"Wanna piece o' me?! Huh? Huh?" Ambositra, Madagascar

Ambositra, Madagascar. This lemur, which was kept as a private pet,

was literally bouncing off the walls! He never kept still long enough

to lock in a good focus, and despite having set my camera to rapidly

fire off a series of shots, not a one of them was in focus. This one

came the closest, and actually in looking at it afterward, I'm liking

it more and more. It captures this little critter's boundless energy

in a way that a well-focused shot wouldn't have. Here, here for ADHD

lemurs!

Adam,

I am wondering that if you fed him (whatever he eats) that he would have calmed down, at least long enough to scarf it up.  You could put a smear of food on the branch, focus on the spot and probably get a few facial shots that were sharp.  My first guess about the food would be a bit of peanut butter or maybe fruity jam.

But, of course, if you put your arm into the inclosure to do the peanut butter thing he might decide your arm was the meal.  If you could take the picture with the other hand....

Jerry

Hi, Jerry. Thanks for your comment. I was in the enclosure with him -- he was pretty tame. And we were feeding him! That pale yellow blob near the roof of his mouth is a banana he's working on, even while freerunning all over the enclosure. He was even vaulting off of me several times! Do you not like the blur effect?