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    This is my first post to this forum, thanks for looking. C & C welcome.
    Not sure of the ID of this reptile....Correct me if I am wrong.
    Camera Canon EOS 7D
    Exposure 0.002 sec (1/500)
    Aperture f/5.6
    Focal Length 400 mm
    ISO Speed 640
    Exposure Bias 0 EV


    Lotuspond0010 by docsanjeev, on Flickr

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    Cool looking lizard Sanjeev. This is nicely exposed and sharp, the orange looks good.

    Jack

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    Thanks Jack for your comments.CheersSanjeev

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    Hi Sanjeev. This is a very colorful lizard - I can't help with the ID other to say that it isn't a chameleon. It's giving you an excellent pose, you have good sharpness, and I like the way its head and shoulders are in a shaft of sunlight. You might tone down the bright area on the rock just below the lizard as that is drawing my eye. Overall, this is very nicely done!

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    Thank you Steve

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    Hi Sanjeev, definately not a chamelion. This a lizard species, but I'm not too familiar with them to know which one. I like the colors and details on the animal, but I'm a bit bothered by the half shadow/half sunlight division. If the IQ permits, I would consider cropping out the shadow part. I think this will also result in a stronger "pose" of the lizard.

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    Sanjeev, I love the brightness and intense colors of the lizard but I'm not in love with having part in shadow and part in bright sunlight. Jerry offers one suggestion but I think that if you darken the right part of the picture and the area below the lizard, this will give it more of that "shaft of sunlight" look that Steve mentioned and will really spotlight the bright orange head.

    Where was this picture taken? If I know that I might be able to identify the species.

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    Hi Ken, Thanks for your tips. This was clicked at a lake in Hyderabad, India. It's right in the middle of the city amidst rocky hills. The place is called "Lotus Pond" and has lots of birds, butterflies, turtles, tortoises and lizards! Regards
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    Sanjeev, your lizard is a Peninsular Rock Agama, Psammophilus dorsalis.

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