Ready to Lanch [Contest Finalists August 2014]
Uploaded: August 22, 2014 09:07:04 | Entered: August 22, 2014 09:07:04
Just seconds after I snapped this, he launched himself into the air and caught an unsuspecting skipper butterfly...these anoles are so agile...and faster than a speeding bullet... :)
It's Friday - make the most of it!!
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Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 320, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Frederick P. Brown August 22, 2014
What a great shot! The clarity and sharpness are wonderful. Those little guys are camouflaged real good. Love It! Fred #1583904Tammy M. Anderson August 22, 2014
Only you could catch this great capture just in the nick of time. Excellent details, dof and capture. #11113651Monnie Ryan August 22, 2014
Amazing detail - you've done it again, Val! #11113703Marijana Fajgl August 22, 2014
He looks like a ppart of the plant. Wonderful details and clarity, Val! Fantastic capture. #11113754Jeff Robinson August 22, 2014
This is Outstanding Val - Great find, color and capture! #11113871Robert R. Goodman August 22, 2014
Hi Valarie,Your macro is all ways so beautiful my friend,Excellent capture,hope all is well!!! #11113938Reynaldo D. Reyes August 22, 2014
It looks like your reflexes are pretty fast to be able to compose and capture this beauty. They don't stay put for a very long time. Love the colors. Too cool! #11113940Nadia Paul August 22, 2014
Looks like he's about to jump off the page! Wonderful light and amazing detail my friend - fave! #11114055Debbie Bray August 22, 2014
Well, actually Miss V, its Saturday here, and I just made the most of that!! LOL!! What a fabulous shot of this little lizard, and the details are super sharp, the lighting is just adorable, and the comp of the little fella hanging over the edge is just delicious!! (delicious????, well, you wouldn't want to eat him! LOL!! ) #11114114Bill Whala August 23, 2014
Outstanding capture, Val!! I love the tone-on-tone presentation and how all the lines lead the viewer's eye to the lizard's eye. Great detail as well. #11114258Nancy L. Green August 23, 2014
GREAT catch Val, I love the look of total alertness, WTG!!! <>< #11114392Terry Cervi August 23, 2014
What beautiful green color in this fantastic shot, Ms.V!! Outstanding detail too! Fave! #11114680Eivor Kuchta August 24, 2014 1
Fantastic capture, Val! You probably knew he was going to launch, but you still had steady hands to get a perfectly sharp image, getting the focus in just the right place. Green against green, that's not an easy task, but you performed well, as usual! #11115064Val Feldman August 24, 2014
Thanks so much everyone! #11115266Dayna Cain August 24, 2014
Excellent capture Val. Beautiful colors and detail! #11115416Emile Abbott August 25, 2014
Outstanding Val and glad you got the shot before he launched. #11116089Patrick Rouzes August 30, 2014
Beautiful greens, clarity, focus & close up, Val. Fave.Mary Dimitriw September 07, 2014
Wow Val, outstanding detail on this little fella. #11128072Don Christiana September 17, 2014
Great capture Val, I know how hard it is to get these guys to sit and pose... they don't. LOL... as always great work. #11136141Marijana Fajgl September 21, 2014
Another well deserved finalist, Val! Congratulations! #11139286Emile Abbott September 21, 2014
Huge Texas Congratulations Val on this amazing finalist. #11139411Tammy M. Anderson September 21, 2014
Excellent finalist. Congrats! #11139561JO ANN CLEVELAND September 21, 2014
Congratulations on your awesome Finalist Val! #11139731Bill Whala September 21, 2014
I'm happy to see this one again, Val!! Congratulations on this well deserved Finalist. #11139856Joannie Bertucci September 21, 2014
The details you've captured here Val, is mind blowing! As my great-grandson would say...I wike your wizard! :-) Congrats on your finalist! #11140132Deborah Lewinson September 21, 2014
Love the green on green, Val! so well done as always!Congrats again! #11140135
Robert R. Goodman September 21, 2014
Hi Valarie,A big Congratulation my friend!!! #11140290Patrick Rouzes September 22, 2014
CONGRATS on this incredible finalist, Val. WTG, my friend.Frederick P. Brown September 22, 2014
Congratulations on your finalist! Fred #11140856Carol L. Fowler September 22, 2014
Looks so 3D! Congrats on this deserving Finalist! #11141204Terry Cervi September 22, 2014
Awesome, Ms.V!! Congrats on your finalist!! #11141485Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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