Iguana Iguana (Green Iguana)

Green iguana (Iguana iguana)

When it comes to iguanas, most people try to avoid a head on picture since the small apertures available in an indoor environment will result in most of the animal being out of focus. When I saw this iguana sitting motionless I was attracted by the symmetry of its position. It is always nice to have a macro lens on the camera. The least you have for granted is the detail.  Photos taken at the Attica Zoological Park.

Photos by Marina Parha and George J. Reclos

Shooting Data:

1. Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec, f/13, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL mode
Image: RAW, converted in Photoshop CS, sharpening and contrast adjusted, saved in JPEG, levels adjusted, cropped + USM added. 

2. Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/50 sec, f/8, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-600
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, sharpening and contrast adjusted and resized.

3, 4. Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec, f/8, Manual mode
Flash: SB-600
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, sharpening and contrast adjusted and resized.

5. Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec, f/13, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-600
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS4, sharpening and contrast adjusted and resized.

Green Iguana II

When I was selecting photo's to be deleted from my HDD, I ran across these photos. I shot this Iguana during a visit to Zoozajac, and it would be a shame to throw them away (in my opinion). The pictures needed some cropping, but altogether they looks fine, especially knowing that they were taken with the "soft" Nikon 24-120 VR lens...
 
Photo by Frank Panis

Shooting data:

Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S VR 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED @100mm
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed: 1/60sec @ f/8
Flash: I-TTL
Image: RAW, converted in Nikon Capture editor, sharpening none, USM 100-4-7, Color mode changed to mode II, WB adjusted to flash, Cropped, resized and saved.

Green Iguana III

I was quite impressed by the young iguanas being carried over their parent's back and decided to capture the moment. It was quite tricky because the glass of the enclosure had a lot of reflections and some fingerprints from visitors however I was quite happy with the result.

Photo by John Reclos

Shooting data:

Camera: Nikon E5700
Lens: @34.7mm
Sensitivity: ISO100
Shutter speed: 1/125sec @ f/6.8
Flash: auto
Image: JPEG, edited in Photoshop CS, levels adjusted, USM added and resized.