Hi There
We just took a family vacation to Queensland and visited Australia Zoo while we were there (if you get the chance, get along to it. Well worth it). Caught this little chap sitting on a fence railing. He is a Water Dragon and is approximately 6 inches long. It had us in stitches! Every time i took a shot, he would put his hand up.
Nikon D300, 80 – 400mm at 180mm, f/5, 1/200, ISO 400
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pene
:) Hi to you too !! LOL
great shot
Steve Chapple
Amazing timing, what a great detailed capture!!!!!
Mick Davson
Hey long time no see. And what a return! Great portrait of this little creature
jesika
What a wonderful little poser or is it the “Regal” wave?
Either way, it’s a super shot.
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Phil Thomson IPA
Excellent capture, Craig !!! A ral little showman !! Welcome back too – I’ve missed you and the world through your eyes !!
sweetscent62
Hahahaha… how gorgeous!! : ) one of life’s little entertainers for sure.. well captured Craig! We will visit there next time we go to Queensland.. it sounds wonderful! Wen x
GailD
Stop! No cameras please. This could be what he is saying.
Great shot Craig & welcome back.
Steven de Siow
Maybe she is saying: wait a minute. I am not ready yet? LOL
IT is a great shot, indeed.
MKWhite
Awesome find and capture :) Lizards are pretty fun to observe and photograph. :)
Dennis Gay
G’day Craig,
What fantastic interaction you had with this posing li’l rascal.
Good to see you kept your cool and made a good shot of this wonderful experience.
Good lighting, good exposure and a sharp focus ensure we get to see most of the detail clearly and crisply and the use of depth of field keeps the viewer’s eyes where the action is.
The colours are vibrant and natural and the dragon’s pose is something you just could not pay for.
Very well seen and very well done!
GB
Dennis
Anne Smyth
wonderful capture
debsphotos
OMG…what a classic capture!!! Good one Craig!!! *-)
justjen
Unbelievable
Marion Cullen
Perhaps he though you were the paparazzi and you weren’t shooting his best side! lol
Great shot, excellent dof.
Jacky
Did you make him sign a model release form first?:-)) Such a great capture !
Holly Kempe
lol great capture!!
lisa1970
great capture, well done :-)
kenspics
Hi there Craig.. CONGRATULATIONS on the feature of this excellent photo!!!
Jonicool
I love this, waving at the camera!
Mia1
awesome shot. :O0
Sensiworld
Great shot !
Jan Piller
hehehe this is so great! perfect timing!
Stephen Thomas
Great capture of this friendly lizard.
Magee
Too wonderful for words!! Bravo!! Craig!! :-))
Daniel J. McCa...
lol.. That’s excellent! Super capture, Craig!
Antanas
great capture, lovely done
Rosalie Dale IPA
What a classic shot Craig! Well caught!
Meike
Hehe Awesome!!
berndt2
cute shot! (and title)
Steve Bullock
Cute mate, they do this to show that there the dominant force in the area, so may have felt threatened by you and was trying to show ya who is boss!
Awesome shot
JennyDean
fantastic shot Craig.
Steve Bullock
I hope you will be involved in teh Australian Wildlife Group Book mate?!
Craig Hender replied
I would love to be! Thanks very much for asking.
tarnyacox
What an absolutely brilliant capture. The lighting is sublime and excellent DOF. An instant fave!
Steve Sass
superb capture mate!
Steve Buffington
LOL. Hello back. Excellent clarity and DOF. And of course, catching the moment.
catdot
This is hilarious! Amazing capture.
chijude
A wonderful image. Has energy and impact ... that depth of field has kep him the star attraction!! Congratulations on your feature.
Caterpillar
Excellent capture :))
nadine henley
well, no wonder he kept putting his hand up – had you spoken to his agent yet?! this is a great capture! :)
maremarie
Really well done, what an amazing creature! :-)
Tatum Wulff
Wonderful Craig!! Great capture and story! :)
Christie Moses 41 minutes ago
LOL this is adorable :))
Mountainimage less than a minute ago
All I can think is “Give me five!”