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cameraNIKON D5200

settings Aperture 45/10 ISO 400 Shutter 125/10000 Focal Length 95/1 

upload_dateOct, 2016

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19 Comments |
Mokelumne_Night
 
Mokelumne_Night October 13, 2016
I love Chameleons. This one is so pretty! What amazing colors! Great shot!
cindybucholz
 
cindybucholz October 20, 2016
What an incredible close-up Ben!!! Such brilliant colors!!!
cindybucholz
 
cindybucholz October 20, 2016
What an incredible close-up Ben!!! Such brilliant colors!!!
Forfarlass
 
Forfarlass October 23, 2016
The colours are so beautiful. a great capture.
DanielJChanI PRO+
 
DanielJChanI October 27, 2016
Exceptional macro shot!
DebbieKMiller81 Platinum
 
DebbieKMiller81 October 29, 2016
What beautiful colors this Chameleon has. Great close up.
Pjerry
 
Pjerry November 06, 2016
Nice DOF
peggyclark0319
 
peggyclark0319 November 13, 2016
Amazing picture
Rubyroo52
 
Rubyroo52 November 18, 2016
Great shot. When I was younger we used to have a pet chameleon. I remember having to catch grasshoppers for it to eat
maryelizabethannethompson
 
maryelizabethannethompson November 18, 2016
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
cyndimccoun
 
cyndimccoun November 30, 2016
Voted for this in Reptiles.
ziggyzoo52
 
ziggyzoo52 January 21, 2017
What a brilliant photo. We used to keep chameleons as pets when I was a kid living in Africa. The ones with a horn used to frighten me.
Fontaineaf
 
Fontaineaf September 18, 2017
That photo is so crazy good, badass, smoking hot..
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texaaronpueschel December 08, 2017
A rainbow of good color.
mleskiw.wildlife_EC5E
 
mleskiw.wildlife_EC5E March 23, 2020
Looks like he can't decide what colour to be! Stunning colours and wonderful shot!
Noleezie
 
Noleezie August 19, 2020
Awesome colors! Great shot 👍
ronjudyluv2travel Platinum
 
ronjudyluv2travel September 01, 2020
Amazing chameleon capture...so life-like! Love the texture and color combination. Feel like I can reach out and touch a knobby beautiful creature!
Drosera
 
Drosera January 09, 2021
Amazing capture and what an awesome chameleon, such beautiful coloration.
FredericksFotos Ultimate
 
FredericksFotos March 01, 2021
All of your photos look so clean. Love it. I still can’t shoot this way

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Behind The Lens

Location

The photograph was taken on Oct.16, 2016. The camera that I use was Nikon 5200. With a little help from Lightroon I ended up with a pretty good product to show.

Time

I believe it was mid-afternoon inside an aquarium in Newport Ky. Just south of Cincinnati. Of course, I had to shoot through a dirty glass window. Lighting was poor. However, Nikon quality poured through!

Lighting

As I stated before light was poor and a shadow covered half the open area on the window. I had to be aware of what was happening around me as kids were slowly taken over this small room.

Equipment

Nikon 5200 with stock lens. No flash attachment, though at the time might have proven worth while. But then you would have to deal with the glare of the flash. My time was limited so I went into the photograph mean and lean.

Inspiration

The assorted colors that was displayed by this chameleon were so deep and rich. He was sitting so still that I believe he was wanting his photograph taken.

Editing

Yes I did. Had to get rid of some blurry marks from the glass and brighten up the photo. I also cropped it up a little.

In my camera bag

Then very little. But now I use a Nikon 750 with a 24-120 lens, for every day use. Also a 300 prime and a 200-500 zoom. I also have a SB 910 flash attachment with assorted filters, cleaning supplies and back up batteries. All Nikon ! Yes this makes for a heavy back pack. But so very worth while.

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