The other day I was in my office, and for some reason I was placing my stuff where it belonged. It’s been a while so I wasn’t sure where that was, so instead I grabbed my wildlife setup and went out back.
Now I needed something big and in the distance.
This is what I found, a Carolina Anole.
Specs; OM -1 mk2, OM 100-400 ll, Manfrotto monopod, Benro ball head, Lightroom.
When looking for these little guys I look everywhere. They have the ability to hang where you least expect one. More than once I’ve had one jump on me.
The toe of an Anole has long curved claws, the pad of the toes have deep ridges that grip most anything. I wonder… do I have any close shots of their feet ?
I always try to catch a shot of an Anole staring right into the camera, eye contact. Like below.
Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, Godox iT32 flash, Lightroom.
When I focused in close I realized just how sharp these leaves are.
This is not a place an Anole wants to make a random jump.
Going right up the bamboo. In an instant he can be hidden in the vines and I would never see him. As often as not these lizards will jump as soon as they see me. I may raise the camera, chances are I won’t even get a chance to focus.
This little Anole has found his safe place, at least until he out grows it. This is the same Anole, the shots taken at different times, at least that’s how the image files were placed in a folder, I didn’t check any date stamps.
It’s easy to ID this as the same animal, he has a stubby black tail. Either an early wound or just hatched that way, many Anole have tails of various lengths and colors.
Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, Godox iT32 flash, Lightroom, DxO Filmpack.
This is why we can’t bring any of the pots inside, ever.
Imagine eggs hatching in mid January.
What would you do 😂😂.
They are very good at this. Eye contact and they freeze, for a long time. Turn your head, lower the camera, and some how those little legs have shifted him to the other side of the stalk.
They also climb so fast keeping the focus is a joke. All you see in the view finder is a tail.
No specs on this one, but since I keep gear on the porch I’ll assume the OM-1 (1), OM 12-100.
When the OM-1 mk2 came out I kept the original OM-1 to use as a backup. Turns out lately I’m using the original body most. 🤣
When taking these shots I’m careful not to scare them, not stop them from going about their business (whatever that could be). Most of the Anole are small, however there are a few ‘big guys’ that have been living back here for a while.
These two are fairly small, maybe an inch.
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Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, GODOX iT32 flash, Lightroom, DxO Filmpack.
