three monkey shots....which is best?

[Gato Moteado]

here are three portraits of white faced capuchins. which do you think is best and why?

number 1:


number 2:


number 3:

[sinkingfeeling]

1. I like 2.

[Walleye]

2. I like number two

[GentryDixon]

3. 2

[Raven123]

4. They are all great. The pose in #2 is cool, but I like #3 because the eyes engaged with the camera

[taxi]

5. Number 3. That familiar look of someone who has seen just about enough for one day.

"Now, do you have anything new to add?"

[cbabe]

6. Number 2

[Gato Moteado]

7. thanks, everyone.....yeah, 2 and 3 are better regarding a portrait of the face....

....but I had to crop the hanging arm. at the elbow, which kinda sucks. at least in number 2 he/she has a hand showing,

number 1 would be my fave if he had been engaging the camera with direct eye contact.

[MichMan]

8. I like #2

[Rebl2]

9. I like

number one

[Grumpy Old Guy]

10. 2

[mwmisses4289]

11. Love the first one.

They are all beautiful, though.

[HAB911]

12. #1!

[2naSalit]

13. I agree with taxi, #3.

[Mira]

14. My favorite is the second one

followed closely by the first one. The reason has to do with the hand each time. The added hand gives a more complete feel to the presentation.
In photo number 2 the location of the hand, centered,, gives the photo's composition a comfort, suggests a diagonal, presents itself
as reminiscent of an old oil painting. The monkey looks at home and settled. I also like the background color best on number 2.
In the first photo the monkey looks a little anxious.
The third photo simply misses the all-important hand.

[Gato Moteado]

15. great feedback!

thank you!