Collared Lizard 2 [Contest Finalists June 2010]
© Sherry Karr Adkins
Deluxe Website: sherry-adkins-photography.com
Uploaded: June 24, 2010 21:47:39
A beautiful male Collared Lizard in Palo Duro Canyon, near Amarillo, Texas. The poor little guy has a cactus thorn stuck in his chest.
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/4000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 250, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 195.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Ann Coates June 24, 2010
Fantastic shot of this cute lizard. I hope he can get that thorn out without too much trouble. #1281941Usman M. Bajwa June 25, 2010
Perfect timing and capture, Sherry. A winner in my book!UB. #8715803
Laura E. Swan June 25, 2010
How sad and what a BEAUTIFUL IMAGE. Maybe he will brush up against something he walks over and it will pull out.Like a dagger to his heart. :( That's too bad...
Great job and find, Sherry!
-Laura Swan #8715857
Michelle Alton June 25, 2010
I'm sure he'll get that thing out eventually. What a great "leap frog" capture. Great work! #8715881Nikki McDonald June 25, 2010
Great pov for this darling action capture -- love that he's coming right at us. #8716249Sherry Karr Adkins June 30, 2010
Thank you Ann,Usman,Laura,Michelle and Nikki! #8725907Nikki McDonald July 12, 2010
Congratulations on the finalist for this wonderful image and good luck in the next round, Sherry. #8752775Sherry Karr Adkins July 12, 2010
Thank you Nikki and Judges! This is the true color of the dirt in this canyon. And these lizards, especially, the males are a beautiful turquoise color. They are a blast to photograph.....they seem to like the attention. #8755616Naomi Weiser July 13, 2010
colors are great, congrats! #8755808Patti Coblentz July 13, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist, Sherry! #8756006Graham Robards July 13, 2010
Love this image Sherry, Very interesting POV! Best of luck in the next round. ~Pat #8756379Sherry Karr Adkins July 13, 2010
Thank you so much Naomi, Patricia and Pat! #8758086Sam Britt July 13, 2010
Congratulations on this finalist, Sherry! Great timing. #8759249Merna L. Nobile July 15, 2010
Congratulations on your Finalist Award for June, 2010. Merna #8765906Sherry Karr Adkins August 06, 2010
Thank you Sam and Merna!Liz blahh August 09, 2010
beautifully capture, love the colors! Poor thing! #8817115Sherry Karr Adkins August 10, 2010
Thank you Liz. I think he'll be fine.#8818540
Holly Hitchcock August 14, 2010
GREAT color contrast. Many congrats!!! #8834261Sherry Karr Adkins August 21, 2010
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