Whoa! Now that critter looks like it came straight out of the Jurassic - nice capture!!! Great exposure, focus and composition.

However, I'm a bit surprised you didn't tighten down the aperture a tad (~3.5-4) for just a bit more depth of field. The eye is extremely sharp but the ridge of its nose is just a bit out of focus. Just the same this is a great shot!

Thanks for sharing this image.

-leon

Thanks Reijo for the comment...

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Thanks Leon...yeah you have a point there....
I will think of it next time ...;-))

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Like the image itself! But have goose bumps from fear looking at that creature!
8-O
Regards,
Natasha SS

Thanks Natasha....you can keep these animals as a pet ...in captivity they will not grow very big...
In the wild they can grow to about 2 meters ...to big for the house innit....
This one I shot was about 45 cm....

Cheers,

i like it very much. regards Kirsty

Thank you also Kirsty for your comment , would you like it for a pet....lol

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Love this shot, Fons. I agree with Leon about the sharpness though. However I can understand that any smaller an aperture would have meant sacrificing your fast shutter speed. Critters can be so unaccomodating when it comes to sitting still ;)

David Burrows wrote:
> Love this shot, Fons. I agree with Leon about the sharpness though. However I can understand
> that any smaller an aperture would have meant sacrificing your fast shutter speed. Critters
> can be so unaccommodating when it comes to sitting still ;)
>

Thank you very much for this comment David.....
Yes shutter speed was very important for the moment of eating to freeze ....
Also handhold I did had nothing to support my camera....

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Thanks Ole much appreciated ....;-))

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Fons van Swaal wrote:
> Thank you also Kirsty for your comment , would you like it for a pet....lol
>
> Cheers,
>
My mum has a bearded Dragon as a pet and he is great so no i would not mind one as a pet. Redards Kirsty

kirsty bushell wrote:

> My mum has a bearded Dragon as a pet and he is great so no i would not mind one as a pet.
> Regards Kirsty
>

Great ,would like to see some images from it , post it....lol

cheers,

Click on my home page and you will see him as i posted it ages ago. Regards Kirsty
>

Great shot Fons - the DOF doesn't bother me at all...the eyes and mouth are usually what makes a creature a little scary and you have captured both with great skill.....regards bevellee

Thank you Bevellee for this kind comment....

Nice to hear from you again...;-))

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-F-

Very nice and sharpen shot, but where is the green ?? ;-). Your Sigma lens working very well.
Regards, Ricardo

Thanks Ricardo

The "Green" is in the tale ....;-))))

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Super capture, nice and sharp. Where was it taken ?

regards Chris Manison

Thanks Chris for the comment....

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the 2.8 gets you that great separation from the background at the cost of some sharpness on the animal. Too difficult to say what would have been better without trying it out. I like it a lot, it is very impressive. I would have cropped the animals wound on the right side.
Cheers, Joh

Its not a wound but a common part of these animals Joh,

Thanks for the comment and interest in my images..;-)))

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Fons, sorry about my ignorance then!!! and thanks for correcting me. Your work is real strong, I just don't have much time to comment here any longer, I am over at fotocommunity.de, where I show my work. Some of it is analogue, so I cannot show it here.
Cheers, Joh

Hi Joh,
No sorry needed , thanks for the moment to pass by...
I will have a look at fotocommunity.de and perhaps we meet again...;-))
Hope you have lots of success over there with your postings....

Best regards,