Marine Iguana

[Rachel Hollander]

Another image from my 2009 trip to the Galapagos that I revisited.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400
1/500
f8
ISO 400
HH, luminosity mask, levels, curves, NR selectively to bg, sharpened in CS5.

C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

Rachel

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Rachel, a handsome character isn't he? They really do have that dinosaur look that Ray Harryhausen brought to life in his films.

I like the stance/posture, almost 'bring it on, look, with that alert eye, with nice facial detail and the scales almost have a chainmail look & feel. I might look at reducing the Blue overall and wonder if it's slightly big in frame, WDYT?

TFS
Steve

[Hilary Hann]

Rachel, I think this is a fine image and I quite like the gun metal sheen over the lizard. Very nice detail although I would agree that a slightly looser crop would be worth looking at as an option.

[Mark Wiseman]

Hi Rachel,
I like the detail in your image. The crop is fine for me, however the tail of the iguana in the background is a little distracting, especially as it crosses the head. I realise that it would have been difficult to get rid of it as it would have affecting the image composition. I hope you don't mind, but I did a quick blur of the background by 2 pixels and decreased the brightness. What do you think? It was done quickly, so it can be improved on.
Best wishes,
Mark.
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[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Steve, Hilary and Mark. This is full frame so no more room around to loosen the crop. Mark - repost looks good.

Thanks again,
Rachel

[Ken Watkins]

Rachel,

Very nice indeed, such an imposing pose

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Ken.

[Steve Canuel]

I think this is a cool shot and like it as posted. Such a great pose but this lizard. I don't mind the tail in the BG, I think the "saw-like" appearance adds to the prehistoric look.

[Jamie Douglas]

Love these wee beasties and I also thought this was a tad too bright when I first viewed it so I like what Mark did in his repost.

TFS

Jamie

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Steve and Jamie.

[Morkel Erasmus]

What a character! Nicely exposed with good detail, Rachel.
As posted I might shave a hint of space off the LHS, and look at reducing blues as per Steve's suggestion.

I couldn't help myself - cropped to portrait and " monochromified"...WDYT? :e3
(in people photography the use of B&W enhances interesting/emotive expressions, so I thought it could work on this 'mean guy')

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Morkel. I had also tried a conversion on this one but decided I prefer the color. Your crop and conversion certainly make him look meaner. :S3:

Rachel