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Mrudul Godbole
20-05-2009, 01:43 PM
This is one of the close up photographs I took.

Canon 50D, 100-400mm IS USM, f5.6, ISO 200, 1/640

Murugan Anantharaman
20-05-2009, 01:52 PM
nice closeup shot....i guess the experts would comment on the nits...

Bibhav Behera
20-05-2009, 02:13 PM
Love the sharp eyes... But the harsh light has blown out the top of the head... A mild toning down of the highlights would be good. :)

AB Apana
20-05-2009, 03:33 PM
Hi Mrudul,

Agree about the highlights, otherwise a nice shot of a very photogenic creature.

Apana

Mrudul Godbole
20-05-2009, 03:46 PM
Thanks all. The head part was directly in the light making it a bit more lighted. Will try to work and reduce the hightlights and see.

Abhishek Jamalabad
22-05-2009, 09:15 AM
Good shot of the head, I agree about the top of the head. Got close up shots from other angles?

Mrudul Godbole
22-05-2009, 10:13 AM
Thanks Abhishek.I took lot of shots..since it was lying still for quite a long time.But mostly all are from this angle, because I was crawling nearer to it from this side. If I had got up and moved it would have gone into the hole.

Sagar Patil
24-05-2009, 08:30 PM
Nice close-up.
I would love to see clear skin details (folds and scales), as skin is the most significant features of lizards.
May be full-frame focus would be great, instead of spot/center metering (I am not sure).
Though claws and mouth tip are plus points here acc. to me.

Extra Innings: Known to be one of the most intelligent wild creatures. Some legend is there that, Monitor Lizards can count objects (Just an ear to ear story). They can smell the flesh even from some kilometers. They are venomous. Komodo Dragon is the biggest in this family.