Wildlife Photo Competition 4 2017 : Entry Number 64

Judges Comment

A nice composition and strong contrast make those colors really pop and give this mandrill a pretty serious though very smart appearance.

Photographers Comment

The picture was shot in the Gabon rainforest, one of the few places in the world where mandrills live in the wild. The male mandrill is the most colorful among monkeys. The chicks ara pale blue, and their color increases with sexual excitement. The photograph was shot with a Nikon D3S paired with a Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 lens.
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