Trioceros in the Rain

[merumontanus]

It has been a dreamy, rainy, couple of days-- with the perfect lighting for some shots, of course. Just because...

Holdback male T. deremensis turning his back.

Surprise...

Subadult, captive-born, female, T. jacksonii xantholophus turning very dark while drinking on my hand. I am still trying to figure out what happened to my index finger in this shot. I swear I have one.

Cheers,

Fabián

 

[Fearaffect]

Damn!!.......just DAMN!!!

Very nice!! what camera/lens u using??

 

[Breeze]

The cham ate your index finger when you werent looking

 

[summoner12]

The cham ate your index finger when you werent looking

LOL I was wondering what happened to it

 

[Vampire.queen]

Awesome photos!
And don't worry about that finger- we don't laught at people without fingers

 

[Montium]

Great shots!! it's always a treat to see your photos

 

[chameleonman57]

Those pictures are amazing.

 

[Cainschams]

Great shots!! it's always a treat to see your photos

I would have to agree. Great shots, Fabián. I like the first one the best

 

[Trace]

Interesting composition. I'd like to see some deeper focus or larger depth of field shots from you now.

Cheers,
T

 

[eisentrauti]

Perfect pics as always ! Great work, Fabián !

 

[merumontanus]

Thank you, all. I think I found my finger.

Older, female, Trioceros jacksonii xantholophus, and the mother of the youngster on the previous photo.

Here she is seconds after coming outside-- her colors say it all. This one's for you, Trace; with a much narrower aperture and wider depth of field. Notice the subtle streaks of rain in the foreground.

The rain and its universal calming effect.

More elephants of the trees-- the "parsonii" of the Trioceros.

Smaller, holdback, female Trioceros deremensis.

Her brother.

The encounter.

Irresistible rain.

And finally, her leave-me-alone colors and posture...

Enjoy,

Fabián

Edit: Brye, I'm currently shooting with a Nikon D40 and a fast, 50mm NIKKOR lens.

 

[ponders]

Thanks for the great pictures Fabian! I love seeing your collection.

I'll have to get some new pictures of my deremensis. He is doing great. It was funny today I was feeding him a dubia that was climbing the screen, and he started shaking and vibrating before he shot at the bug, but he continued to vibrate while he was eating it too. First time I had seen him do that. He is a fun cham to watch (when he decides to move LOL)

 

[ciafardo 4]

Those deremensis are perfect! wow!

 

[merumontanus]

Thanks for the great pictures Fabian! I love seeing your collection.

I'll have to get some new pictures of my deremensis. He is doing great. It was funny today I was feeding him a dubia that was climbing the screen, and he started shaking and vibrating before he shot at the bug, but he continued to vibrate while he was eating it too. First time I had seen him do that. He is a fun cham to watch (when he decides to move LOL)

Hi Tylene-- good to hear from you. Thank you for the note.

I'm glad to hear your male is doing well. You know I always love seeing photos of them! Their behavior is so interesting to me-- I never get tired of watching them shake their ficus so vigorously that, from a distance, it looks like the Velociraptor scene from Jurassic Park

All the best,

Fabián

 

[jannb]

Fantastic photos! Always enjoy looking at you collection!!!!! Thanks for sharing!

 

[merumontanus]

Fantastic photos! Always enjoy looking at you collection!!!!! Thanks for sharing!

I'm glad you enjoy them, Jann.

Here are a few more from today's rainy afternoon:

Female T. jacksonii jacksonii.

Captive-born T. jacksonii xantholophus in her I-hate-you colors.

Male T. jacksonii merumontanus-- one I rarely get to photograph.

Sub-adult, female, T. jacksonii merumontanus (#1).

Sub-adult, female, T. jacksonii merumontanus (#2)

Happy moon festival,

Fabián

 

[toddmkeller]

Very nice photos Fabian,

I especially love the Merus, they are stunning!

See ya,

Todd

 

[Montium]

Yet more great photos, what a treat

 

[DarkElve]

Wow beautiful shots for fantastic animals !

 

[Chamgirl]

Beautiful chameleons