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There is no monkey like snow monkey!
Started August 14, 2009 @ 8:49pm by Sasha
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| There is no monkey like snow monkey! | August 14, 2009 @ 8:49pm | I was going through my Japan folder and wanted to share with you the photos of my favorite creatures.
Oops!
Monkey Lisa
Oh, boy...
My mom tell me to put my hood on all the time
There are 1, 2, 3, 4.. 5! days till Xmas!
Boy, where did I hide it?!
Spa treatments
Mothers in the spa, don't eave your children alone!
Singing in a spa
Meditating
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Bill H.
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| August 14, 2009 @ 8:58pm | Sasha, Stunning photos, I think the spa treatments are my favorites.
Bill H.
Bill H.
PPY
" Do not go where the path might lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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| August 14, 2009 @ 9:52pm | | Thanks, Bill. |
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Tim Gray
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| August 14, 2009 @ 9:57pm | | Wonderful series - I agree that the spa images are particularly nice. |
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Flo
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| August 15, 2009 @ 12:39am | Wow, these are fantastic! You've certainly captured their personalities very well. I don't know which is my fav - I want 'em all! A whole wall full of them! That'd be a great way to start a day - to come downstairs and be able to look at these wonderful animals each day!
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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RickT
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| August 15, 2009 @ 10:02am | Great set! You could have dribbled them out to us one by one and kept your thread alive for a month  .
I like your decision to concentrate mainly on their faces, which aren't just sometimes comical, but also very expressive. In reading about these Japanese macaques, I was surprised to find out that a single macaque accidentally discovered the comfort of the hot springs while chasing some food thrown by humans (1963). Within a couple of years the entire social group was soaking in the springs during the winter.
RickT
Boulder, Colorado
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwteichler/
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Becky
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| August 15, 2009 @ 8:23pm | Great shots and their faces are so expressive. I too am glad you went for the intimate facial shots.
Becky |
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JPetty
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| August 15, 2009 @ 11:32pm | I don't see how these could be any better. You have not only captured the storytelling moments but have done it with finesse and expertise.
Janet
Go ahead and play with the images. I would ask that when you post them on other sites (such as Flikr, Photobucket, etc.) that you credit my photography. I would do the same for you! Other than that, I'm E Z T D B W. |
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| August 16, 2009 @ 2:29am | | I agree with all of the above. These are wonderful! Was this at a zoo, or in the wild? |
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| August 16, 2009 @ 2:41am | Thank you very much, I am glad you enjoyed the photos. I had so much fun photographing them (though I almost froze
This is not a zoo. I photographed the monkeys at two locations - in Kyoto, and in Nagano prefecture. In both locations monkeys live in the wild, but during the day they come to the touristy places attracted by food the workers supply. |
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| August 16, 2009 @ 4:59am | Sasha there are some amazingly powerful emotional archetypes in these images,
The one with the head in the water and the eyes closed is a symbol of relaxation and peace.
Or the shot of the monkey in the water looking at his open hand has always been an image associated with great philosophical questions such as who am I, who made me, etc.. I have often looked at my own hand in this way, it is a very powerful image.
The Mother holding the baby in her arms with a look in her eyes as she looks around, protecting her child.
The shot with the young monkey holding up the arm of the father, and the fathers face radiating patience as he puts up with this game.
REALLY powerful shots Sasha now when is the next plane to Japan 
Ok ok maybe not so please... for me... post some more images from your trip there.
Danny |
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Last Edit: August 16, 2009 @ 1:42pm by Danny | |
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