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Eastern Water Dragon


Eastern Water Dragon
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Copyright: Chi Liu (chiliu) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1552 W: 0 N: 1165] (6442)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-01-20
Categories: Reptiles
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 150mm F2.8 APO Macro DG HSM, Sigma 72mm MC UV Filter
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Reptiles & amphibians, Reptiles - Monitors, monsters, & dragons 1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-03-16 2:38
Viewed: 2409
Favorites: 3 [view]
Points: 72
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Eastern Water Dragon

Scientific name: Physignathus lesueurii.

Family: Agamidae.

Size: 20cm.


The Eastern Water Dragon is a large lizard found living along waterways in Sydney. It is grey-brown in colour with black banding and a row of spines from the crest of the head to the tail. There is usually a broad black stripe extending from the eye to the back of the head, and males often have a red belly and chest.

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Hi Chi,

Great potrait of this fella,sharp details, colors and composition
Good POV
TFS
Goutham

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 881 W: 23 N: 927] (4997)
  • [2006-03-16 3:14]

Bonjour Chi, superbe portrait de dragon avec beaucoup de details et bonne mise en valeur du sujet on the green BG!! I like this composition with the littel branch in the left top corner . TFS Didier.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-03-16 3:35]

Hello Chi!
Amazing portrait.Details are crisp clear and razorsharp.
Framing,POV,lighting and composition are excellent.
TFS...:-)

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3072 W: 232 N: 5866] (19726)
  • [2006-03-16 3:39]

Outstanding work, Chi Liu, as usual.
Excellent focus and exposure and POV.
TFS. : )

Man, that's sharp.

Hello Chi,
pose is excellent, great work. Very good sharpness, details, colours and composition. Thanks for sharing.
Greetings
Heinz

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5726 W: 605 N: 3416] (9137)
  • [2006-03-16 4:21]
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Hi Chi

ENTER THE DRAGON.
I hope that you shot this in some zoo or similar environment and that you did not encounter it in one of those waterways your notes refer to. Not that I am overly concerned that it might have done something to you rather than, "What were you doing crawling around Sydney's waterways?"
This is great work Chi. A masterfully captured portrait of a beautiful little animal. A true study in pointyness.
Your composition is great and I can see there went quite a bit of thinking into the crop. The colours are brilliant. DOF is absolutely perfect with razor sharp detail visible on the lizard. The BG is classical and the exposure is magnificently balanced.
First class work done. TFS.
Regards
Loot

Hi Chi!
Excellent colors and POV! Perfect composition and details. Great work!
TFS;-)
regards
Dorota

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  • honza Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 546 W: 0 N: 680] (4047)
  • [2006-03-16 4:31]

Excellent detail of the dragon. Sharpness, BG and colors are perfect. TFS

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2830 W: 75 N: 8025] (26863)
  • [2006-03-16 4:36]

Hi Chi!

Excellent portrait of this Dragon! Every detail on its body is well visible. I like its vigilant eye and spikes on its head. Green BG is something new - usually these animals are captured on more 'desert' BGs. Great!

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 32 N: 790] (3052)
  • [2006-03-16 4:44]

Hi Chi, this shot is outstanding. The detail, texture, colours, POV are all remarkable. Another great shot from the master, TFS.
Dean.

Superb details and colours on the head of this formidable looking dragon.
An immaculate capture as usual from you, Chi.

another exemplary canon shot...lighting and focus spot on and the composition is compelling..the eye dominates and the skin tone and detail are perfect..
inclusion of the branch keeps us in touch with environs and the background is suggested by tone

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1592 W: 32 N: 1361] (3978)
  • [2006-03-16 7:36]

Hello Chi,
This is a very nice portrait of this dragon.
Superb detail,very good DOF and a nice POV.
A great shot.

TFS

Hi Chi,
An outstanding portrait on this water dragon. The light was excellent here. The colors are beautiful. Great texture in the skin. OOF backround really has him standing out well. Nice shot.
Scott

Hello Chi,

Great photo, DOV colurs shows lots of details, great capture. TFS, Kyle

Hello Chi

TFS this excellent capture !

Hi my friend,
It's a busy life around here; now and then I manage to steal 15 min. for a quick look over TN, reward people with a smiley for the good stuff.

Regards, Petru

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2165 W: 124 N: 2567] (8208)
  • [2006-03-16 14:19]

quality shot Chi,
fantastic shot, good portrait, fine details, good colours and a good pov and a fantastic dof, well done,
gr. jaap

Hello Chi,
Simply superb!
Details are amaizing, colors and BG sensationals.
No defects.
Cheers

Great capture,with great detail,colour and comp...
Well photograph...

Magnificant detail in this cool capture, the details really stand out well along with the colors. :)

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  • Hoos Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 19 W: 0 N: 20] (111)
  • [2006-03-17 0:41]

Nice portrait, the texture and detail its awesome, good job, keep doing it!

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 788 W: 31 N: 20] (5002)
  • [2006-03-17 2:35]

Hi Chi,
very good quality of picture. I like the composition, colours and DOF. Interesting note. Good captured and well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

Hi Chi

What a stunning shot. Lovely light which has accentuated the details beautifully. Crisp, clear and sharp. Lovely saturation of colour. Great work! :-)

Hi Chi,
detalhes ótimos, coress e composição muito boas! Os detalhes estão perfeito mesmo! Excelente foto, parbéns!!!

Francisco Sales

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 924 W: 5 N: 2259] (8370)
  • [2006-03-18 3:34]

Hello Chi,
Excellent macro.
Lovely detail and colours,nice composition.
Nice work,very well done.

Wonderful portrait of the dragon, Chi.
Perfect focus on the beast. Charming pose.
Another real masterpiece from you.
Thank you!
Best regards,
Peter

Hi Chi Liu,
Excellent profile portrait. No nits, Hats off!
By the way, did you find this in the wild?
Very well done.

Wow! Beautiful! Perfect picture.
Thank you for the critique.
Maurizio

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2006-03-18 18:29]

Chi, this one has a 3-D effect. Amazing sharpness and details. I like colors and saturation too. Excellent contrast.

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  • marjan Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 482 W: 10 N: 362] (2631)
  • [2006-03-29 14:14]

Hi Chi, your Godzila is wonderufl. Cleare and good shot , very expresive face , ugly but wonderful. ;-)
Majan

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  • hekcik Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 330 W: 15 N: 305] (1823)
  • [2006-04-17 11:02]

Hi Chi,

Excellent profile portrait. No nits, Hats off!
By the way, did you find this in the wild?
Very well done.

TFS :-)
Norbert

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  • Athila Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 310 W: 238 N: 421] (1503)
  • [2006-05-04 20:37]

Hi Chi!

Nice portrait you have here. Sharpness and exposure are excellents. Tight cropping and blured BG really put emphasis on your subject.

Great picture and TFS.

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 500 W: 2 N: 466] (2121)
  • [2007-04-17 8:38]

wow! what a great portrait! very well done. great focus, colors. very well done. tfs

Hello Chi.

Excelllent picture, nice composition and colors.
Very good details.

Regads.
Jose Luis.

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