Espanola Lava Lizard

Posted by ChrisRoss on Wed Jan 14, 2015 7:08 am

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Espanola Lava Lizard Microlophus delanonis

Endemic to Espanola Island, each outer island has it's own species and some of the central islands have the one species.

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Canon 1D MkIV + 300mm f4L IS + 1.4x. 1/500 @ f11 ISO400.

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by Matthew Pugh on Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:20 am

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Hi

A solid and highly enjoyable shot of this fun little chap - nice low angle and a good head turn that aligns nicely with that frontal leg, I like it

I always wonder with this subject type if a little bit of flash (very toned down) would just add a little catch light?

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by wtracyparnell on Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:25 pm

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Excellent portrait of this unique guy.

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by Tom Whelan on Wed Jan 14, 2015 9:42 pm

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Love the head turn - a fine portrait.

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by kostas nianiopoulos on Thu Jan 15, 2015 11:23 pm

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nice one

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:13 pm

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Lovely portrait of this pretty lizard Chris.

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