Central Bearded Dragon

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 3, 201071 views9 comments

This Central Bearded Dragon was sunning itself on an old fence post in central New South Wales and allowed a very close approach.

Canon 7D, EF500 f/4 + extension tube EF12 II, tripod, ISO400, 1/100th, f/20, full frame, neat image noise reduction applied to background.

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9 comments

Comment posted by David E Lester on October 4, 2010 at 12:07 AM

Great detail and background!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 4, 2010 at 7:15 AM

Nice detail and background. Good job under the midday conditions

Rob

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on October 4, 2010 at 10:08 AM

Bet you were pleased with this one Simon, nailed composition, sharpness and bags of detail. A quality shot IMO.

Andy...

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on October 4, 2010 at 2:06 PM

I like the head-up pose of this dragon Simon. As said, the detail, sharpness and smooth BG are all great attributes. Though you handled the midday lighting well, I do feel softer light would have made this a lot more attractive to look at.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 4, 2010 at 10:01 PM

Super portrait. I like the directional lighting with deep shadows that helps to show the texture of the lizard and stump. Neat image worked wonders on that background - like "butta"

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 4, 2010 at 10:20 PM

I like the attitude and his half-shaded eye.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on October 5, 2010 at 12:59 PM

I like the detail i this Simon! I agree with others that you handled the light very well!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 5, 2010 at 4:37 PM

I like the detail and look of this dragon. Nice composition for a full frame image, well done.

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Comment posted by Steve Canuel on October 5, 2010 at 10:51 PM

Really nice curve to the head/neck. The detail looks really good and the BG suits him well.

Registered on September 12, 2010, 53 Posts, 660 Comments