Old Dragon

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• JoseMiguel (5506)
• [2007-07-23 17:50]

Hi Matthew,
A fine portrait of this water dragon!
I like your POV and all the details caught on the reptil.
The tight crop works pretty well to focus the attention on the textured skin of the animal.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

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• Kathleen (232)
• [2007-07-23 19:54]

Hi Matthew.
Wow, great close-up. You can see every wrinkle and crinkle. Great DOF for what needs to be pin sharp for impact and great exposure and detail.
Wonderful

Kathleen
New Zealand

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-07-23 20:39]

Hello Matt

This one really comes out at you!.Excellent DOF and POV.The focus is spot on with sharp details.Well illuminated and the colours are well saturated.I love the eye contact you achieved.TFS

Rob

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• jcoowanitwong (12123)
• [2007-07-23 21:04]

Hi Matthew,
Beautiful pov and close up on this dragon. Crisp clear image and color clarity. Very well done.
JC

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• JPlumb (2884)
• [2007-07-23 22:06]

Beautiful presentation Matt. Almost looks like he posed for this one, either that or he wanted to climb into that camera of yours. Your detail of the portrait is incredible, with good fall off into the background through effective use of your depth of field. Colours are very good. I'd love to see one of these guys for real now.

Thanks, John

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• Mana (18518)
• [2007-07-24 0:46]

Hi Matthew,
Wonderful portrait of this dragon with immaculate sharpness and crisp details. Lovely natural colours and the focus is absolutely spot-on. Excellent POV and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• loot (10033)
• [2007-07-24 1:22]
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Hi Matt

An excellent portrait of this impressive dragon. I like the POV and the tight crop here giving it a vivid in-your-face outcome. You have captured some great details and striking textures on this reptile's skin.

The BG is well removed and OOF thus isolating the subject very well. The exposure was well managed thus providing amazing light on the lizard. I don't know how large these guys can grow, but at 55cm it sounds like a pretty sizeable animal. I must say, I cannot see where you removed the leave so even the PP work was very well done.

Good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• pirate (3215)
• [2007-07-24 3:10]

Hi Matthew
great portrait with good compo and great BG, clours lovely. Sharpness extrem (maybe even a bit too much USM, some skinfolds above the eye look a bit pixelated)
Great Capture
Tfs
TOM

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• vanderschelden (30145)
• [2007-07-24 3:33]

Hello Matthew,
Great one...
Well composed. Great details.
TFS
Annick

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• PeterZ (17634)
• [2007-07-24 4:35]

Hello Matthew,
Beautiful portrait of this Dragon. Great details, exposure, DOF and POV. Good composition and eye-contact.
Regards,
Peter

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• SelenE (13822)
• [2007-07-24 4:53]

Hi Matthew,
Charming portrait of this lizard with fine lighting, focus, color, sharpness and pose. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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• ridvan (5196)
• [2007-07-24 5:26]

selam matthew , an excellent shot and very good composition of this old dragon nice pov and bg with splendid colours. Well done ! Regards ridvan

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• marhowie (302)
• [2007-07-24 5:40]

Hi Matt,
I like most the POV and eye connection here.
Natural color, great details & exposure. Well composed portrait, subject stands out very well from the BG also :)
Well done!
Howard

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• demeve (5995)
• [2007-07-24 11:05]

Hello Matt,
Great POV, nice composition, Wonderful colors, very sharp and well focused.. Well Done

Everton.

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• angybone (7672)
• [2007-07-25 3:56]

What a fabulous face!!! So full of character...you captured it well with wonderful contrasts and a great pov. :)

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• Heyshamite (2179)
• [2007-07-25 9:29]

Hi Matt,
I love the detail in the face of the 'Dragon'. A tight crop but I would have cropped it harder and taken out the left side more, just my opinion of course.
Well done,
Regards,
Peter

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• claudine (0)
• [2007-07-25 12:55]

Hello Mathew,
Wow, this is so original, what a great and detailed portrait! I like this DOF and composition a lot. This is very well done! Thanks,
Claudine

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• jossim (12252)
• [2007-07-26 14:49]

Cette priseest hallucinante.bravoet merci pour le partage.
Joseph

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• JORAPAVI (4627)
• [2007-07-27 3:43]

Hola Matthew,
Excelente nitidez y detalle con buenas texturas, TFS. Saludos
José Ramón

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• lawhill (2054)
• [2007-07-31 19:31]

Hi Matthew,
Nice portrait natural colors sharp focus
showing details of the head, well done TFS.
Best regards/Lawhill

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• ramthakur (32174)
• [2007-08-01 6:54]

Excellent portrait of a Water Dragon, Matt.
I like the immaculate details and colours on its body.
You have brought out a wonderful picture from your archives.
Thanks for sharing and regards.

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• scottevers7 (12267)
• [2007-08-01 19:30]

Hi Matt,
An excellent frame filling portrait. A spot on exposure has the colors and detail looking great. Really grat texture in the skin. The macro lens really gave some sharp detail.
Scott

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• eqshannon (27951)
• [2007-08-03 18:30]

How did I miss this elegant picture of such a noble creature! You pass along more than notice and words, but feelings as fingers down a chalk board..or otherwise a soothing beat of life, slowly......through a small ones life...

Bob
....still on a walkabout I started 30 years ago....

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• cicindela (8635)
• [2007-08-05 4:23]

Hello Matt!
Really I am an entomologist but I like a lot to watch reptiles on the pictures. And this close-up is very impressive. I like especially the eye-contact and sharpness.
Best greetings,
Radomir

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• lemoineth (2286)
• [2007-08-08 3:59]

Belle photo de ce dragon,quels yeux, quel air, il donne froid dans le dos,il est superbement pris et les détails sont extras.Il semble que il n' y a pas longtemps il a déjeuné,il a encore un peu de sang sèché sur les lèvres. Amitiés Thomas

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• Jamesp (16522)
• [2007-08-10 0:53]

Hi Matthew

Great close-up - the detail is great. I also like the POV - the angled head is great.

James

Chest infection clearing up - though now have a cough!!

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• SkyF (8127)
• [2007-08-14 6:19]

Hio Matthew,
this one looks like he's coming out of the montitor. Great POV and great DOF you used to give it that 3D look.
TFS..Sky

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• rousettus (12835)
• [2007-08-14 15:02]

Hi Matthew,
very nice shot. interesting looking of the dragon. Nice details, sharpness, POV. nicely composed. good notes to read. thanks. best wishes. Ahmet

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• AnimalExplorer (66)
• [2007-08-20 11:21]

Hi Matt,
Super close-up shot of this beardie the details are fantastic and show this reptilian character off well. Nicely done. :)

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• XOTAELE (8)
• [2007-08-21 12:10]

Hola Matthew.
Excelentes detalles y muy buena nitidez en este perfecto retrato.
Bellos colores y acertado encuadre.
Saludos, JL.

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• clnaef (6814)
• [2007-08-25 0:15]

Bonjour,
Impressionnant portrait avec une profondeur de champ qui met bien en évidence l'oeil.
Bonne journée.
clnaef