Close up of a C. Liz

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Close up of a C. Liz

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I might not have ants, but boy do I have lizards :lol: . Up close and personal, this guy was showing off his colors in hopes to attract that certain female. Not sure about the female liz, but he sure got my attention :D .

This was taken from my vehicle window. He ran across the road and took up residence on this rock. Easy shot from the vehicle.

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Shutter Speed 1/250
Aperture 5.6
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This is the one I used for my B. card and it really came out nice :D . I promise, Danny, if I post another liz, it will be of his eyeball :lol:
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Isn't he just beautiful.
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:D As I have said before I am no photographer but I know what I like. This is an excellent photograph with very good contrast I think, especially with the background. It sets off the colors of the lizard and his profile quite well IMO. Keep plenty of lizards around and you won't have any ants. 8)
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LOL the eye ball would be interesting M8tess :D

You post as many shots of these gorgeous lizards as you can IMO Sue. Beautiful colours and markings. I doubt I will ever see one Sue, let alone in the wild. Just incredible you folks have these up there. Yep I'm jealous. :D Want to swap a Weta for one ?? :wink:

All the best Sue and yes, I would love to see these in the open.

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thanks Danny. Actually I do not have these little guys in my area (Pennsylvania). These images were taken in Oklahoma (MikeB's hanging ground). He is very fortunate to have these available to him. I was in heaven when I was in OK and had the opportunity to photograph them. I spent my entire free weekend doing just that too :lol: .

Yea, I will take a weta :D
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S. Alden wrote:thanks Danny. Actually I do not have these little guys in my area (Pennsylvania). These images were taken in Oklahoma (MikeB's hanging ground). He is very fortunate to have these available to him. I was in heaven when I was in OK and had the opportunity to photograph them. I spent my entire free weekend doing just that too :lol: .
There are several species of collared lizards scattered across the Southwestern US. As Sue said, we have good access to one species here in Oklahoma. They are very nifty reptiles, and I probably don't take enough advantage of my opportunities with them. They are difficult to photograph in really good light, as they are very fond of sunning themselves at mid-day when the Sun is high in the sky and the light is harsh! Usually are in hiding in the morning hours. So they're very good for slug-a-bed photographers to use as a subject!

Now I have another reason to be eager for April to get here! (they come out, and show the full breeding colors about that time).
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Danny, don't you y'all have some lizards in NZ? Not as colorful as ours, I'm sure, :P but they must have their charms, eh?
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MikeBinOKlahoma wrote: So they're very good for slug-a-bed photographers to use as a subject!

Now I have another reason to be eager for April to get here! (they come out, and show the full breeding colors about that time).
I get up at 4am every day including weekends. "Slug-a-bed" :lol: what a description. Anyway, I was there in April, and I was out before sunrise, and I sat there a long time too. Lizards are the "Slug-a-beds" :roll: . They did not show themselves until high noon and you had to compensate for that light. But they were worth it. Beautiful colors.
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Fantastic colors sue nice catch, I get woken up early too but that is because of my two year old son :cry: , I would also be in bed till midday like the lizards, I do love reptiles wish we had more wild ones in the UK.
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Post by Holmes25 »

Hi Sue !

Aha! There is a great deal of so beautiful photos in your forum, which I imagine that the webmasters will have difficulty to select the image of the month! This multicolored lizard is a real delight for our eyes! Bravo! I love your work !

Big best regards to you . . . :wink:
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Post by twebster »

Hi ya' Sue :D

This is such a beautiful image to grace the www.photomacrography.net front cover for a month Superb photography, Sue :!: :D

Best regards to you as always, :D
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Yea Sue!! (Whistles and Cheers) Congrats! :D
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Yes I would love to see these. Nothing like those colours here and one heck of a shot showing fantastic details, colours and textures.........what a pose. :D

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Congratulations sue.
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Thanks everyone :D . It did come as a surprise, and I do appreciate the honor very much. This is my favorite image and it is really nice when someone else likes it as well.
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