Galapagos Land Iguana

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 26, 201572 views6 comments

This was taken during this year's Galapagos photo tour, it's my favorite portrait of this species so far. Taken on North Seymour Island which is a nice seabird nesting island near Santa Cruz Island.

Nikon D7000, Sigma 150-500 at 380mm 1/400 F9, iso 400

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6 comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on April 26, 2015 at 6:07 PM

Hello Nate

Well done, the soft muted tones Complete this image! I like how you have captured the details , sharp and well defined!

An interesting character!

Bill

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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on April 26, 2015 at 7:12 PM

I can see why this is your favorite - it is excellent! Great detail and the BG color/pattern works well with the subject.

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Comment posted by John Launstein on April 27, 2015 at 1:35 AM

Man I love the textures and tones on these guys! Beautiful light and great decisions in the field (and in post) make this a very, very special portrait of this mesmerizing animal, Nate. The eye is awesome. It strikes me that all of the colours in the entire image cover a very narrow range of the colour wheel really! Beauty.

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Comment posted by Betty-Lou Luyken on April 27, 2015 at 10:59 AM

I think this is a wonderful portrait of the iguana. Some years ago I realized how beautiful the eyes of iguanas are and that is perfectly shown in this image. Like the others I also like the texture and the soft tones in this image. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on April 27, 2015 at 11:09 PM

Beautiful detail - especially in the eye!! I find the detail and color of the eye to be hypnotic. The general warm colors also give it a very "ancient" feel.