Anole

[D. Robert Franz]

This is an image from my reptile catagory of the IFC contest. Here I went with a shallow DOF to just highlight the eye of the anole.

Canon Eos 5D, EF 1800mm, ISO 800, 1/160 @ F8, 580 EX flash

[Tony Kirkby]

Great image!
The shallow dof works really well, nice colours and no distractions making the eye impossible not to be drawn into.
Tony

[Julie Kenward]

Holy moly, did you nail that DOF or what?!!! Goodness gracious that makes me swoon! I love the curve of the leaf and those greens!!! Golly but this is sweet!

[John Cooper]

Hi Robert - The selective focus here has emphasized that eye beautifully!! So much so that I am left wanting a closer approach :). Very well done!!
Wow thats a huge macro lens :D

[Kaushik Balakumar]

Well composed frame. Good details & colours. Nice BG too. The DOF u've chosen has indeed accomplish what u wanted - i.e. to emphasize the eye. But I'm somehow still left wanting to see the snout in focus too...

[D. Robert Franz]

Well composed frame. Good details & colours. Nice BG too. The DOF u've chosen has indeed accomplish what u wanted - i.e. to emphasize the eye. But I'm somehow still left wanting to see the snout in focus too...

I indeed captured the image with greater DOF and it changes the entire feel by biringing BG & FG elements into play competing with the subject.. They were fine as well but I prefered the dreamy quality with the shallow DOF...

[Marc Mol]

Great use of shallow DOF, well done! ;)

[Gus Cobos]

Excellent composition and image Robert.
I like the angle of capture with the out of focus perch or leaf. The eye contact is dead on and crystal clear...big congrats...I like this very much...:cool:

[Ed Cordes]

Great job isolating the focus on the eye. However I still wish the nose were in focus. I guess I am too much of a traditionalist.