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Nionyn
Feb 8, 2007
02:43 GMT
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Hi Retief. Thank you for your recent comment on my entry's page. For the record, I don't think there's anything at all wrong with your sense of photographic judgement! :-D I am delighted that you agreed to choose the next challenge. Deserved? Yes, absolutely. :-) And it's a good one too! See you there. Cheers, N
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Tessa
Feb 6, 2007
19:40 GMT
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Thanks for the great new challenge Retief, I know exactly where I am going to photograph!
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retiefdv
Feb 6, 2007
17:01 GMT
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Thank you very much for everyone's comments and votes. I think the real star of this entry is the little delicate baby chameleon, which made it easy for this entry to finish so high. These gentle slow moving small reptiles are quite common in the gardens in Cape Town's suburbs and surrounding area. My daughter often picks one up and takes it close to where a fly is sitting. It is fascinating to see the long tongue dart out at high speed with the sticky end capturing the fly. Their eyes can move independently of each other. Another fascinating thing is obviously to see them change their skin colour to fit their surroundings. The Cape chameleon is quite a small species, with much larger species found in tropical Africa and especially in Madagascar.
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Plebian
Feb 6, 2007
15:13 GMT
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Congrats for your TT finish retief! Well done!
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Tessa
Feb 6, 2007
07:06 GMT
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Congratulations Retief! I thought it might be you, well done!!
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Fymoh
Feb 6, 2007
06:23 GMT
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Congratulations for your highest place so far. You climbed steep. I saw one of those the other day at my friends house, but it was a bit bigger. Nice shot. Regards
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melmira
Feb 6, 2007
04:14 GMT
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Congratulations ! Well done, simple But effective
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Nionyn
Feb 6, 2007
01:39 GMT
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Congratulations, Retief, on a beautiful photograph and on your very well-deserved high placing in the challenge! I hope you don't mind but I have asked Dan to pass the choice of subject for the next challenge on to you. Have fun! :-D
Cheers, Nionyn
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Feb 5, 2007 23:59 GMT |
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goodjohn
Feb 5, 2007
22:48 GMT
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Very delicate creature, and very beautiful macro too! in my TT!
Carlo
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Tessa
Feb 5, 2007
22:13 GMT
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Marvellous detail! (I had a little chap just like him as a pet once. His name was Bainbridge and he used to sit on my lapel. We would go to the corner cafe with him on my finger and I would point him at a fly and he would catch it with his sticky tongue! He knew when it was lunch time and would hold out his arms to me when he saw me coming! He eventually went back into the garden.) In my top 5! Good luck!!
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p_schneider
Feb 5, 2007
17:22 GMT
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This picture put a smile on my face when I seen it for some reason. Excellent detail in this shot.
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fujiblonde
Feb 5, 2007
12:44 GMT
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this has a fantastic sense of scale. brilliant bold colour of the sky with contrast to the skin and lizard tones.
well done. nice interesting angle and fills the frame well. good luck.
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wrancea
Feb 5, 2007
08:13 GMT
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excellent! perfect shot and the main character is very cute...
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melmira
Feb 5, 2007
04:37 GMT
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Nice shot, I always desired a chameleon in my own garden. Well focused and composed.
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liviu_obreja
Feb 5, 2007
02:36 GMT
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I had to look at my finger to realize the size and delicacy of this nature being. Realy nice picture.
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Buckshot
Feb 4, 2007
21:19 GMT
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Loved it ...wish my garden was warm enough to have them!
oh...my #1
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Barr1e
Feb 4, 2007
18:50 GMT
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Fine detail - in my tt.
Regards Barr1e.
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Plebian
Feb 4, 2007
13:52 GMT
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Wow! How neat is this! Excellent shot, 'cept for one thing. Focus on the little guys' head and eye. Don't know if it's because of an extremely narrow DoF or some kind of motion blur. Either way, sharpness/focus there was missed. Detail, and sharpness, everywhere else is good and strong.
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citymars
Feb 3, 2007
21:33 GMT
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Great topic for this theme. Original, too! What a cute little critter. I admire the detail in the fingerprint, though to be 'perfect' the focus should be on the chameleon's eye -- which is slightly out of focus here. Definitely in my first draft of favorites (top 15).
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mike533
Feb 3, 2007
15:00 GMT
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Excellent diagonal composition with biting sharpness and excellent colour . My No.1.
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mdempse1
Feb 3, 2007
14:30 GMT
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Love the picture, is this a pet or was it really a garden visitor? Tiny little critter isn't he/she?
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labang2
Feb 3, 2007
04:47 GMT
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What a beautiful little creature and it doesn't seem to be too scared. Good composition, lighting is spot on. Finger is sharp and chameleon could be a little sharper but I don't think you were able to take too many shots. Well done.
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aac
Feb 3, 2007
03:45 GMT
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The little guy looks great. I find the finger distracting, though something must be there to show scale I guess.
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filmcolourist
Feb 3, 2007
03:04 GMT
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I never realised that chameleons are so small! Great contrast!
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clorox
Feb 2, 2007
22:01 GMT
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Funny little fellow - I like cameleons so I put him on my TT :)
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hugo_angel
Feb 2, 2007
17:51 GMT
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Nice chap indeed - excellent composition! High among my TT.
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tancalvin
Feb 2, 2007
15:57 GMT
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wow.. what a tiny lizard! ( all the more so compare with the finger ) Unbelievable small & fragile ....fantastic shot. A light more light on the eyes area would have been great ! In my tt for sure.
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tre_blA
Feb 2, 2007
15:16 GMT
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Amazing clarity and a picture that suits the theme to a tee. TT
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aprilesole
Feb 2, 2007
11:52 GMT
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Babies are always soooo delicate and this little fellow really steals my heart. Great capture (and I hope release) of this cute little fellow. In my TT~!
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organicchic7
Feb 2, 2007
10:54 GMT
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In my top ten.
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