Rock Monitor

[Andreas Liedmann]

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Hi and hello,
photographed this Rock Monitor in Etosha NP in Namibia.Watched this guy crossing the road and followed him by car (on the road).He disappeared in some small shrub.After a while of waiting he went on,the chance of getting some shots .

Canon EOS 1D Mark III
EF 4,0 300 IS L
HH
95% of FF
F 8 / 1/500 sec / ISO 200

Processed in RPP + PS

Critiques more than welcome,as Arthur say don`t be shy !!!

Cheers Andreas

[PhilCook]

Great detail in this, I think I can even see a Tick in the folds of skin on the neck, well done getting some light in this big fellas eye too, cant see anything needed in the way of improvement

[Rachel Hollander]

I agree with Phil, great detail and nice light. Looks like he may have a full mouth?

TFS,
Rachel

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thank you Rachel and Phil,
The Monitor Lizards (Family) if they feel threatened the blow up their ? i am missing english word for ------ ? I hope you know what i try to explain, they make a lot of noise while they telling you to stop and not come close .

Cheers Andreas

[Steve Canuel]

Super detail Andreas and I like your choice of comp. Looks like he was giving you a good warning hiss. A small bit of overall darkening and saturation boost improves it for me.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Lovely close-up and eye contact Andreas. I would also add more saturation by selecting the highlights on a layer and using Multiply to also darken bright area slightly.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Andreas, a different subject and different camera body, interesting :bg3:

I like the crop and certainly including the front foot was a good call rather than just a head shot. The colour and exposures looks right, but perhaps it might be worth exploring toning down the FG & BG, but leaving the Monitor as is.

TFS
Steve

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thank you to all you guys for comments and feedback,appreciate them all.

Tried more colorful version before posting,but i do not liked it.

Here is a RP.

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[Steve Kaluski]

Andreas, on reflection the OP works slightly better as there is more difference in tone & light between subject & habitat, subtle yes, but sometimes we need to accept what we see & feel rather than a technical POV, just my take though.

cheers
Steve

[Steve Canuel]

I like the repost. Very subtle difference between the two and I'm not really sure what the difference is, seems the monitor is a little more defined. As for the color, your two posts certainly look accurate and natural for the conditions in which I suspect they were taken.