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Dragonfly
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PostPosted: 21:39 - 11 Jul 2011    Post subject: Monkey steals camera and takes pics Reply with quote
of himself. Now I want to see the rest these shots as these are quite good!

https://matadornetwork.com/bnt/monkey-thief-steals-camera-and-shoots-self-portraits/
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Wildlife photographer David Slater witnessed these skills first-hand while on a three-day trek through an Indonesian national park. With the help of a local guide, he was able to encounter and walk with a group of these rare and inquisitive monkeys. Upon leaving his tripod-mounted camera unattended for a moment, a bold member of the group swooped in and commandeered the prize. As can be expected, chaos and hilarity ensued.

They were quite mischievous, jumping all over my equipment. One hit the button. The sound got his attention and he kept pressing it. At first it scared the rest of them away but they soon came back – it was amazing to watch.

Photos: David Slater

The thief ended up taking hundreds of photographs, including several amazingly in-focus self portraits and one of Slater himself attempting to regain possession of his property.

Crested black macaques aren’t particularly celebrated for their intelligence, but it’s pretty clear that their eye for photography far surpasses mine. I can never achieve anywhere near these kinds of results from the arm-stretchy self-portrait technique employed here.

(Via PetaPixel & The Guardian.)

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PostPosted: 22:16 - 11 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Absolutely loving that top-left one. It's like a regrettable passport photo.
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PostPosted: 22:26 - 11 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thats what I thought to Laughing and for some reason I have a silly accent in my head for such a cheesy photo. Razz
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PostPosted: 22:53 - 11 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Absolutely brilliant, those photo's are amazingly clear.
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PostPosted: 00:29 - 12 Jul 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Macaques are something of a pain in the arse. Not unusual to experience a macaque attack where a whole troop of them raid a group of people and steal stuff off them. Cameras are a favourite target because it invariably gets the biggest reaction.

Rhesus macaques are the worst culprits.
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