A swinging time

Thomas Vijayan's Image

Whilst on safari in India, these grey langurs caught Thomas’s attention.

As the evening light fell, he watched mesmerized as a small langur came down from a branch and used the tails of two others to swing.

Behind the lens

Thomas Vijayan

India

Image details

  • Nikon D4
  • 300mm lens
  • 1/1250 sec at f5.6
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