I took this image of a Parson’s chameleon eye at a reptile farm in central Madagascar. What is a reptile farm? Basically a zoo for reptiles and amphibians — a quick stop before heading into the next National Park. It allowed me to get some interesting close ups of the creatures I would later meet in the wild. At the time I took this photo, I didn’t have a dedicated macro lens but was instead shooting with a close up filter attached to the end of my 80-200mm zoom. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 100, f/2.8 at 1/20th of a second.
It’s the eye of the Chameleon
It’s positively Aristotelian
Rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last know survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he’s watching us all with the eeeeeeeeeeye of the Chameleon
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I took this image of a Parson’s chameleon eye at a reptile farm in central Madagascar. What is a reptile farm? Basically a zoo for reptiles and amphibians — a quick stop before heading into the next National Park. It allowed me to get some interesting close ups of the creatures I would later meet in the wild. At the time I took this photo, I didn’t have a dedicated macro lens but was instead shooting with a close up filter attached to the end of my 80-200mm zoom. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 100, f/2.8 at 1/20th of a second.
It’s the eye of the Chameleon
It’s positively Aristotelian
Rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last know survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he’s watching us all with the eeeeeeeeeeye of the Chameleon
Great shot of that eyeball, Sean!
Never have seen a close up of any of their parts before , not just the eye but the skin if you call it that so prehistoric looking
WOWZA!
Interesting, creepy, beautiful all at once! Great work!