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Sand lizard

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Posted by Bertl Menegoni on September 28, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Sand lizard
Hello friends,
it took me half an hour of "stalking" to get this close.
This little guy had me under control all the time.
Canon 20d Tamron 180, f10, 1/80, Iso200, RSE, PSCS;

Thanks for looking,
C and C always welcome
:wavey:
Bertl
Posted by John Robinson on September 28, 2008 at 1:09 PM
Hi Bertl
Cracking close up shot ! He looks a lot darker than our sand lizards. years since I saw one.
Cheers
JR
Posted by Robert Lawrence on September 28, 2008 at 1:20 PM
That is a beauty.
Robert
Posted by David Taylor on September 28, 2008 at 1:49 PM
The last time I saw one in the wild was 50 years ago at Formby,Lancashire, when I was twelve. They used to hide in the grass next to a wall, near a friend's Uncle's house. Excellent close up.

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Posted by Craig Nash on September 28, 2008 at 1:56 PM
Great Shot!! It is as though he is saying you come any closer and I'm off!!
Posted by Tom Smit on September 28, 2008 at 2:14 PM
Wonderful shot. Almost everything of the body and the head seems sharp.
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Posted by Fran French on September 28, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Was certainly worth the perseverance! Very nice detail and eye contact.

Fran :smile:
Posted by Dave Bartlett on September 28, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Excellent close-up and well worth the chase !

Dave
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on September 28, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Great pose and nice framing, well shot!

Greg
Posted by Matt Cole on September 28, 2008 at 5:15 PM
very well captured Bertl, nice composition too.

Matt
Posted by Paula Graham on September 28, 2008 at 5:58 PM
Wow, never seen one like these before.
Well done getting the shot and very nice too.
Posted by eric weight on September 29, 2008 at 1:13 AM
Excellent shot Bertl, like it lots.
Eric :wavey:
Posted by PhilH on September 29, 2008 at 4:06 AM
Nice one...

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Posted by John Varley on September 29, 2008 at 4:55 AM
Fine picture Bertl, Lizards are fun :smile:

Posted by Paul Inglis on September 29, 2008 at 5:08 AM
Hi Bertl,

Stunning image, absolutely stunning! Nice one!
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Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on September 29, 2008 at 5:55 AM
Wonderful picture with a nice composition :smile: .
Posted by Kim Connolly on September 29, 2008 at 6:29 AM
Fabulous shot - this is the nearest I have ever been to one!!
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 29, 2008 at 11:20 AM


Really like this one Bertl, excellent pov and the comp is very nice indeed, top shot IMO
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Andy... :smile:
Posted by Dawn Monrose on September 29, 2008 at 2:04 PM
Brilliant! Great eye contact! So much detail, and well composed!

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Posted by Bertl Menegoni on September 29, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Thankyou all for your nice coments,
we all need this :smile:
greetings and have fun
Bertl