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Postby Manta on Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:01 pm

Not as intriguing as my recent dragonfly or as cute as my Red-necked Wallaby...

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Postby Killakoala on Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:09 pm

He's a beauty. The face only a mother could love.
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:21 pm

Nice sharp capture Simon.
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Postby Manta on Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:28 pm

Thanks guys.
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:47 pm

Very nice pic - but it could be a lady :roll:
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Postby Manta on Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:32 pm

You're absolutely right Chris. In fact there's a distinct Mother-in-Law look about her now that you mention it. :wink:
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Postby Onyx on Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:47 pm

That looks like pigment loss on the skin - the Michael Jackson of the lizard world.
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Postby Manta on Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:53 pm

Careful - this matter is currently before the courts!! :wink:
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Postby leek on Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:55 pm

Nice shot Manta...

Where did you find that one???
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Postby Manta on Tue Feb 22, 2005 10:53 pm

leek wrote:Nice shot Manta...

Where did you find that one???


Thanks John.
He/she is a regular in the Japanese Garden at the Mt Coot-tha botanical gardens. They're all over the place but I've always found big ones here.
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Postby thaddeus on Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:24 pm

incredible!
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Postby flipfrog on Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:21 am

simon...

i wonder how this would have looked if u zoomed in a bit more to make it a touch more abstract... a less closed composition...?

nice sharp image btw...
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Postby JordanP on Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:18 am

Manta wrote:
leek wrote:Nice shot Manta...

Where did you find that one???


Thanks John.
He/she is a regular in the Japanese Garden at the Mt Coot-tha botanical gardens. They're all over the place but I've always found big ones here.


Sounds like a Mt Coot-tha thing - I shot the one in my avatar up there!
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Postby Manta on Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:31 am

flipfrog wrote:simon...

i wonder how this would have looked if u zoomed in a bit more to make it a touch more abstract... a less closed composition...?

nice sharp image btw...


Thanks Dee - I did try a few close-up/crop variations but, too be honest, it just kept getting uglier!!

JordanP wrote:Sounds like a Mt Coot-tha thing - I shot the one in my avatar up there!


There are heaps of them there and you're pretty well guaranteed a big one or two but just about any creek up here will have them around somewhere.
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Postby mudder on Wed Feb 23, 2005 11:33 am

Really sharp, think it's (I have no idea he/she) got it's eye on ya... If it's a big 'n, I'd be wary :wink:

Now just imaging being smaller and seeing that comin' at ya :shock:

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Postby Manta on Wed Feb 23, 2005 11:46 am

He was over a metre long Andrew. Wouldn't want to share a sleeping bag with him.
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Postby Matt. K on Wed Feb 23, 2005 9:56 pm

Excellent photograph! Make a very large print and frame it!
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Postby ozimax on Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:16 pm

Reminds me of whats-his-name....the big lizard that terrorizes Tokyo, Godzilla (strike me pink, me memory's goin'...), yep, that's it, Godzilla. Very different lizard shot and well done, Max
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Postby Manta on Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:26 pm

Matt. K wrote:Excellent photograph! Make a very large print and frame it!


I'd love to Matt but my wife wouldn't let me hang it in the house! She's a bit PHOBIC when it comes to reptiles.
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