Fan Throated Lizard | Mating Display

[Harshad Barve]

Dear all

I do shoot something else than tiger :D:D
This is Fan throated Lizard in mating display , One more image here http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ad.php?t=66459

7D , 300/F4 , ISO400, 1/320 , HH at F5.6
All C & C are most welcome and much appreciated
Harshad

[Meesh Fink]

AWESOME lizard!! :D

C&C: I prefer the linked photo - that hind leg being OOF is distracting in this image.

[Alfred Forns]

Neat Harshad !!! It is one spectacular looking lizard !! Crop wise would give more on top and less to the right, sure wish the oof foot was not there but sure like it as presented btw colors wise I've never seen one so I have no idea, was thinking of toning dow the blue/green some ... and top it all with a catchlight !!

Just hoping to run into one of them at some time !! :) Big Congrats on this one !!!

[Ken Lassman]

Beautiful colored lizard and BG Harshad. I also prefer the linked image because of the OOF leg. If someone didn't know that this lizard was so small, and thought it was some giant reptile...they would choose to be face to face with one of your Tigers. ;)

[Troy Lim]

Agree with more room on top, will balance it out even more.
Nice colorful lizard.

[David Stephens]

I prefer the lower angle of this image to the linked image. Only the OOF foot bothers me, perhaps because others mentioned it. I'd love a catchlight also.

Brilliant animal.

[Bob Miller]

Beautiful image....the colors are amazing. I wish only that it had a catchlight in the eye and the OOF leg was not there. TFS

[Lance Peters]

NiCE Lizard Harshad - The linked one is better IMHO for the reasons mentioned above.
Does feel a little tight on the top - too much space on the right??
Good show!!

[Keith McHugh]

I am guessing that the fanning process for him is fairly quick as your shutter speed seems like it was too low to catch the detail in some of it. I love the colors though. I actually like the original picture as I never noticed the hind leg until I read some of the comments, and I think that bright blade of grass in the linked photo is actually more distracting. Nice shot.

[Mark Young]

What a lovely array of colours in the throat, and an excellent bg too.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Harshad, Agree with Al's cropping suggestion and added catchlight.
I like this version better due to it being somewhat cleaner and hasn't any grass merging with the lizard.
You could crop from the bottom taking out the OOF leg up to where the leg meets the body.
I know how you feel about PS corrections but not sure how you feel about cropping...

[Jackie Schuknecht]

The colours on the lizard are great and I like the BG Harshad. Might have bumped up the ISO for more SS.