Podarcis taurica ionica

Written by Webmaster Tuesday, 06 April 2010 00:00

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Podarcis taurica ionica (Balcan wall lizard)

We were out shooting sceneries when we heard a rustling noise. We remained still in our places and started looking on the ground carefully. We noticed these small lizards chasing each other's tail in the sun over Easter by a small lake in Strophylia reserve. We observed them for a while as they were continuing chasing each other. We do not know enough about them to say if that is courting behaviour or war however we thought we would capture the scene with our camera. We were impressed by their perfect camouflage - their colours were an exact match of the grass and ground colours.

Photo by Marina Parha and George J. Reclos

Shooting Data:

Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8 G VR II @ 200 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/400 sec - f/5.6, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB800 in i-TTL mode, diffuser on.
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

 

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