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What a nose!

Oct 18 2026 | By: Jim Zuckerman Photography

This is a proboscis monkey I photographed in the same area of Borneo where I encountered the orangutans (yesterday's post). We were on a moving boat, photographing all the cool stuff we passed. These monkeys are almost totally arboreal, only descending to land once in a while to look for food. Unfortunately, their populations have plummeted in the past 40 years due to habitat destruction. I used a 500mm focal length for this shot, and the settings were 1/320, f/5.6, and 3200 ISO. This was taken in 2016 when I was still very much concerned with noise, hence my shutter was not as fast as I would use now. The slower shutter allowed me to use a lower ISO for less noise. Jungle photography is a challenge for many reasons including low light levels.

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