Desert Spiney Lizard

[MissMia]

He hangs out in my front yard and chases the rabbits away from the water bowl!

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j252/cklawrie/BY-DSC_0062-web.jpg

I shot this through a double pane window.

Thanks for looking!

*** I hate the compression from PhotoBucket!

[Antarctican]

You got such good colours on his throat scales. Good work, especially given you shot through a window.

(How big are these guys? 20 inches?)

[Overread]

I like him - nice colours :)
Something odd is going on on the rock though I feel - it just looks unnatural - you were using -1 exposure compensation and it looks like you were countering bright daylight sun in the shot - which for the most part has worked well. I am not sure if you have edited the rock or if that is the way it came out - it just looks strange to my eyes.
edit - its late - I missed the window comment - - and that might account for the stranger look to that rock

As for photobucket - do the resizing yourself - resize to a smaller size in your editing program - run it through sharpening again (not as much is needed, just a little to restor lost details) and then upload to photobucket - provided the shot is within the limits on the site then it should not suffer from compression on the site :)

[MissMia]

You got such good colours on his throat scales. Good work, especially given you shot through a window.

(How big are these guys? 20 inches?)

Thank you Anty! He's about 15 inches long.

I like him - nice colours :)
Something odd is going on on the rock though I feel - it just looks unnatural - you were using -1 exposure compensation and it looks like you were countering bright daylight sun in the shot - which for the most part has worked well. I am not sure if you have edited the rock or if that is the way it came out - it just looks strange to my eyes.
edit - its late - I missed the window comment - - and that might account for the stranger look to that rock

As for photobucket - do the resizing yourself - resize to a smaller size in your editing program - run it through sharpening again (not as much is needed, just a little to restor lost details) and then upload to photobucket - provided the shot is within the limits on the site then it should not suffer from compression on the site :).

Thanks Overread!

Part of the problem was the very bright sun reflecting off of the 'rock'. The rock is actually a mineral/salt lick that I put out for the animals. I did not edit the rock at all, just burned in a couple hot spots in the background.

Thanks for the tips on PhotoBucket. I never do any editing with them. I always resize in PS-CS3 and then upload. I am looking at the same file offline and it is much sharper.

[kundalini]

the Lizard King looking upon his subjects..... :lol:


Great colors and great capture of expressionless expression.

[invisible]

Ooh, you've got the coolest friends in your yard... Nice shot, and bonus points for producing this through a double-pane window.

[PhotoJet]

Leaping (or possibly Lounging) Lizard!! I love this! :) And thru glass no less! Nice!

[Fox Paw]

Nice shot, MissMia. I'm not familiar with that critter.

I also hate the compression of Photobucket. On the other hand, it's free. :)

[MissMia]

the Lizard King looking upon his subjects..... :lol:


Great colors and great capture of expressionless expression.

Thanks K!

Ooh, you've got the coolest friends in your yard... Nice shot, and bonus points for producing this through a double-pane window.

Thank you invisible! I do live in the 'wild west'! :lol:

Leaping (or possibly Lounging) Lizard!! I love this! :) And thru glass no less! Nice!

Thanks Jeanette!

Nice shot, MissMia. I'm not familiar with that critter.

I also hate the compression of Photobucket. On the other hand, it's free. :)

Thank you Fox Paw!