Lizard at the upper pond

[JBW]

Color Changing Lizard At The Upper Pond: Sony Alpha a68 ~ Tamron 90mm 272E Macro Lens ~ ISO 100 ~ Shutter Speed 1/8s ~ F/16 ~ natural Light ~ Our Garden In The Philippines

[Shadowman]

Nice shot.

[JBW]

Nice shot.

I was just outside his comfort zone. When i tried to move a little closer he left.

[Geoff F]

They are difficult subjects to photograph, so you have done well with this shot.

[billtils]

They are difficult subjects to photograph, so you have done well with this shot.

+1 to that. All too easy to get burnt highlights on the shiny skin or end up with a dull body from attempts to avoid them.

[FootLoose]

Good result, Brian. It looks to be a well-fed specimen.

[JBW]

They are difficult subjects to photograph, so you have done well with this shot.

It was perfect timing. I already had the camera set up and all i had to do was move a Little and focus.

[JBW]

+1 to that. All too easy to get burnt highlights on the shiny skin or end up with a dull body from attempts to avoid them.

I've been waiting for a shot of this fellow, or his cousin since i got the a68. Thankfully he was in the shade and i was at a good angle to cut down on the highlights.

[JBW]

Good result, Brian. It looks to be a well-fed specimen.

A few of them hang out at the upper pond where there is an abundance of food.

[ccphoto]

Only having been to the Philippines once on a stopover, I cannot attest to the difference between lizards and skinks or salamanders in your end of the world, but here, that would more likely be in the skink family than an anole (though technically, they're all anoles). You certainly have a rich shooting environment and make the best of the area you shoot.

[JBW]

Only having been to the Philippines once on a stopover, I cannot attest to the difference between lizards and skinks or salamanders in your end of the world, but here, that would more likely be in the skink family than an anole (though technically, they're all anoles). You certainly have a rich shooting environment and make the best of the area you shoot.

I use the alligator crocodile or dolphin porpoise method of identification. We have dozens of generic lizards. Some fly, some sort of slither, some crawl along the walls at night, some are big enough to eat (monitor lizard). I just call them all lizards. Like a broken analogue clock I'm going to be right twice a day.

We have lived here for eighteen years and have developed our 2000sq. meters as a garden for the body and the spirit. We have many different micro environments and each one provides subjects for shooting.

There used to be a ot more bugs and small beasties but between the geese, the turkey and our dog they have been thinned out quite a lot.

[Tom Barry]

An excellent shot; I envy you your garden and your exotic locale. It must be heaven for a naturalist/photographer.

[JBW]

An excellent shot; I envy you your garden and your exotic locale. It must be heaven for a naturalist/photographer.

We came a lot closer to heaven when the local women got tired of drunken karaoke 24 / 7. Now if we could just get rid of the itch from a mosquito bite.

No need for envy just buy a few thousand square meters pretty much anywhere and spend the next 18 years finding out what works best in your local.