Capuchin Monkey #2 Size:MEDIUM EDITION (of 50) 40cm x 50cm, 15.8inches x 19.7inches This image is blended from

This image is blended from 140 different shots taken at slightly different focus points to create the pin sharp detail from foreground to background which is otherwise not possible on a macro lens

Artistic representations date back to ancient Greek and Roman civilizations and have been traced back to the Bronze Age in Crete

Flower pressing is the ancient art of preserving flowers and other botanicals between two flat surfaces until they dry

They can focus forward and sideways simultaneously

Both are sometimes called Iberian horses

Capuchin Monkey #2 Size:MEDIUM EDITION (of 50) 40cm x 50cm, 15.8inches x 19.7inches This image is blended fromOne of three portrait images of a Capuchin monkey in a stylised painterly style. These portraits are inspired by my fascination with animal intelligence. See also: Capuchin monkey #1 Capuchin monkey #3 The Capuchin monkey is instantly recognised due to its distinctive two tone colouring which of course also led to the Italian word Cappuccino. The word itself originally derives from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, an offshoot from the Franciscans,