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Challenge: Free Study 2008-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Lone Pine, Brisbane
Date: Dec 22, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Dec 24, 2008

 Another month of last minute shooting to get something into the FSM!

This was shot at the local nature park. This little guy is about 15 cm nose to tail. He was actually climbing a vertical branch, but I rotated the shot because it looked better. There's some nice colours here with the ambient tungsten light on the background, and my flash lighting up the lizard.

Just after I shot this, the keepers came in and fed the lizards with live insects, which was pretty cool to watch.

I was conscious of not going too far with the editing, because I still wanted it to look quite natural. Some dodging/burn/multiply, some colour balance adjustments to areas, crop, sharpen. Also some noise reduction, because it was shot at ISO 1600 to capture the natural light on the background and still keep the shutter speed up.

Apologies for the huge border. It's a pity it makes the photo smaller, but I just felt the shot needed it. It just didn't work against the grey background. This guy would look cute on a postcard. :)

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Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 01/07/2009 09:11:45 AM
The bokeh is excellent, love the focus on the reptile.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/07/2009 01:31:54 AM
nice colour and 'pose'
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/05/2009 01:10:27 PM
Nice color and composition. He looks like he's thinking.. "Let's see.. 9 am eat flies, 9:15 - scare the neighbor, 10 am - eat more flies..."
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/05/2009 12:11:57 PM
Wonderful shot. Great colours and depth of field. 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/04/2009 06:53:31 PM
Great detail in the lizard, great color, too. Border's a bit overbearing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 L IS USM
 01/03/2009 06:19:09 AM
Cute capture
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/03/2009 02:18:06 AM
Great DOF.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 01/02/2009 03:55:11 PM
nice detail
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 01/02/2009 03:53:51 PM
nice shot, love the eyes.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/01/2009 02:18:59 PM
What great dignity he seems to project. Excellent light and warm tones.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 01/01/2009 11:09:34 AM
Nice detail and composition. I like the border.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 01/01/2009 08:45:04 AM
Wonderful shot!

A little too much border.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 01/01/2009 12:20:50 AM
Great focus and DOF. A tad busy but I like it. (not crazy about the white inner frame)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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