Another shot from April's Costa Rica Workshop trip.
This was taken at Manuel Antonio Park, on the southern Pacific coast. We were walking on one of the paths and came across a group of people watching a 3-Toed Sloth, carrying a baby, moderately high up in a tree. I found a position to set up, and started shooting. Interestingly, it kept climbing lower and lower, moving about as fast as any sloth I've seen before.
Now I had heard many times before that Sloths spend essentially all their time in trees, coming down only perhaps once a week, to defecate. And it appeared that this one was about to do just that, which I had never seen before. It continued its downward climb, despite a moderate crowd of people not too far away, and proceeded to take care of its business.
I may be imagining it, but that facial expression looks somewhat similar to that of a human involved in a similar activity!
No flash was used, as one of the Park Personnel was actively advising everyone that flash was not permitted (in my opinion, a well-intentioned, but misguided attitude that I frequently encounter), so I had to bump up ISO and slow my shutter speed.
This was taken at Manuel Antonio Park, on the southern Pacific coast. We were walking on one of the paths and came across a group of people watching a 3-Toed Sloth, carrying a baby, moderately high up in a tree. I found a position to set up, and started shooting. Interestingly, it kept climbing lower and lower, moving about as fast as any sloth I've seen before.
Now I had heard many times before that Sloths spend essentially all their time in trees, coming down only perhaps once a week, to defecate. And it appeared that this one was about to do just that, which I had never seen before. It continued its downward climb, despite a moderate crowd of people not too far away, and proceeded to take care of its business.
I may be imagining it, but that facial expression looks somewhat similar to that of a human involved in a similar activity!
No flash was used, as one of the Park Personnel was actively advising everyone that flash was not permitted (in my opinion, a well-intentioned, but misguided attitude that I frequently encounter), so I had to bump up ISO and slow my shutter speed.
Canon 1D Mark 2
Canon 100-400/f3.5-5.6 IS at 400 mm
ISO 1000, f/5.6, 1/80 second - Manual Exposure
Canon 100-400/f3.5-5.6 IS at 400 mm
ISO 1000, f/5.6, 1/80 second - Manual Exposure
