CRITTER DAY THURSDAYS -- Skinks...Series One
posted by micki at 6/08/2006 08:13:00 AM
Thursday, June 08, 2006
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The last two weeks of Critter Day Thursdays have been pretty tame. So, today I had to go just a little wild. Skinks! They are everywhere you look around my place. On the porches, on the sides of the house, scurrying under everything from the lawn mower to the grill, to under the cedar siding on the house. If you could peel the siding off, I can only imagine the dozens of skinks you’d find. The blue ones are my favorite. They are quick, though.
Today’s images were the cause of another dinner being late. I took the first shot with the 500mm zoom, thinking that I wouldn’t be able to get close enough to this guy cooling himself on the shaded side of my shed. Well, I also couldn’t get close enough with the lens to get a good shot. The first image was the best I could do. I went in and switched over to the 105mm macro lens, hoping the skink wouldn’t run off before I returned. He turned out to be a great subject. I kept moving in closer and closer, and for the last image I took (which is the last image here), the lens hood was only 5-6 inches from this guy. I could see him breathing and blinking. After this shot, he scurried away sideways to the back of the shed. After I put everything away, I finally started dinner. I think it was breakfast dinner night, and that I had made French toast with some older loaves of homemade bread I needed to use up.
Skink on the Shed 1
Camera - Konica Minolta 70
Film - Fuji HQ ISO 100
Shutter Speed - 1/90
Aperture Setting - f-6.7 Program Mode
Lens - Sigma 170-500mm zoom lens @ 500mm
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer
Skink on the Shed (foot)
Camera - Konica Minolta 70
Film - Fuji HQ ISO 100
Shutter Speed - 1/30
Aperture Setting - f-8 Aperture Mode
Lens - Sigma 105mm macro/portrait lens
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer
Skink on the Shed - close up
Camera - Konica Minolta 70
Film - Fuji HQ ISO 100
Shutter Speed - 1/10
Aperture Setting - f-16 Aperture Mode
Lens - Sigma 105mm macro/portrait lens
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer
Oh boy, they are everywhere around your place? My wife will definitely ask to move out, if this happens to us. She will definitely freak out. :-)
I like the first photo. Good composition, Micki.
Skinks are pretty cool. I don't often see many unless I am in the woods near my house.
Great shots, all of them.
Wow Micki. Fantastic shots. What excellent colours this fella had. I think my favourite is the foot on shed wall (2nd one). Chris
First time I have ever heard of a Skink...that leg shot is fantastic.
lovely captures!
ooh, micki, i love these. great job getting so close to the little guy on the second shot. these two make a really good pairing - the macro almost looks like a crop from the first, except for the quality of the detail (the wood grain!)
Three wonderful shots. I particularly like the detail of his foot . . what terrific critters to have at home.
Nice "skink series"... :)
Michael
Cool shots, especially the second one. I love its composition.
I'm going to Arizona soon and they have similar little guys I think they call them gekos.I believe Florida has them too. Nice capture love the
foot shot!
I've never heard of skinks before. Wonderful shots of the little creepy crawlers.
wow..the shiny wet skin is so creepy:-P i like the composition and the curve line of the body...nice capture:-)
very interesting subject :)
love the colors
This is a nice series of shots. He obviously anted his 15 minutes of fame and was willing to wait until the lenses were changed ;-)
i love the simplicity of the first shot: truly lovely.
I love reptiles and these are great shots Micki! love the close up of his little foot..cheers :)
Yikes! What an unpleasant sight... *shudders*
But, very awesome detail work!
I'm sure your family appreciate that your art comes first! :)
I love the first shot, the vertical lines mirror the line the tail draws. The long finers of the second one are so creepy!
Your best critter shots ever!!!!
GREAT GREAT GREAT SHOTS!
I'm a big fan of lizards...this is really cool!
Very cool fingers
I really like the middle one. It's a nature photo, but also an abstract composition that is very strong graphically. That's always a cool combination.
500mm , my goodness :) i like this
shinks are cool :) although one bit me when i was younger .. but i kept his tail.. ha ha..
Brilliant macros. It did not escape? I love them all, bent, claw/white-wall pattern and the face close up. At that one, very good depth with wider aperture and longer exposure, and having right of the photo overexposed to white looks very nice...
Superb work! Lovely DoF choice on the close-up, and that image with just the outstretched toes against the rough siding is a new fave :-)
great shots !
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