Galapagos Lava Lizard

I think it's a fine image, you've stated the things that I think would have helped the image out (the tail and the dof) but it's still a good image, and with the head and body being the main point of the image the tail really doesn't even bother me that it's not all there. My only critique would be that there is almost too much space on the right side I think I would have cropped it in just a bit closer.

Cam, love the detail in the geometric scales and I think the comp is spot on, Great job!

Nice pose and bg, you areadly covered all the little nits yourself

Hi Cam,

I like what you've presented here and I'm in agreement with the "nits" you've already pointed out. I do like how the rock the lizard is angled and the position of the lizard on the rock and I quite like the colour scheme. I'm thinking that if the lizard were positioned a little higher in the frame the image would suit my taste a little better (and the tip of the tail might end up in the frame!).

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

The diagonal of the rock the lizard is sitting on combined with the nice smooth out of focus area really makes this image and helps emphasize the lizard's head. Regarding the tail the fact that it is cropped bothers me more than that it's out of focus. I suspect you would not have wanted to move to the right to get the whole lizard in the same plane as then the head might not be offset against the nice background. Probably wouldn't have wanted to stop down any more either as it might have compromised the nice background. I agree with Brad that I'd like to see him higher (and maybe have the head more to the right with a bit less of the background.) Now on the other hand the best part of the out of focus background is the blue bit in the upper left so maybe not.

In my own photography I'm amazed at the number of times I think about putting the subject's head somewhere other than smack in the middle of the frame and yet - the head ends up in the middle of the frame. I have to constantly tell myself to move the focus point of the image off center.

Cheers,

Clinton

Nice comp and detail, Cam. You've already accurately critiqued and I can't see any other nits.