Cotton Headed Tamarin, by Silvia Casali

I saw these little creatures from far and commented “Ah, another primate”. But when I saw them from close I felt really fascinated. Despite the grid of the cage, I was lucky to be able to capture their velvet shiny head and their incredibly looking like Aboriginal warriors.

Pentax K-x | Exposure 1/125sec @ f/8 | Focal length 200mm | ISO 100
Cotton Headed Tamarin, by Silvia Casali

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | May 21
Award Score: 66 (Value 13, Clarity 12, Composition 17.5, Style 11.5, Skill 12)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Wildlife Photography
Photograph Location: Cornelle Zoo, Valbrembo | Italy

Photographer: Silvia Casali (Reggio Emilia, Italy) Registered
Silvia Casali started experimenting with photography during summer 2010, after she received her first camera as a birthday gift. She had never before been fascinated by photography, because she thought it was not that creative of a process, just a very objective representation of reality. But soon she realized that she was wrong. Even though photography is not her main profession, since that very moment she has tried to practice photography almost every day, learning a little bit of the science related to it. Silvia is grateful to her teachers and friends at Fotografiaprofessionale, who testing her creativity and sensitivity to transform her pictures into something similar to art.

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