skill or technique. I noticed your lens zoom is at 55mm, so I'm guessing it was at its maximum zoom(if its a stock lens). If you wish for a longer zoom, as a fellow amateur photographer i suggest you get some used lens or old mechanical lenses that comes very cheap even at 200mm to 300mm. It will be difficult to use but I guarantee when you mastered the lens, you'd be really proud!!