A Bloody Mess

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 3, 2012365 views5 comments

Male Marine Iguana, post-fight with another male. I don't think this one won.

Galapagos
January 2012
Canon 7D
Canon 300mm f4 + 1.4 TC
f 5.6
ISO 500
1/1600
Shutter speed set high because of strong winds and shooting HH.
Pattern metering
Manual mode

All C&C appreciated!

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on February 3, 2012 at 10:16 AM

Interesting photo. Good sharpness and colors. I do wish its head was turned just slightly so more of the shadow side might be brighter. Does look like the looser of the fight. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Rebecka on February 3, 2012 at 10:32 AM

You are so right about the head turn, John. 95% of the time I was there in front of him, he had his head turned completely away from the sun. This was the most he turned it to face the camera. He never looked into the sun. Darn uncooperative Iguana.

Registered on February 5, 2009, 170 Posts, 924 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 3, 2012 at 11:39 AM

That red mouth is a grabber. It reminds me of Heath Ledger's Joker in the Batman movie! You might be able to enhance a bit in post processing by brightening just the shadow side of his face.

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on February 4, 2012 at 9:36 PM

Does look gory! As others have already mentioned, the image would benefit with a little brightening of the left side of his face.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on February 6, 2012 at 3:37 AM

I was about to ask whether you could have used some fill flash for more facial detail but then I saw this was in the Galapagos (knowing you are not allowed to use flash there).

Nice angle and DOF!

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments