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The Thoughtful Anole

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This adorable little anole hopped up on the chair opposite mine while I was sitting on the patio of a "pub" in St. Augustine. When the lizard appeared, I was talking on my mobile to my fiance (who's in England at present), and I promptly ignored the overseas phone call in order to snap off a dozen shots of her and make gleeful, childlike noises as she wandered along the chair and into the foliage next to the table.

This is the first time I've tried desaturating a background to bring out my subject, and I'm mixed on the result. Ultimately I decided to go with it, because she was green and she was doing a great job of hopping from one green background to the next, as any good wild animal conscious of camouflage would do.

And yes, I realize how terribly guilty I am of anthropomorphizing the lizard, both in this description and in the unfortunate title of the photo - but she *does* look rather thoughtful, I think.
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Thats actually a male. Still it is a wonderful shot. I love how you managed to get the blue color of his eyelids in the shot.