I am (every so slowly) making my way through the substantial backlog of recent images. Here’s an image of a Spiny-tailed Iguana from a recent trip to Belize. The trip was primarily a family vacation, rather than a photo safari, so I did not make that many images other than shots of my kids frolicking.
I particularly like this image for the challenge presented by the Iguanas. Being cold-blooded, there was no sign of them in the sweet light — they only come out in the harsh sunlight. Making matters worse, they seem to spend most of their time on the ground — and on the heavily-developed “utility” areas of the resort to boot, making attractive backgrounds a challenge. (Iguana on trash pile anyone?) For this image I found an iguana sitting on a wooden fence. Not the best perch, but better than most. I used the longest lens that I had with me (my 300) to isolate the iguana against a small patch of foliage in the background. (Most of the available background was either white sand — to0 bright — or bushes — too busy. I used a polarizer to knock down the glare on the foliage, and also to bring out the color in the iguana. Then I had to add a little fill flash, since the shadows were fairly hard by this time of day. Voila.
