Just back fron the 'Glades...a friend I made
Jan 20, 2014 12:04:47 #
I worked quite a bit on this shot. He was taken from quite a distance. I was very happy to get this hand held focus. He also had a lot of debris between him and me and also a lot around him. Would be interested in your comments.
Jan 20, 2014 12:21:59 #
Nice close up. You can even see his teeth. I don't i'd have noticed where you cleaned it up if you hadn't said something. There's a little fuzzy grayness on the lower left where you must have cloned out some branches but it's not distracting. I'm not sure you needed to do that. He lives in a tree so having lots of small branches around is his natural environment.
I got some unobstructed shots of one of these guys in Costa Rica in November as he came down onto the beach to drive off a competitor. Out of all the shots I didn't get a single one with his whole body in in it. It was a little disappointing. Their tails are so long.
I got some unobstructed shots of one of these guys in Costa Rica in November as he came down onto the beach to drive off a competitor. Out of all the shots I didn't get a single one with his whole body in in it. It was a little disappointing. Their tails are so long.
Jan 20, 2014 12:46:23 #
Wow, this is awesome! Great job on a hand held shot! I love how the colors in the critter go so well with your background, and yet at the same time the subject is nicely separated from the background. Love the exposure too. It's not too bright. So many of these critter photos are overexposed. And I love how you caught the shadows from the frill on his back.
Jan 20, 2014 15:41:22 #
10MPlayer wrote:
Nice close up. You can even see his teeth. I don't... (show quote)
He is quite the beauty isn't he? Thanks for pointing out the teeth...I didnt even notice.
Jan 20, 2014 15:44:06 #
Nightski wrote:
Wow, this is awesome! Great job on a hand held shot! I love how the colors in the critter go so well with your background, and yet at the same time the subject is nicely separated from the background. Love the exposure too. It's not too bright. So many of these critter photos are overexposed. And I love how you caught the shadows from the frill on his back.
Thanks, Nightski. I was really happy to see this shot this morning when I finally got to review them.
Jan 20, 2014 16:06:01 #
Nice job of getting the texture of his skin to really stand out. I love the shadows from his "spikes?" along his back. The composition is nice also, though I wonder if a little more room top and right might have been better. Just nit picking there.
Jan 20, 2014 17:44:18 #
charryl wrote:
I worked quite a bit on this shot. He was taken from quite a distance. I was very happy to get this hand held focus. He also had a lot of debris between him and me and also a lot around him. Would be interested in your comments.
I like this a lot charryl, it looks to me that the light was at an awkward angle but ithe image is nicely exposed, I particularly like the shadows on the creatures back. Well done.
Graham
Jan 20, 2014 20:56:55 #
Your exposure certainly shows the texture of the animal quite well. These guys can be tricky to shoot---you did well.
Jan 20, 2014 22:26:24 #
10MPlayer wrote:
Nice close up. You can even see his teeth. I don't... (show quote)
Thanks for your comments. This guy was busy crawling out on the branch but he would pause occasionally and that is when I got this one. There was no way I was going to get the entire beast int he shot. But he was so beautifully colored that I was willing to forego the tail.
Jan 20, 2014 22:28:31 #
treadwl wrote:
Your exposure certainly shows the texture of the animal quite well. These guys can be tricky to shoot---you did well.
Thanks, Larry. I must say that running into fellow photographers....mostly birders.....in the Everglades gave me lens envy. I would happily go back and spend days in the various locations within Everglades National Park. It was very beautiful and very fascinating. Even got a few shots....but more snapshots than not....of a few smaller sized gators.
Jan 20, 2014 22:29:39 #
Graham Smith wrote:
I like this a lot charryl, it looks to me that the light was at an awkward angle but ithe image is nicely exposed, I particularly like the shadows on the creatures back. Well done.
Graham
Graham
Thanks so much for your comments, Graham. I was so excited to spot him and then he decided to pose for a few.
Jan 20, 2014 22:31:42 #
Country's Mama wrote:
Nice job of getting the texture of his skin to really stand out. I love the shadows from his "spikes?" along his back. The composition is nice also, though I wonder if a little more room top and right might have been better. Just nit picking there.
Thanks, Country's Mama. Got lucky on the spikes. He is a beauty. I will have another look at the original...I did crop quite a bit but there was a lot of vegetation around him that I thought didn't help in the overall composition.
Jan 20, 2014 22:43:35 #
Hey charryl, great iguana. Did you name it?
Looks like a tough shot with the lighting and foliage. You mentioned you did quite a bit on this. I am curious what and would love to see the original.
If I could ask I would like to see the branch behind it removed. If you can, do it in post. If not, leave it as is and great capture.
Thank you for sharing. Steve
Looks like a tough shot with the lighting and foliage. You mentioned you did quite a bit on this. I am curious what and would love to see the original.
If I could ask I would like to see the branch behind it removed. If you can, do it in post. If not, leave it as is and great capture.
Thank you for sharing. Steve
Jan 21, 2014 02:12:15 #
This might be the best Iguana shot I have seen. I have one good one, but it was taken at a wildlife exhibition at the State Fair, not from a distance. I like the lighting here because you got wonderful shadows that emphasize the Iguana's texture and the colors are fully saturated. His colors also look very good against this background which does not distract at all from the Iguana. Great focus on the eye, too. Grade A!!!
Jan 21, 2014 08:59:37 #
St3v3M wrote:
Hey charryl, great iguana. Did you name it?
Looks like a tough shot with the lighting and foliage. You mentioned you did quite a bit on this. I am curious what and would love to see the original.
If I could ask I would like to see the branch behind it removed. If you can, do it in post. If not, leave it as is and great capture.
Thank you for sharing. Steve
Looks like a tough shot with the lighting and foliage. You mentioned you did quite a bit on this. I am curious what and would love to see the original.
If I could ask I would like to see the branch behind it removed. If you can, do it in post. If not, leave it as is and great capture.
Thank you for sharing. Steve
Here it is, Steve. There were three taken in sequence, but I think this is the one I used.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.