Rh. spinosus

[chamelisa]

Still trying to figure out how to take good macro photos. It's hard to use a tripod and get way in close to the chameleon so I had to hold it and use a faster shutter speed... and not breathe!

 

[hallenhe]

He (she?) is beautiful!

 

[Ricardo]

taking macro...

Hi!

to taking macro pics, u have to use tripod, or az image stabilizer objective. I think the best macros made with in 100-180mm objectives.

What kind of camera and objective u use for it now?

Your cham is absolutely gorgeous! What is his/her name?

Ricardo

 

[chamelisa]

Hi!

to taking macro pics, u have to use tripod, or az image stabilizer objective. I think the best macros made with in 100-180mm objectives.

What kind of camera and objective u use for it now?

Your cham is absolutely gorgeous! What is his/her name?

Ricardo

Hi Ricardo,

I don't have a name for the spinosus. It's a male. Below is a photo of another.

A friend of ours gave me a tripod, but it's really hard to get the camera close enough to the chameleon to take the photo. So I held it.

The camera is a Canon XSi and I'm using a 100mm Canon macro lens and a lite ring MR-14EX. Before this I had a Canon Powershot so I know very little about photography. Dave Weldon sent me a link for an online course. I signed up for a day lesson with a Canon rep later this month. I'm reading every manual these things came with.

It is hard figuring out the combinations of Aperature, ISO, etc. I'll keep trying...

 

[Ricardo]

beautiful little cham

Im not a photograph expert, i just like taking photos of wildlife. for some wildlife pictures visit www.korbely.com website. think with learning the basics, and taking loads of photos there will be soon some awesome macros of this little guy (making macro still easier than taking other animal photos)

Keep trying with min 100mm from a distance, try to focus on the eye when making a "portrait". Closely used direct flashlight (or even the photographer sometimes) can be seen in the animals eye!!!

Good luck, and i wish u lot of nice pictures taken!

maybe ill try to make some of my panther girl

R.

 

[Chamgirl]

He's a beautiful little one! Very camoflaged in the first photo, its hard to see him!!

 

[chamelisa]

beautiful little cham

Im not a photograph expert, i just like taking photos of wildlife. for some wildlife pictures visit www.korbely.com website. think with learning the basics, and taking loads of photos there will be soon some awesome macros of this little guy (making macro still easier than taking other animal photos)

Nice website!

One of the reasons I want to do macro so badly is because there is so much to appreciate of these little creatures but it's difficult to see it all with the naked eye. You can stare at a photo. Staring at a chameleon just stresses it out. Although I notice lately that they are eating while I'm poking around their cages trying to get good angles for photos.

I admire the macro photos I've seen by others and maybe one day I can take photos like that too, but of the animals I prefer to see.

Keep trying with min 100mm from a distance, try to focus on the eye when making a "portrait". Closely used direct flashlight (or even the photographer sometimes) can be seen in the animals eye!!!

Good luck, and i wish u lot of nice pictures taken!

maybe ill try to make some of my panther girl

I've been trying to focus on the eye but I'm finding it difficult to find the exact focus when doing it manually. The camera finds it if I aim at the eye.

I was wondering if I should have a photo set up so a chameleon can be perched yet appear to be in a cage or lush setting in a photograph but without the obstruction of the screen. Then I can set up a tripod and take better pictures.