some lizard photos - DPChallenge Forums

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

06/16/2005 01:07:29 PM · #1

i went to stoney mountain lake monday and got some photos of lizards (one blue heron).the lizards played infront of me for a good hour while i was snapping away. these are the ones i think are the best of the bunch. i would love to know what DPC'ers think of them honestly. its the first 7 photos of the link below. like I've said before..if u think they are garbage tell me...also tell me what i could try to do next time to make them better. I promise...no hard feelings will come from giving ur honest opinon!

thanks a bunch!~~Cher~~

edit to add: for the ones who have been here b4 please post ur lizard photos here too. i would love to see ur lizards too but please let us all know where u were when u took the photo and what they are(for the ones who dont know what they are looking at)

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faidoi

Pentax K10D

06/16/2005 02:38:26 PM · #2

PICT0848
PICT0845

are really nice and would make for good prints.

glad2badad

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic

06/16/2005 03:17:44 PM · #3

I like #1 and #5 the best for the lizard shots. The coloring in the rock (reddish brown) is cool in #1. #5 is going to need some serious post-processing to adjust the exposure a bit, but I like the two of them (lizards) in the same composition. Many of them are close to the hot side on exposure in my opinion.

Bet you had fun though! The blue tail lizards are juveniles. We have a bunch of them around here and when they mature the blue fades away.

Take care!
Barry

Message edited by author 2005-06-16 15:54:33.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

06/16/2005 03:47:58 PM · #4

Originally posted by faidoi:

PICT0848
PICT0845

are really nice and would make for good prints.

i wish they were big enough to submit. its only a 3mp camera and the size was set to 640x480 (i think). i now take all my photos at 1600x1200 incase i want to submit for print acceptance. trhanks for the compliment.

Artifacts

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

06/16/2005 04:59:28 PM · #5

I was inspired by you to capture a couple lizard images myself.

Well... OK... maybe they actually are just two previously unprocessed images of two lizards I took pictures of earlier in the Spring up by Sedona, Arizona USA:

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Message edited by author 2005-06-16 17:02:02.

Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

06/16/2005 05:16:40 PM · #6

ok...im jelous now stdavidson....ur are soo much better than mine! i think this calls for a retake of the critters( my luck they wont visit again)

if anyone else has photos of lizards they would like to post please feel free to post them here...i dont mind..really. i would love to see some others( might give me something to mimic when i go back to retake them)
post away!!!!!!!

edit to add: please let us know where u captured ur critter as i would like to know where they can be found

Message edited by author 2005-06-16 17:17:57.

coolhar

06/16/2005 07:47:34 PM · #7

Not as dramatic as some of the others in this thread. I caught this one sunning himself on a big rock one warm day about a month ago. I'd appreciate it if anyone could identify him for me.

tcrock41

Sony DSC-F707

06/16/2005 07:57:30 PM · #8

This place needs more green.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

06/16/2005 08:00:55 PM · #9

Originally posted by coolhar:

Not as dramatic as some of the others in this thread. I caught this one sunning himself on a big rock one warm day about a month ago. I'd appreciate it if anyone could identify him for me.

i believe its some type of skink

Artifacts

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

06/16/2005 08:07:52 PM · #10

Nice lizard shots!!!

I see lizards all the time in the desert but the little buggers are so lightning fast I normally can't get close enough to get a decent picture.

The only time I can get them to sit still is when I have my bikini clad lizard centerfold handy.

annah

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

06/16/2005 08:14:49 PM · #11

here's mine of an extremely brave Anole

aussie

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF 90-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM

06/16/2005 08:17:24 PM · #12

Some little critters I got....

Lydia :)

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

06/16/2005 09:16:00 PM · #13

Here's one from Catalina State Park, near Tucson AZ

Artifacts

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

06/16/2005 09:20:59 PM · #14

Originally posted by dg02:

Here's one from Catalina State Park, near Tucson AZ

Peter... yours and the others posted here are super cool images. Notice you got your down by Tucson. Your portfoloio does not look like it, but do you spend much time in Arizona?

coolhar

Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

06/16/2005 10:26:48 PM · #15

Originally posted by smilebig4me1x:

i believe its some type of skink

Thanks smilebig, that was just the clue I needed. I searched on google images and made a positive ID. He's a Broadhead Skink.

CorySmith

06/16/2005 10:56:52 PM · #16

06/17/2005 12:24:31 AM · #17

Originally posted by stdavidson:

Originally posted by dg02:
Here's one from Catalina State Park, near Tucson AZ

Peter... yours and the others posted here are super cool images. Notice you got your down by Tucson. Your portfoloio does not look like it, but do you spend much time in Arizona?

Thanks Steve. I live in the Northeast (CT) but have a family member in Tucson so I get out there once or twice a year. Definitely a nice change of scenery (and at times, climate). This photo was taken on a 7 mile hike into the desert to a natural spring.

06/17/2005 12:24:32 AM · #18

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Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

06/17/2005 12:25:30 AM · #19

Originally posted by Fetor:

Cool picture...what kind of lizard is that?

rblanton

Canon EOS-10D

06/17/2005 12:38:16 AM · #20

My one and only lizard, pleasant little fellow when he finally realized I was not going to eat him.

06/17/2005 07:19:52 AM · #21

wow...what great lizards posted here! i didnt think there were that many photos of the critters around here. anyone else have some?

mrmorris