When I'm feeling blue

Posted by dobbino (Cape Town, South Africa) on 25 November 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

One of the many varieties of lizards that frequent the Stony Point Nature Reserve. This image is for Sharon.
Title from the words of the song "A groovy kind of love", my favourite version performed by Phil Collins

All comments, and especially constructive criticism is truly appreciated. Thank you for taking the time.

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Comments (22)

jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand

Brilliant shot and Brilliant blue. Love the colour of this little fellow

25 Nov 2008 6:20am

Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand

I love that song too!!! What a wickedly cool creature (pardon the pun). great capture:-)

25 Nov 2008 7:10am

Nicholas from Shah Alam, Malaysia

Love the contrast in this shot. Nice :)

25 Nov 2008 7:40am

Vink from Grasse - French riviera, France

Marvelous blue color ! great shot !

25 Nov 2008 7:56am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

Excellent and the quartz(?) rock complements him.
Did you tweak the blue?

25 Nov 2008 10:44am

@grouser: Hi Grouser - the photo was a little overexposed due to the glary weather conditions and the bright rock and background, so I used the "auto" button in RAW mode to bring it back to what it was like in real life. The result is what this particular fellow looked like.

zOOm from Paris, France

I just adore your compo, that's simple and very arty ! Lovely tones of the background due to DOF I guess with this blueish reptile... taht's just great, and graphic somehow. Well done !

25 Nov 2008 11:51am

Mehdi from Sydney, Australia

Very well focused shot! that's amazing. well done!

25 Nov 2008 12:35pm

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Teriffic image Rob, did it really have that color Blue..? Maybe you could catch one and send it to me....! :0 lol

25 Nov 2008 1:46pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Outstanding Rob, truly impactful, and look at those varying shades of blue...so dynamic! I always love the songs you choose :)

25 Nov 2008 2:49pm

@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine - sometimes the song just pops, sometimes it takes a little longer, but I really enjoy combining my love of photography with my love of music. I'm really pleased you enjoy it, though - helps make the effort more worthwhile :)

Anita from Quito, Ecuador

Suberp image,... & title!
Very creative point of view.

25 Nov 2008 6:49pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Fantastic shot, Rob. Colours, textures and composition are spot on.

25 Nov 2008 8:42pm

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Oh my! What a beautiful creature and an excellent shot too! Love the color and detail, very well captured!

25 Nov 2008 8:45pm

pedro from loures, Portugal

love the framing, i have some reserves on the dof, i would prefer to see the hand in focus, the tones a superb.

25 Nov 2008 9:41pm

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

A very striking portrait of this creature. Wonderful blue that stands out against that non distracting background. I do, though, tend to agree with Pedro about the DOF. It drops off so sharply that it almost looks artificial. Still a great image.

25 Nov 2008 9:56pm

@Andrew Gould: Yeah - I have to agree with you and Pedro. It struck me as soon as I saw the final image, but as always, then it was too late. I was just so excited at finally catching one of these with the extra colour that I just snapped away. Lens was my 300mm zoom and aperture wide open at f/5.6. Maybe next time...