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Fantastic composition.
As you wrote : not perfect.
It lacks a bit of DOF.
If I was the author I would wish to have the RAW of it & expect progress in noise-reducing software
I presume it is either a crop or taken in a zoo.
Try to turn it B&W, deliberately blurring it
So long & thanks for all the droids :)
Jérôme
It lacks DOF because I couldn’t do otherwise. I shot this picture almost in the dark (as you can tell by the use of 6,400 ISO.) I did use noise-reducing software but I deliberately turned it down a notch because the result was not great looking. And I don’t mind leaving noise on this photo. I tried B&W but it’s just not my style :)
And it’s not a crop, it was taken in a zoo in Tokyo (as you can tell by the tags on Flickr.)
Maybe you can add a little more sharpness with a highpass filter around the eyes.
The best pictures are not mandatories these with great sharpness.
Good game
In my opinion, there is a kind of magic in this shot.
My point is that with noise-reducing software getting better with time, you’ll get a better result. Later.
I like the short DOF because it focuses all my attention on the eye, eyebrow and then nostrils. Don’t need anymore information :)
We don’t care about noise, narrow DOF or whatsoever technical issue. This picture is powerfull and speaks.
that is one mean lookin monkey. Nice shot!!