Barbara's Photoblog
What Is It?
Posted by Barbara (Florida, United States) on 28 January 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
No clue here.
It's hanging on for dear life.
@Stunner: Thank you Stunner.
@Kelly: Don't worry he is OK. Thank you for the comment.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Ohhh how cool is that...maybe he's trying to climb to the top...excellent catch Barbara ;)
28 Jan 2008 11:23am
@Lorraine: Nice comment Lorraine, thanks.
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
My guess is a Gecko! Cute catch, Barb!
28 Jan 2008 12:06pm
@Judy: Hmmmm, let's see. Thanks Judy.
Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan
Gecko or some kind of small lizard! A FANTASTIC capture!!! My compliments!
28 Jan 2008 12:43pm
@Japanalia: Thank you Gabriela.
Wolfgang Prigge from Canada
Wow, beautiful capture. I think this would make a terrific poster with some inspirational words...
28 Jan 2008 2:10pm
@Wolfgang Prigge: How nice to know you think this well of the photo. You may have an idea there Wolfgang. Thank you for commenting. Perhaps inspiring encouragement "Hang onto your dreams" or similar.
Irina Sh from Moscow, Russian Federation
Amusing shot! I love your attention to the details.
My guess it's some lizard; Gecko usually has big nail bones.
28 Jan 2008 3:22pm
@Elisa: Thanks, Elisa.
@Paul van der Meer: Glad you like it, thank you Paul
@ciggZ: You may be right. Thank you for the comment.
bm from Budapest, Hungary
Ah - this is precious, really looks like the little guy is just hanging on by a thread! :)
28 Jan 2008 8:45pm
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
A brilliantly spotted Barbara, an excellent shot.
28 Jan 2008 8:50pm
Kerri from Blacksburg, VA, United States
My first visit here Barbara...and Wow...I am greeted with this stunning shot!
I just want to tell "it" HANG ON!!!!!!
Fantastic capture!
28 Jan 2008 10:44pm
@Kerri: Thank you for your kind comment. Welcome to AM3.
Laurie from Lincoln, United States
LOL!!! Great shot! Poor thing! It's probably down thinking, "I could use a hand here!" Well captured! =-)
28 Jan 2008 10:56pm
Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States
Very cool shot! this little fella seems to be hanging on to dear life!
28 Jan 2008 11:20pm
Hercules from Jacksonville, United States
Hey, Barbara thanks for stopping by, I love the image, it has such a powerful tone, one of endurance and persistance, Great shot !.
I wonder, how this image would look in B/W?
29 Jan 2008 12:13pm
Laurent from Dannemois, France
Maybe E.T. ! Funny and great picture. I really like it. Have a good day.
29 Jan 2008 8:43pm
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
What a great shot! That arm tells us everything that is going through that reptile's mind.
1 Feb 2008 6:50pm
CraHan from Koolkerke, Belgium
At first glance this looks like some dramatic scene from a monster movie. I didn't really experience it as a reptile hanging on for dear life. But I guess that's the fun thing about photography, everyone has his or her own interpretation of things :) Great capture!
6 Feb 2008 7:22pm
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Very well seen Barbara. I don't feel any danger for this little lezard and I find your picture quiet comic. I like the colors, textures and DOF of the picture. What would you think about a crop on the right to have the leg less in the middle? I love it anyway.
11 Feb 2008 5:50am
@akarui: Thank you Akarui for your comment and suggestion. Cropping would be suitable. Although I wanted to keep more of a rectangular framing of the image. I appreciate your idea. The lizard was on top but had just gone over the side before returning for more photos. The other lizard was down there too.
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
I wasn't there so maybe he was in distress, but based on my experience with all the lizards around here, I don't think so, and therefore, like akarui, I find the image amusing.
11 Feb 2008 2:51pm
@Twelvebit: Thank you for your wonderful comments and stopping in. No distress at all. Two lizards were feuding and back and forth over the edge of the concrete area. I just happened to catch the arm at the moment this one was over. I am glad you found it amusing. I did too.
Gosay from Newcastle, United Kingdom
Fantastic Shot......its a great timing to capture this flick.
27 Feb 2008 1:48pm
Sony DSLR-A100
1/500 second
F/11.0
ISO 800
360 mm