Gallery: WildlifePosted March 27, 2014106 views8 comments
This is a male in full breeding colours, taken in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania in momentary sunlight
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 280mm
F7.1
ISO 800
1/640
EV + 0.33
Comments
8 comments
Comment posted by Martin Dunn on March 27, 2014 at 11:38 AM
Nicely captured Ken,The colours and detail of the lizard are super.
The grey bark works well as a background colourwise but it has a lot of texture that does draw attention away from the subject and that heavy brown streak running down the middle of the photo is unfortunate.
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Comment posted by Max Waugh on March 27, 2014 at 12:35 PM
Nice profile of this colorful specimen, and I don't mind the bark texture so much (though the brown streak doesn't help). I'd only ask for a bit more breathing room, as the bottom edge is pretty close to the subject.
Max
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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 27, 2014 at 10:44 PM
I like the subject and the detail you've captured. I agree with the others on the brown section being unfortunate. This is a case where I think using Viveza to shift the fundamental lighting a bit would help. Darken the tree sections (maybe -20 brightness,-6 contrast, -6 saturation) and lighten the lizard (+15 brightness, +4 contrast, no change on saturation). Just a guess, but I think it might pop the lizard a bit better.
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Comment posted by William Bickle on March 28, 2014 at 10:08 AM
Hello Ken
Very Cool :)
Bill
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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 28, 2014 at 1:59 PM
Beautiful creature Ken! Love the composition. No nits from me at all.
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 28, 2014 at 4:48 PM
Very cool colors on this guy Ken. Love the comp as well.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 29, 2014 at 2:51 AM
Thanks everybody
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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 29, 2014 at 7:28 PM
Sweet photo of this colorful lizard Ken. I like it very much as present, the bark texture is great.
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
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8 commentsThe grey bark works well as a background colourwise but it has a lot of texture that does draw attention away from the subject and that heavy brown streak running down the middle of the photo is unfortunate.
Max
Very Cool :)
Bill