Monkey swipes Canon DSLR for self-portraits

[Steely Dan]

http://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/monkey-swipes-canon-dslr-for-self-portraits/

Monkey swipes Canon DSLR for self-portraits


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A professional wildlife photographer got quite a surprise when a curious primate took several hundred self portraits with his equipment.

David J. Slater, a native of Gloucestershire, was wandering around Indonesia in a national park when a mischievous black-crested macaque snatched his camera equipment and became enthralled with the reflection in the camera lens, as reported by The Telegraph. Slater shoots wildlife with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EOS 40D, thus the DSLR lens was large enough for a clear reflection...

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[Pandora]

Thanks for posting Steely Dan! My husband, who is a photographer, is going to love this story!

 

[tlcya]

ty SD, I so needed this this morning. My attitude has been in sore need of adjustment. As usual, you were just the man for the job.

 

[Steely Dan]

Here's another article with a couple more shots he took;

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...859/Monkey-steals-camera-to-snap-himself.html

 

[SuziQ]

Those are great pics. They made me smile. Thanks Steely!