This is a friend's pet chameleon, running around on a crepe myrtle in the backyard. She was quite interested in a spider further down on the branch.
Nikon D3s, 105mm f/2.8, ISO 1600, f/9, 1/80, flash
Chameleon
This is a friend's pet chameleon, running around on a crepe myrtle in the backyard. She was quite interested in a spider further down on the branch.
Nikon D3s, 105mm f/2.8, ISO 1600, f/9, 1/80, flash
An interesting critter in a good pose. Well composed and sharp. If it were mine I'd remove the purple orb below and to the right of the animal, which I find distracting.
This is a fascinating pose, at first I thought you had cropped the body or something like that!! I see the body has gone backwards on second take - he looks a bit like a puppet head to me
You have good sharpness and exposure but I would suggest a different pose to show a better view of the body. Maybe you could put some bait out for him/her so that he goes towards it and you never know you may get a shot with the tongue out.
Hi Maureen....Nice pose....bg handled well....sharpness good....I would clone out or at least tone down the purple spot mentioned above. You might consider getting much closer to that eye!
Thank you for the comments.
I did tone down the purple spot (OOF crepe myrtle bloom) but I can work on it some more.
Jonathan, I purposely chose this pose because it shows what amazing contortionists these little chameleons are. But I can certainly see that it wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea. No need to bait her, she's very tame and readily approachable.Originally Posted by Jonathan Ashton
This is a fascinating pose, at first I thought you had cropped the body or something like that!! I see the body has gone backwards on second take - he looks a bit like a puppet head to me
You have good sharpness and exposure but I would suggest a different pose to show a better view of the body. Maybe you could put some bait out for him/her so that he goes towards it and you never know you may get a shot with the tongue out.
This is great Maureen, love all his bumps ! Placement in the frame with the branch diagonally is perfect, and am surprised at the dof at f2.8, I would of expected it to be shallower, but as is it's very nice. Colors are rather nice too, and the pose of the subject gives a nice 3D appearance
Hi Maureen, this very nice showing the rough texture of the body and good view of the head. I would prefer a better look at the eye but overall this is well done.
Allen
I love the prehistoric look on these. Just a question as I have same lens on a D7000 and trying to learn as much as possible. Why did you push the ISO so high when using the flash?
Hi Maureen. Chameleons are very cool creatures and you captured an unusual pose. I like the comp with the diagonal stem. I would agree with toning down the purple - and some of the brighter white spots in the background. There are a couple minor things I'm noticing - the sharpest part of the image seems to be on the back of the head and onto the shoulder area while the front of the mouth is a little soft. Also, there appears to be some "ghosting" occurring along the lower edge of the right front leg - this happens when the flash output and the ambient light are too close to each other and something moves during the exposure creating a double image. I had to look hard to see it on this image and a little cloning along that edge should fix it.Since this is a captive animal you should have plenty of opportunities to strive for the perfect image - and I hope you post it here!
Hi Shane. This was a very difficult lighting situation, with the chameleon in deep shadows and a very bright background. I was trying to use as much ambient light and as little flash as I could get away with. The flash powered down to 1/8, with a diffuser.
Thanks for the comments, everyone. This chameleon and her male friend live close by, so I will have opportunities to try again using some of your very helpful suggestions
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