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This is my log!!
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Copyright: Japie Venter (japie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-10-21
Categories: Reptiles
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Tamron 28-300XR, Digital ISO 100, Skylight
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2004-11-04 5:39
Viewed: 2118
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I took this Green Iguana in Butterfly world of all places. The red tone on the log is from an infrared light to give him some additional heat radiation.

More about the Green Iguana – Please help me if I’ve got the ID wrong, these guys are not from my part of the world!

Physical Appearance: Full-grown green iguanas are usually between four and six feet, although they have been known to grow up to seven feet long. This includes the tail, however, which can make up about half the body length and, in addition to its green color, has black stripes. Green iguanas, not surprisingly, are green in color, but can be found in many different shades ranging from bright green, to a dull, grayish-green. Their skin is rough, with a set of pointy scales along the iguana's back. Green iguanas have long fingers and claws to help them climb and grasp.

Geographic Range: The green iguana is found over a large geographic area, from Mexico to southern Brazil and Paraguay, as well as on the Caribbean Islands.

Adaptations:
Besides the long fingers and claws mentioned above, green iguanas have many excellent interesting adaptations. Green iguanas have good senses of hearing and smell, and superb vision. Their long tail is also quite sharp, and is snapped in the air as a defense mechanism. The tail can also break off if caught by a predator, but grows back without permanent damage. Green iguana skin is very water resistant, and tough to avoid cuts and scratches. If they are detected and need to escape quickly, these iguanas can dive from trees into water, and swim well. Green iguanas are quite sturdy-- they can fall 40-50 feet to the ground without getting hurt! Male green iguanas have a special flap of skin called the dewlap. Male iguanas can raise their dewlap to appear bigger than they really are, either to intimidate predators, or to impressive females.

Habitat: Iguanas live in tropical rainforest areas, generally in lower altitudes in areas near water sources, such as rivers or streams. They spend most of their time high in the forest canopy, about 40-50 feet above the ground.

Diet:
Green iguanas are omnivorous, so they eat both plants and meat. They tend to eat mostly plants, though, especially leaves and fruits. Sometimes green iguanas (especially young ones) will eat eggs, insects, and small vertebrates.

The camera settings:

Program Setting: Aperture priority
Focal Length: 42mm
F Stop: F/16
Shutter Speed: 1.3 Sec
ISO: 100
Tripod: Yes
Flash: Yes
Reflective Panel: No
Cable release: Yes
RAP, mrvdm1, ellis49, gerhardt, marhowie, AndyB, red45, Crypton, willie, Signal-Womb, deud, coasties, touristdidi has marked this note useful
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  • Great 
  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2004-11-04 5:43]

Espectacular iguana Japie, no sólo por sus características tradicionales sino por su colorido.
Excelente POV con perfecto foco e iluminación, al igual que la agudeza que realmente es muy buena.
Gran nota complementaria.

Spectacular iguana Japie, not only by its traditional characteristics but by their colorful one.
Excellent POV with perfect focus and illumination, like the sharpness that really is very good.
Great complementary note.

Good compo, colors and display. You think they feed him butterflies?? Nice shot.
PS! EK het tog ook een . . . sal hom later pos.

He is really nice, he has attitude! He looks ready for a nap! ery nice photo odf an exotic (to me) reptile.

Very good composition great colors.
Great note
Well done

It's great Japie.
Very colourful, good composition and great sharpness.
Very good note too.
Great work.

Ek soek een vir 'n troeteldier maar my vrou sal my skei. Ek kan nie lekker agter die boude lê nie. :)

This critter is in perfect condition. Excellent compo, Japie. Nice light effects. Was there some red light source? Well done man.

Japie, I like the POV on the subject as well as the comp. including the pond & rocky bank behind. I see you used your tripod & flash with excellent results! A GREAT post!!

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2004-11-04 10:08]

A nice capture.
Very good composition,excellent detail and colours.
A great note too.
Well done.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2004-11-04 10:37]

IR makes very good colours here. Very good note.

Superbe Iguane et superbe photo. Tous les ingrédients sont réunis: netteté, couleurs, pdc, cadrage etc... Bravo. Merci. Rudy.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2004-11-04 11:25]

Very nice pose Japie, I used to keep one of these (A mistake yes, but I was young) and this is a pretty typical pose. They are very lazy. The old ones will eat insects but they are too slow to catch them. My Iguana's favourite foods were Pilchards, cottage cheese and Porridge with milk. This one looks like a male and hte orange colour is indicitave of breeding season, that's when they escape up your 40 ft tree for 3 weeks! Great work.

les couleurs sont superbes, et la netete parfaite.
du bon travail.

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  • willie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1023 W: 61 N: 648] (2083)
  • [2004-11-04 14:37]

Very nice detail. He looks like a mean dude.
Good notes

Fantastic looking picture Japie. The detail and the colors are a feast for the eyes. Your note also is A+++

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 440 W: 10 N: 504] (2372)
  • [2004-11-05 5:30]

Amazing exemplar! It's big! And relaxant.

Here is an interesting charachter! He has no intention of moving. Nice shot!

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