Calotes versicolor

Critiques [Translate]

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• ramthakur (25133)
• [2008-07-14 4:35]

Fill flash has turned the BG totally dark which suits the subject very well, Pankaj.
Now we see only this Garden Lizard with very sharp focus and details on it.
I see this lizard everywhere I go. It is a very calm and unperturbed creature.
You have got its eye beautifully.
Well done and TFS.
Ram

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• sandpiper2 (11481)
• [2008-07-14 4:48]

Hi Pankaj

Great shot of this beauty which I've seen in Thailand.
Excellent sharpness
Great composition
Great POV and DOF, stands out well on the black background

Chris

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• Juyona (13279)
• [2008-07-14 5:18]

Genial disparo Pankaj,
opriginal pov,
detalles y buen foco...
agradable bg,
saludos

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• strahos (584)
• [2008-07-14 5:33]

very nice shot! Nice composition and sharpness.
Tfs
Ilias

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• red45 (26865)
• [2008-07-14 5:37]

Hello Pankaj!

Just fantastic picture! Reptile is very sharp, detailed and in interesting pose. It almost looks like snake. Black BG is great idea.

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• PaulH (10824)
• [2008-07-14 5:44]

Great shot Pankaj, love the framing and the deatils and colours are first class, very well done.
Paul

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• siggi (2856)
• [2008-07-14 5:58]

Hello Pankaj,
Great shot.
Fantastic clear details.
Black BG work well to make your subject stand out.
Regards Siggi

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• xTauruSx (343)
• [2008-07-14 6:34]

Hello Pankaj, wonderful close-up shot of this lizard with superb BG, ligthing and framing. TFS.
Regards,
Deniz

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• mayuresh (916)
• [2008-07-14 6:36]

Hello Pankaj,
An excellent closeup shot with great details,superb sharpness and lighting,nice composition and pov,you have got its eye beautufully,
well done,
tfs

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• NinaM (4619)
• [2008-07-14 7:37]

Bonjour Pankaj, a beautiful portrait of this lizard, I like the black background with the lizard's head suspended into the frame. It is perfectly lit and the colours come out beautiful. Great work, thank you!

Francine

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• eqshannon (19909)
• [2008-07-14 7:39]
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What in the heck do you do? Do you carry a piece of black velvet around for a small backdrop...and probably not but it is a photographers secret I learned 30 years or so ago...a small 3x33 foot black velvet cloth. Expensive but doesn't reflect...works great...and it is light to carry as well..just a notion for you or anyone...because this is what a good picture taken with my suggestion would look like:-)
Bob\

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• loot (9137)
• [2008-07-14 8:55]

Hi Pankaj

This is indeed an impressive close-up of the garden lizard.

Immaculate details, great colours, perfect BG, brilliant lighting (fill-in flash well managed), superb subject, and excellent composition.

I just love it MF.

Good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• PeterZ (8319)
• [2008-07-14 9:08]

Hello Pankaj,
Great photo in perfect sharpness. The flash did its work very well, beautiful clear colours and black BG. Excellent details with a perfect focus on the eye. Very good composition.
Regards,
Peter

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• SelenE (12240)
• [2008-07-14 13:52]

Hi Pankaj,
That's a very good and a sharp portrait. Framing, dark background, composition and lighting are very nice. TFS
Greetings,
Selen

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• lousat (10087)
• [2008-07-14 16:09]

Hi,just marking,no time,thanks for share,Luciano

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• pushpinder (272)
• [2008-07-14 22:14]

Beautiful and sharply detailed shot...way too good!!

rgds

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• vral (690)
• [2008-07-15 1:08]

Hello Pankaj,

Very nicely presented this lizard in the diagonal composition.
Details, color and POV are great.You've used the flash very effectively. Eye details are crisp.

thanks for sharing
vral

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• haraprasan (13068)
• [2008-07-15 2:27]

Hi Pankaj Da,
A nice captured portrait of this calotes versicolor. Superb details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• cataclysta (4495)
• [2008-07-15 3:17]

Hi Pankaj
Great diagonal composition, beautiful black background. Great flash effect. Perfect sharpness, beautiful lizard Nothing to critique
I like it very much
Very best wishes
Krzysztof

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• gannu (10812)
• [2008-07-15 3:54]

Hello Pankaj, Excellent clarity and just superb picture. Lovely eyes. Ganesh

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• reina (1990)
• [2008-07-15 5:02]

Very nice use of this sigma lens, love the dark background which gives a great accent on the view of the lizard. Well done. Reina

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• bahadir (350)
• [2008-07-15 6:05]

Hello Pankaj, wonderful portrait close-up capture of this beautiful lizard. TFS.
Regards,
Bahadır

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• MMM (6928)
• [2008-07-15 6:55]

Hi Pankaj
Excelent portrait.Sharp iamge with good detail.I like that dark BG.
TFS Michel

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• joey (19923)
• [2008-07-15 8:33]
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Very, very sharp photo, Pankaj!
We can see a huuuge amount of detail here.
Excellent use of flash to render the BG black.
Great composition.
Superb exposure.

Very well done,

Joe

p.s would you recommed the sigma 70-300mm? My parents have just got a DSLR and are looking for a not too expensive lens that would be great for wildlife photography but also for taking shots of the famly.
Thanks for writing in my guestbook too... it means a lot! :-)

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-07-15 9:06]

Hello Pankaj

The shot is super.
Excellent lighting and colours.
The focus is sharp with lovely textures.
The eye detail is super.
Wonderful contrast.
TFS

Rob

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• Mana (16346)
• [2008-07-15 16:10]

Hi Pankaj,
Just marking this one, I will be back.
Sumon

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• boreocypriensis (12768)
• [2008-07-16 0:31]
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Hello Pankaj,

A perfect portrait macro capture of this oriental garden lizard whis is not distributed in Turkey and Levant region. He has a lovely face. I love its facial expression. TFS.
Cheers,

Bayram