This photo was taken back in 2007 on my first and only trip to Madagascar. It remains the place I want to return to more than anywhere else. I can best describe it as the only place in the world that doesn’t feel like anywhere else in the world. Especially with creatures like this — a leaf-tailed gecko. Usually these guys are quite camouflaged, but this one must have felt threatened and began to display that ferocious-looking, but harmless mouth. Here’s hoping I get back for a visit sometime soon. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 400, f/4.5 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units.
What a great capture – love the eyeballs & that mouth! Hmmm, Madagascar – it now has a place on my bucket list due to your description “as the only place in the world that doesn’t feel like anywhere else in the world. especially with creatures like this”!
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This photo was taken back in 2007 on my first and only trip to Madagascar. It remains the place I want to return to more than anywhere else. I can best describe it as the only place in the world that doesn’t feel like anywhere else in the world. Especially with creatures like this — a leaf-tailed gecko. Usually these guys are quite camouflaged, but this one must have felt threatened and began to display that ferocious-looking, but harmless mouth. Here’s hoping I get back for a visit sometime soon. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 400, f/4.5 at 1/60th of a second, two Nikon SB-600 flash units.
Creepy and fascinating.
Sounds about right.
What a great capture – love the eyeballs & that mouth! Hmmm, Madagascar – it now has a place on my bucket list due to your description “as the only place in the world that doesn’t feel like anywhere else in the world. especially with creatures like this”!
Thanks Sue. I heard from a few people who have also been to Madagascar and they second that assessment.
I’m speechless! Those eyes are simply indescribable! And I agree with Sue, a little creepy!
Yes, the mouth is one thing but the eyes are another level. The red mouth, by the way, is a defense mechanism to scare off would-be predators.
SENSATIONAL! AGREE WITH WHAT SUE WROTE!!!!!
Thanks Robert. This was one of my favorite encounters in one of my favorite places.
Thanks Robert. This was one of my favorite encounters in one of my favorite places.