Blue-tailed sandveld lizard

Critiques [Translate]

•  
• joey (22002)
• [2007-12-14 4:49]

Hello Annick,
a simple photo yet a very effective one at that!
I like the composition and wide crop.
Great pose and POV.
Sharp with good clarity.
It looks kind of like a Skink... I'm not 100% though.
Well done,
Joe

•  
• Argus (24857)
• [2007-12-14 4:52]

Hello Annick,
Original and attractive capture of a lizard, the ID of which escapes me. I like the colour contrast with the BG, the pose and the composition.
Well done and thanks,
Ivan

•  
• pablominto (15576)
• [2007-12-14 4:53]

Hello Annick,
Ahhhh, this cute little fellow is popping up behind the rock!
A fine pose is captured, with a somewhat curios look...
Excellent colours and sharp fine details!
Greetings,
Pablo -

•  
• PaulH (11487)
• [2007-12-14 4:56]

Hi Annick,
excellent contrast between this brightly coloured Lizard and the surrounding rock, very striking. Superb clarity and detail with perfect DOF - another top quality shot my friend, well done and have a great weekend.
Paul

•  
• fragman (12122)
• [2007-12-14 5:42]

great composition and light, TFS Ori

•  
• fiyo (8876)
• [2007-12-14 5:53]

Hello Annick,
Excellent capture.I liked POV,natural colors,lighting and visual impact a lot.TFS

•  
• uleko (24911)
• [2007-12-14 6:15]

Hello Annick,
Excellent focus on this little cute Lizard popping up from in between the rocks. Great sharpness, fine light and beautiful colours.
Well composed too.
TFS and regards, Ulla

•  
• lousat (11326)
• [2007-12-14 6:42]
• [+]

very curious pic,this lizard in this position remember me the Muppet's ..eheheh..thanks for share this wonderfull shot,have a nice week-end,Luciano

•  
• medio (170)
• [2007-12-14 7:54]

Hello Annick,
A photo very good I like that lizard is not focused, approach and the tones are excellent!! Thanks for sharing and for the photographic vision so good that you !!!!!!
Greetings Jose

•  
• pankajbajpai (15175)
• [2007-12-14 7:59]

hello annick,
you gallery is full of varities and its another gem of a picture to your great collection, well composed shot, nice colours, fine pov,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

•  
• keanhoon (1169)
• [2007-12-14 8:18]

Ah, i though lizard always make a perfect diguise with the surrounding, but this one been cought by you on the spot. Well done and a good nice BG.
TFS
Best regards,
Kean

•  
• azleader (903)
• [2007-12-14 8:44]
• [+]

Can't tell from the angle but this little guy might be either a Blue Tailed or a Spotted Sandevelt lizard.

The blue tail has stripes on its back, the Sandvelt has spots on its back. The blue tail, amazing enough, has a blue tail. The Sandvelt has an orange tail.

•  
• nglen (22528)
• [2007-12-14 9:13]

Hi , short of time having to work late just marking your good picture for now.

Nick..

•  
• GLEM (5741)
• [2007-12-14 9:39]

salut Annick,
belle image tout en sobriété et en couleur. Ce lézard à une bien belle frimousse.


gaetan

•  
• Jamesp (15234)
• [2007-12-14 9:43]

Hi Annick

Great composition - the lizard appearing from the corner - surrounded by space is very, very effective.

James

•  
• Adanac (15132)
• [2007-12-14 17:56]

Hello Annick,
Very different composition Annick, I like it a lot. Your camera work is superb as usual, thanks for sharing Annick.
Rick

•  
• Mana (17188)
• [2007-12-14 18:37]

Hi Annick,
Outstanding shot of this lizard with sharp details and lovely colours. Superb natural lighting and the BG provides a perfect base to let the contrasting lizard to stand out perfectly. Great POV and DOF. Very nicely composed too. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

•  
• arfer (0)
• [2007-12-14 20:37]

Hello Annick

It looks like it has it's eye on something to eat.I like the pose.
The composition is lovely,the setting is beautiful and uncluttered.
The colours are well saturated.
As always the shot is well focused with sharp detail.
Nicely done.
TFS

You saw so many animals there ,was a man named Noah around by any chance?

•  
• haraprasan (13336)
• [2007-12-14 21:34]

Hi Annick,
You always posted the predators now you are posting the prey. A pretty image of this beautiful lizard. Well composed with very nice details. Usually I have read in some photography forums that macro shots doesn't look good with a lot of empty space. But this looks superb. Photography is an inbuilt art. Thanks a lot for sharing.

•  
• loot (9407)
• [2007-12-15 16:19]
• [3] [+]

Hi Annick

You sure raised the difficulty level with the question for the ID of this little "Godzilla wannabe". What makes it more complex is the fact that one do not see very much of the lizard so it is rather complicated to compare. Anyway, I was considering the Yellow-throated plated lizard - Gerrhosaurus flavigularis, but I am a bit concerned that the head of the specimen on your photo might be a bit too large to fit this species so probably its the wrong ID.

I do not think it's a Spotted sandveld lizard - Nucras intertexta either, as mentioned by SD Davidson (azleader), as this species show large black spots (more like blotches) all the way along the side of the head up to the nose. The Blue-tailed sandveld lizard - Nucras caesicaudata, also mentioned by (azleader), is a good possibility, but unfortunately I cannot see the well defined black & yellow lines that should display on the back and on the top of the head. Upon further investigation though I found a better side view of this lizard which probably confirms that it must be the Blue-tailed sandveld lizard - Nucras caesicaudata. Actually the final word resides with you to confirm whether this guy had a blue tail, an orange tail, or a spotted black tail. I think this information would possibly resolve the question.

A fabulous composition. With the well detailed rock and lizard placed at the bottom 1/3 axis of the horizontal plane and the rest of the image showing nothing else but the OOF rocky (or sandy) habitat as BG. It just gives the photo that much more presentation and visual value. Excellent colour, contrast, and exposure levels achieved.

Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

•  
• jrobertop (660)
• [2007-12-15 19:49]

Hi Annick,
Great shot! Wonderful lizard!
Very beautiful colors and contrast.
Excellent definition, very good luminosity.
Very well done!
My best regards,
José Roberto