Sceloporus occidentalis - Western Fence Lizard

Posted by 1943mike on Tue Dec 29, 2020 12:01 am

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Canon 10D, Sigma 180mm f/3.5 macro, f/8, 1/400 sec., ISO:200

From a trip to the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens on August 21, 2005.

In addition to the flora, spiders, and other insects, these lizards were often there to catch the early morning sunlight on the lava rocks in the cactus garden.

Here's the larger image:

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by Cynthia Crawford on Tue Dec 29, 2020 10:40 am

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Nice selective focus to bring out the head and interesting blue colors. The rocks are also nicely detailed. It would also be nice to see the whole lizard in focus.

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by Mary Brun on Tue Dec 29, 2020 3:24 pm

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Beautiful portrait of this specimen, I like the firm expression of his eye,
the pose and how you have choose the focus point.
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by Carol Clarke on Tue Dec 29, 2020 4:36 pm

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I like lizards, so its nice to see one, Mike! The selective focus works for me and I love its almost disdainful look.

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by Tom Whelan on Tue Dec 29, 2020 9:53 pm

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Fine portrait, love the pose.

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by Darren5907 on Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:26 am

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Nice shot of the reptile in its natural habitat. I still have the 10D but hard to get batteries for it.

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by 1943mike on Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:39 am

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Cynthia, Mary, Carol, Tom, and Darren,

Thank you all for commenting on the image.

Darren,

The 10D, in my opinion, had the nicest files of all the Canon cameras I used to own (including the 30D, 40D, 5D, and 7d). Perhaps that was because of the relatively larger photosite size ... or my prejudiced imagination?

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