Luciano Candisani
Brazil
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Luciano had to climb the cecropia tree, in the protected Atlantic rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil, to take an eye-level shot of this three-toed sloth.
Sloths like to feed on the leaves of these trees, and so they are often seen high up in the canopy.
Behind the lens
Image details
- Nikon D800
- 24-70mm f2.8 lens
- 1/800 sec at f11
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