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There be Dragons here...!
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Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:03 pmby Bugeyes
Went to the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens the other day for lunch, and besides the ever present duck population there’s quite a large colony of Eastern Water Dragons (
Physignathus lesueurii)
Here are the photos, hope you enjoy...
Posted:
Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:08 pmby sirhc55
Nice and sharp with great colour - welcome to the forum
What camera and lens were you using?
Posted:
Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:09 pmby dodge
WOW..I like the detail in these...What gear were you using?How close could you get to these animals??
Well done
cheers joe
Posted:
Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:54 pmby Mal
Sharp! sharp! sharp!
very nice colours too.
Posted:
Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:56 pmby Alpha_7
Nice and sharp, good eye contact and the colours are pleasing too.
I prefer the shots where he isn't partially obscured by the foliage.
Very nice
Posted:
Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:58 pmby zafra52
They are all very nice pictures sharp and with great colours. Well done!
Posted:
Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:16 pmby marcotrov
Great colour rendition and terrific sharpness in the images.
cheers
marco
Posted:
Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:33 pmby johnd
Wow, that's what I call sharp.
Great colours too.
Great images.
Oh, and welcome to the forum.
Cheers
John
Posted:
Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:35 pmby Oscar
Welcome to the forum Bugeyes. Excellent first post.
Lovely detail and really sharp!
Well done.
Cheers, Mick
Posted:
Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:46 pmby NJ
excellent shots there! last one has to be my fav!
the detail you have caught is great
Posted:
Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:14 pmby ATJ
All I can say is I agree with the other posters... WOW!
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Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:37 pmby Finch
Welcome to the forum, bugeyes.
Man, is that a great series of Water Dragon shots from Mt-Coot-tha! They are well composed, sharp and a good use of saturation. I'm often in the gardens photographing these dragons and the birds and it's great to see such beautiful shots.
Well done
Cheers
Michael
Posted:
Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:00 pmby Bugeyes
Thank you all for the very warm welcome and kind words. This particular dragon was very cooperative, and a wonderfully coloured example of the species. He let me approach to about 2 meters and sat perfectly still while I rattled of a dozen or more shots, until he spotted a beetle amongst the leaf litter... mmm lunch!
Some of you have inquired as to what gear I'm using, well technically I'm not using a DSRL but it suits my need quite well, it's a panasonic fz50 and has a f2.8-3.7 35-420mm EQV zoom lens.... I hope there's not too many hardware snobs out there, and you judge me on my work and not my equipment.
One again, thank you all for the kind comments and warm welcome…
Regards, Mike.
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Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:18 pmby sirhc55
Mike - certainly an indication of the photographer and not the equipment
Very good pictures
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Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:32 pmby zafra52
Mike, your pictures are superb. Your first and and last posting are the best because there are not too many distracting elements in them and therefore your eyes focus on the main subject. I believe the important thing here is what you can do with the equipment and not the gear you use. Please keep producing pictures like these - whatever the camera or lens you choose to use.
Anyway, I just read the specification of your camera and it is certainly an impressive instrument. The reason why some of us are curious about the equipment used is to learn about the equipment and the techniques - well at least that is my reason.
Manuel
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Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:35 pmby Big V
Well done, nice and sharp with lovely colours.