Gecko
Taken with a 100mm macro lens so i was pretty close. Fortunately he didn’t move!
Extremely rare gecko, Naultinus elegans punctatus, found only in a tiny range of New Zealand.
Canon 20D
Gecko belongs to the following groups:
** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), Animal Kingdom, Animal Photography - Limit 1 Photo Submission a Week, DSLR Users Only - 3 A Day - Name Your Camera In The Description Along With Exposure Details, Green!, IPA -International Photographers Alliance, New Zealand Made, The Fine Art of Photography and Zoophoria (2 per day, approval required) Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Heather Rivet...
stunning
Robyn Carter
Thanks ;)
micmac
Superb capture.
jesika
Robyn this is very beautiful, lovely shot.
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KevinH
lovely detail on the skin! definately one of my all time favs!
Colin Tobin
wow. This is fabulous. The colours are wonderfully vibrant, the DOF is perfect, and the composition is strong.
Very eyecatching.
Kitsmumma
What an incredible shot, he is very handsome. Just wonderful.
Brian Puhl IPA
Hey I remember this shot! You were our monthly feature in the ‘Photographers Club’ on dA! Great work!
Robyn Maynard
Beautiful Macro, well done!! (Beautiful creature)
Lisa Kenny
Fantastic detail
canonshooter
Excellent shot!!!
Tanya B. Schro...
Simply fabulous macro, Robyn. You’ve got just the right depth of field and focus here! What a beautiful little critter!
jerry alcantara
nice shot welldone
Rachel Davison
Your work is brilliant!
Eyal Nahmias
Beautiful comp, color, DOF and details. Consider adding it to the reptile group :-)
KevinH
great details! brilliant
ECGardner
Beautiful creature; I love the details in his scales. This makes a great addition to the Reptiles and Amphibians group; thanks for adding it to the gallery!
stevenlove
It’s the Geico Gecko I see in those TV commercials. ;-)))
Very sharp focus on the scales.
Marcel Engels
Excellent work.
Susan Trigg
Magnificant – what a fabulous shot!
Christopher E...
excellent shot, and wow at it not moving
Lance Leopold
Fabulous,Robyn!!!
Jeremy Harrington
absolutely amazing shot.. everything about this is perfect.. well done
Klaudy Krbata
amazing macro!!!
Deborah Bowness
Gorgeous shot, such detail!!
Coralie Plozza
this is a brilliant close up…what a gorgeous colour
Michelle Boyer
Wow- great capture
cathy savels
Superb!
richymac
Beautiful color, texture and creativity with your focal length. Well done Robyn!!
Robyn Carter
Thanks :)
Carlo Cesar Ro...
Picture perfect! Congrats!
velveteagle
Wonderful detail.. great capture..
Che01
Fantastic shot. DOF is perfect and the colours & detail are spot on.
AngelaFoster
amazing macro work
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks – I was new to my macro lens so have been amazed with the result from this one :)
Wanagi Zable-A...
Excellent shot! I love the detail
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you :)
Ken Boxsell
Great work crusher lol. Thats an awesome shot
Robyn Carter replied
thank you – it’s about time I uploaded it to the macro gallery again :)
Glad you like it ;)
djlampkins
This is so perfect…. Excellent work!
So good, I almost bought some auto insurance from him… lol
Robyn Carter replied
LOL – haha – Thannk you – you crack me up :)
Stephen Permezel
Wow!! This is great!
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you ;)
CATNIPMEOW
Amazing capture !!! How very cool ! Love how it seems you can reach out and touch him :)
Robyn Carter replied
i was able to get so close because he was almost right up to the glass – these are rare and you won’t find any in the wild. Great little poser :)
Troy Dodds
Great shot. The colors are vibrant and the detailed texture of the scales are outstanding! I like your work.
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks Troy :)
Di Jenkins
amazing capture Robyn! Fabulous DOF & I think I could count all his scales!
Robyn Carter
LOL – better than counting sheep :) Glad you liked it ;)
Ryan Piercey
Fascinating image! Great work on the macro!
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks Ryan :)
mealiex
oooh, I want to take him home!!! Awesome photography :o)
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks :)
Steven Sass
Very nice Robyn. NZ is so fortunate to have these amazing day geckos! Nice Capture!
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks Steven. Very much appreciate the comment – so sorry it took so long to reply but i’ve been away without internet access :)
PhotoFox
Whoa! Magnificent!
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks PHotofox – and thank you for adding me to your watchlist. Very much appreciated :)
faizee
vibrant.. nice work
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you :) Glad you like it ;)
Ciaran O'Hagan
fantastic capture!!!
Robyn Carter replied
thank you Claran :)
Phil Threlfall
Ohhh WOW… I gotta go to New Zealand
Robyn Carter replied
Let me know when you arrive and we’ll get together for a photoshoot ;)
Phil Threlfall
Will do, promise youll take me to see one of these
Robyn Carter replied
Absolutely – they’re not in the wild – too rare – but ti’s an interesting place photographically for an afternoon trip out there :)
Cheers
Robyn
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Brilliant work!!! :-))
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you :)
luanda
SIMPLY PERFECT!
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks Daniela :)
luanda
You’re welcome! it’s ..simply the truth! ;-)
Ant Vaughan
mmm incredible!
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks ;)
linda858100
awesome work always
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you Linda
Geoffrey
Great capture, geckos are great :)
Robyn Carter replied
yeah – unfortunately not too many left :(
DebraLee Wiseberg
Nice capture Robyn.
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks Debra :)
PiktoLove
Nice capture… green and purple : great !
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks :) And thankyou for the comment – much appreciated :)
Phillip Weyers
That’s a glorious close-up and such a beautiful animal. Lovely detail… instant fav.
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you :)
Christopher Bi...
this is incredible, your work is amazing, glad to have you on my watchlist! but you are clogging up my favorites!!!!! :))))
Robyn Carter replied
sorry about that – you’re incredibly good for my ego though :)
Your comments really do encourage me so thanks :)
Robert Elliott
superb!!!!
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks Robert :)
Kazzoom IPA
beautiful work well done
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you Kazzoom :)
99gnome
Wohoo! Excellent macro and the focus is so spot-on, my eyes are tearing. Really, really great job. Fantastic colors too. Favorite!
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you so much :)
starikarp
brilliant work!
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you Starikarp :)
Andrew Trevor-...
Gorgeous.
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks Andrew :)
Carla Jensen
Congrats on the feature….Robyn!! outstanding macro !! fantastic details and color !! wtg
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks – Feature? waht feature?.
Glad you like it – off to my feature page now:)
Selina Tour
He looks like a cute fellow! Well done.
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you Selina :)
ildilazar
Excellent capture!
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you :)
Magee
WoWeeee!!!! Stunning! Stunning capture Robyn!
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you magee :) Really appreciate the comment :)
lorilee
FABULOUS!!!!!
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you ;)
Scott d'Almeida
awesome;
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks Scott :)
Vulcan Spark S...
awesome
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you Vulcan :)
seawhisper
you know such photos makes me wanna go hunt with my camera for lizards, I think I’d really love to see anything such green as your model, it’s all grey here :/
Robyn Carter replied
This one is so rare you can’t find it in the wild. However, if you’re ever here, I’ll take you to it :)
seawhisper
Awww you’re in New Zeland! Then I keep your promise! I always wanted to visit NZ but it’s quuuiiiite far away from Poland. ;-)
Robyn Carter
A long way from poland. I’ve always wanted to visit Poland lol :)
Nature's Realm
wonderful capture and closeup. – Dennis
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks Dennis
louisegreen
Fantastic shot.
Robyn Carter replied
Thank you louise ;)
Louise Robinson
Great shot! He’s gorgeous!
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks – glad you like him :)
gracestout2007
Excellent shot! You presented this very nicely. Good work!
Robyn Carter replied
thanks Grace – your comment is very much appreciated :)
J.K. York
your macro work continues to improve. super lizard portrait. good work keeping most of the head sharp. he is such a brilliant green. well done.
p.s. all is well, thankx :)
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks James :) Glad you are well – I do often think of you ad what you’re up to.
Cheers
Robyn
Brendan Schoon
WOW, great shot, wonderful detailed shot!! Very well done.
Brendan
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks Brendan – glad you like it and I really appreciate the comment :)
Tom Newman
Superb macro Robyn :-)
Robyn Carter replied
Thanks Tom :)
GerryMac
fantastic close up! amazing clear sharp detail!
Robyn Carter replied
Than you – your comment is much appreciated.
Anthony Comella
Terrific !!!!!!!
Robyn Carter replied 29 days ago
Thanks Anthony – glad you like it :)
Jane Keats
Oh dear, I fear that your account is going to be taking up all my faves haha, this is truely stunning Robyn!!
Robyn Carter replied 29 days ago
Have put this into a national competition here in NZ under Macro. We shall see how it does ;)
Sherry Lynn Cr... 13 days ago
What a gorgeous little guy! This is ridiculously beautiful :)
Great shot!!!
:)
Robyn Carter replied 8 days ago
Thank you sherry :)
David McMahon 8 days ago
Gordon …. Gordon ….. Michael Douglas told me I’d find you here!!
Robyn Carter replied 8 days ago
lol – Glad you found Gordon :)
James MacKay 5 days ago
Wow.
Robyn Carter 5 days ago
This one got Acceptance at the Salon – under the macro Category :) Thanks ;)