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    This is the male Mountain Boomer in full mating regalia. I know, it's real name is "Collared Lizard" but such a colorful fellow deserves a more colorful name. In Oklahoma he is the official State Reptile and we call him a "Mountain Boomer".

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    I like the lighting on the head, pity about how the shadows have fallen. What is the light patch just in front of the rear legs?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Poole View Post
    I like the lighting on the head, pity about how the shadows have fallen. What is the light patch just in front of the rear legs?

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    Probably some out of focus substance very near the lens. I was pretty close and very low to the ground. DOF is very shallow. MIght be a good idea to re-visit PP and clean it up. Thanks for your comments.

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    Hi Richard -- Lovely little character , beautiful colours ! Not sure on the compostion though , i find it a bit tight at the bottom , and also that clipped tail is not a pleasing sight . Also looks a bit soft to me , a round of sharpening might be helpful .

    Personal opinion but i think that copyright is a bit distracting element here , could have been smaller with some more opacity .

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    There is an extremely OOF twig in the foreground that is mostly cropped. You can see a bit of it over the little fellow's leg. Focus is, unfortunately, on the front of his head rather than his eye and DOF is quite shallow because of how close I was (they're not very big). I have technically better shots of them but this one is the best looking one overall. Here's a slightly wider crop that will show more foreground and as much of the tail as I have.

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