Inspiring Photo: Umm, look..... #9725088

Umm, look.....

Uploaded: January 31, 2010

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...this IS my best side. Now take the shot and shovel off. This is the first warm day we've had in weeks, the sun is out, and I've got a chill in my bones that will take days to be rid of.

In other words, I'm done with posing, and I just want to get back to basking.

Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 10/4000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 320, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D700

Comments

Anita Hogue January 31, 2010 0

Good morning Tess! A wonderful capture with fabulous colors and clarity! #1233133

Val Feldman January 31, 2010 0

Excellent, excellent...awfully nice of him to take some time out of his busy day to pose so beautifully for you! Wonderful capture - extreme clarity, details and color! Good to have you back! #8343761

Tammy M. Anderson January 31, 2010 0

Outstanding details, colors and composition, Tess. Beautiful capture. #8343764

Amy M. Wilson January 31, 2010 0

Wonderful capture, Tess.... love the comp, details and clarity!! #8343779

Gord MacEachern January 31, 2010 0

Glad to see the post Tess,
Fantastic image, the color and detail are superb!
Kind of looks like a teacher I had in public school lol.. #8343827

Usman M. Bajwa January 31, 2010 0

Great details light and title, Tess. Hope to see this one again!

UB. #8343844

Carol Eade January 31, 2010 0

Hi Tess, terrific image...glad to see you back! #8343856

Linda M. Walker January 31, 2010 0

Fantastic details,Tess...excellent work #8343926

Michele Wetzel January 31, 2010 0

Tess,

Awesome capture! Excellent details, lighting, and composition!

Shelly #8343982

Hayden Cannon January 31, 2010 0

Great photo Tess I like the story with it also made me smile very nice colors, lighting, comp and details fantastic shot! #8344165

Bonnie C. Lackey January 31, 2010 0

Love the tones, detail and colors, Tess. This is wonderful! #8344200

Monnie Ryan January 31, 2010 0

Outstanding capture, Tess -- nice to see you again! #8344204

Jack Ryan January 31, 2010 0

Excellent detail in this well composed image. Great work! #8344239

Bojan Bencic January 31, 2010 0

Amazing details and colors, Tess. Great macro. #8344314

Dominick M. Dimacale January 31, 2010 0

Great animal image here, Tess.

Dominick #8344315

Hal Bambrick January 31, 2010 0

WOW!,Excellent Work Tess!!!!!. #8344538

Mike Clime January 31, 2010 0

Wow, excellent capture and details! #8345053

Patrick Rouzes February 01, 2010 0

Exceptional detail, textures, clarity, dof, pose & wonderful lighting here, Tess! I expect to see this again , my friend! Good Luck! #8345473

Freddy Bland February 01, 2010 0

Outstanding detail and color, Tess!! I never knew how beautiful a lizard could be! He's a beauty! #8345632

Tess L. Yee February 01, 2010 0

Super huge thanks for all of the fabulous comments, and the warm 'welcome back'!!

I'll not be posting as often as before (maybe one or two images per week), and I might miss a few (thousand) great images from you guys, but I'll do my best with the time I have! #8346253

Ujjwal Mukherjee February 01, 2010 0

Superb details,clarity,colours and composition,Tess! Wonderful capture!!! #8346575

Patricia Seidler February 01, 2010 0

Fantastic details,color and dof Tess. #8346606

Ken Smith February 01, 2010 0

Love the details in this, Tess. Glad it's warmer where you are..send some my way! :-) #8346614

Linda D. Lester February 01, 2010 0

Excellent macro....I want some of the warmer weather too! :) #8346948

Kathy Cline February 01, 2010 0

Now this is a KILLER MACRO SHOT TESS!!
I hope it wins an award! Have a blessed day! #8347099

Ellen Hodges February 01, 2010 0

Gorgeous details in this awesome capture, Tess!! #8347333

Melissa Olsen February 01, 2010 0

I sort have been missing in action lately and while I was away you have posted some of the most fantastic images and this is no exception. Remarkable clarity and color. Hope to see it again. #8347497

Tess L. Yee February 01, 2010 0

Thanks to each of you for all of the wonderful comments!

The warmth of last weekend (~50 degrees) vanished, and we were left with a wretched chill. It was ~25 degrees out when I took 'Faux-tography.'

Brrrr. #8347550

Renata Gusciora February 01, 2010 0

Wow!Outstanding macro with awesome details and focus,Tess!Superb image! #8347982

Ann Myers February 01, 2010 0

Wonderful capture, awesome macro work, Tess!! #8348161

Mark Dodge February 02, 2010 0

Staggering clarity, Tess! Your macro work is always spot on. Wonderful work :o) #8348233

R. J. Laudenbacher February 02, 2010 0

LOL :) I love your narratives to your outstanding work. They really tickle me! LOL Your macro work is amazing with the clarity and details that you capture. Wonderful job! #8348508

Kathleen Brennan February 02, 2010 0

Fabulous detail in this great macro capture! #8348690

Alan L. Borror February 02, 2010 0

This is wonderful, Tess! Great light and detail. Welcome back! #8349161

John Benway February 02, 2010 0

Excellent comp, color and detail Tess. Beautifully done.
John #8349465

Tess L. Yee February 02, 2010 0

Thanks for each of these wonderful comments (and for the kind 'welcome back')!

As I've remarked before, I love to write the captions, as it appeals to that 'other' creative passion of mine! #8350499

Glenn E. Traver February 03, 2010 0

Beautiful Tess~ GT #8351429

Gail Vitikacs February 03, 2010 0

Excellent image! Wonderful details! #8352404

Jean-Pierre Ducondi February 03, 2010 0

Wow - this is gorgeous.
JP #8352683

Graham Robards February 03, 2010 0

Hi there Tess, welcome back, I missed you!

I'm flat chat too doing other things at present. Loved this great image
and of course always love your titles and captions.

~Pat #8352972

Ray Clarke February 03, 2010 0

Great colours, detail and composition Tess. #8352986

Cathy Barrows February 03, 2010 0

fantastic...the details are awesome #8353031

Hendrik Storme February 03, 2010 0

Wonderful close up! #8353045

Susan M. Campbell February 03, 2010 0

Fabulous close up Tess. Your exposure is great! #8353115

Kaye Burazin February 03, 2010 0

Phenomenal clarity Tess. Love it. #8353507

Claudia Kuhn February 03, 2010 0

Beautiful details and clarity Tess! #8353933

Courtenay Vanderbilt February 04, 2010 0

Fabulous details, Tess! A stellar image! #8354418

Ann Coates February 04, 2010 0

Fantastic capture here Tess. #8354592

Sheila D. Robertson February 04, 2010 0

Beautiful composition and detail, Tess. Love the commentary too:-) #8354656

Susie Peek-Swint February 04, 2010 0

Terrific capture Tess .. detail and colours are perfect and I love the caption :) #8355159

Karen Celella February 04, 2010 0

Wonderful details Tess! #8355713

Marty Straub February 04, 2010 0

So well done, Tess. I believe you DO communicate with your subjects. Your sensativity shines in your photos. Extraordinary detail. #8356261

Marilyn Cornwell February 05, 2010 0

That eye is on you for sure! Wonderful indeed! #8358294

Boyd L. Alexander February 05, 2010 0

Beautifully composed Tess, excellent macro with perfect light balance and color saturation. Well done indeed.(Love the title..lol). #8358333

Tess L. Yee February 05, 2010 0

Whew...thanks! I really appreciate every one of these wonderful comments! #8358577

Mariann Kovats February 05, 2010 0

Wonderful capture, Tess! Beautiful colors and details! #8358599

Karen Bacon February 05, 2010 0

Outstanding composition Tess! #8358711

Claudia Kuhn February 05, 2010 0

Beautiful details and capture!! #8359238

David Phalen February 06, 2010 0

WOWZA!! Awesome light, colors, details and DOF!! #8359472

Sam Britt February 06, 2010 0

Terrific detail, pose & composition, Tess. Cute reptile! #8359941

Barbara Waldoch February 06, 2010 0

Wonderful shot, Tess! #8360201

Michael Lynch February 06, 2010 0

Beauty of a wildlife comp. Detail and DOF right on the money. Bravo ! #8360230

Dick W. Wyatt February 06, 2010 0

While sitting out Thursday I noticed one watching me, it was still moving slow.

Nice capture. #8360234

Troy Gallagher February 06, 2010 0

Wow, Tess, Fantastic Macro with excellent colors, detail and composition.

Troy #8360256

Douglas Pignet February 07, 2010 0

This is a beautiful capture and great clarity and colors, well seen and captured. #8362473

Patti Coblentz February 07, 2010 0

Outstanding macro work, Tess...the details and composition are terrific! Welcome back...and nice to meet you! Thanks for your generous comments on my images, too :)

Patti #8363484

Heidi Knight February 08, 2010 0

The details and comp are wonderful! #8366537

Lana Arcemont February 09, 2010 0

Great detail and color, Tess!
Terrific capture! #8367277

Yulianto Soeroso February 09, 2010 0

wow color and detail so nice #8367669

Tess L. Yee February 09, 2010 0

Thank you thank you thank you! I'm most appreciative of all of these super kind comments! #8367979

Richard B. Hallick February 19, 2010 0

Congratulations on the finalist award. Richly deserved! #8394227

Amy M. Wilson February 19, 2010 0

Big congratulations on your fantastic Finalist, Tess!!! #8394254

Bojan Bencic February 19, 2010 0

Congratulations on your finalist, Tess! #8394322

Val Feldman February 19, 2010 0

Congrats, Tess, on this fantastic Finalist!! #8394410

Courtenay Vanderbilt February 19, 2010 0

Congratulations on your marvelous Finalist, Tess! #8394591

Tiia Vissak February 19, 2010 0

Congratulations! #8394812

Jack Ryan February 19, 2010 0

Very deserving finalist...congratulations. #8394903

Ann Myers February 19, 2010 0

Wonderful, finalist,Good luck next round, Tess!!! #8394941

Douglas Pignet February 19, 2010 0

Congratulations on being a finalist, very well deserved #8394970

Kathleen Brennan February 19, 2010 0

Congratulations, Tess! #8395240

Robert R. Goodman February 19, 2010 0

A big congratulation,Tess! #8395326

Tammy M. Anderson February 19, 2010 0

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Tess. #8396231

Freddy Bland February 19, 2010 0

Well-deserved finalist, Tess!! I think we'll see this one again!! #8396350

Ann Coates February 19, 2010 0

Huge congratulations on your outstanding finalist Tess. #8396423

Brett Dolsen February 19, 2010 0

Wonderfull Tess!!Congratulations! #8396612

Rona L. Schwarz February 19, 2010 0

Fantastic macro capture, Tess! Wonderful detail and clarity. Congratulations on your Finalist! #8397387

Glenn E. Traver February 19, 2010 0

Congratulations Tess on this Beautiful Finalist ~ GT #8397439

Agnes Fegan February 19, 2010 0

Congrats on your finalist Tess! #8397450

Melissa G. Meiselman February 19, 2010 0

Outstanding finalist...Congratulations, Tess!!! #8397694

Patti Coblentz February 19, 2010 0

Congratulations on your finalist, Tess!!

Patti #8397776

Tamara K. Walker February 20, 2010 0

Congratulations! #8398216

Fran J. Jagger February 20, 2010 0

Congrats on your Finalist, Tess!! Great capture on this cute critter! :) #8398452

Phyllis H. Burchett February 20, 2010 0

Great closeup, love your caption too! Congrats on your finalist! ☺ #8398483

Maria Coulson February 20, 2010 0

Wonderful image TEss, congratulations!! #8398496

R. J. Laudenbacher February 20, 2010 0

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Tess. Hope it sees the gold #8398522

Anne M. Young February 20, 2010 0

Congratulations a beautiful finalist - love the detail #8398694

Bonnie C. Lackey February 20, 2010 0

This is such a wonderful catch. Sure hope it is a winner! #8398843

Sam Britt February 20, 2010 0

Congratulations, Tess! #8398852

Jean-Pierre Ducondi February 20, 2010 0

Congratulations on your well deserved finalist.
JP #8399359

Stefania Barbier February 20, 2010 0

congratulations on your gorgeous finalist!!!!! #8399529

Carol Eade February 20, 2010 0

Congratulations on your terrific finalist, Tess! #8400154

Debra R. Harder February 20, 2010 0

Love the clarity, details and composition, Tess! Congratulations on your outstanding finalist!! Deb #8400915

Ken Smith February 20, 2010 0

Way to go, Tess!! #8401395

Margaret R. Barry February 21, 2010 0

Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Tess! #8402059

Hayden Cannon February 21, 2010 0

Huge congratulations Tess on this wonderful and well deserved finalist! #8402584

Maria A. Gonzalez February 21, 2010 0

Congratulations,Tess..on your finalist..Beautiful capture of this Anole with awesome colors and fine detail...Beautiful portrait. #8403368

Erica Murphy February 21, 2010 0

Beautiful finalist Tess!! Congratulations! #8403762

Lester A. Garcia February 21, 2010 0

This is a beautiful finalist, Tess #8404489

Linda M. Walker February 21, 2010 0

A big congrats! #8404492

Cindy Harrison February 21, 2010 0

Awesome finalist!! congrats #8404802

Eivor Kuchta February 22, 2010 0

Congratulations on your finalist! #8404992

Anita Hogue February 22, 2010 0

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Tess! #8406056

Tess L. Yee February 22, 2010 0

Wow, everyone...sincere thanks for all of the supportive and wonderful comments! #8406785

ALLEN O. HOWARD February 23, 2010 0

An excellent image with great details. Congratulations Tess. #8410338

Summer A. Kozisek February 24, 2010 0

Great capture Tess, fantastic details! Congrats on your finalist! #8411348

Usman M. Bajwa February 25, 2010 0

Wonderful animal portrait, Tess. Congratz on the Finalist Award!

UB. #8413972

Teresa Moore February 26, 2010 0

Congratulations! A wonderful photo. #8416801

Graeme yew Chow March 02, 2010 0

Congratulations Tess. Thanks for your nice comment too. Your galllery is fastastic. #8425484

Tess L. Yee March 26, 2010 0

Thank you for the wonderful comments Allen, Summer, Usman, Teresa, and Graeme! Very much appreciated. #8482036

Graham Robards March 27, 2010 0

Sorry I am so late in reading the mail Tess, congratulations on your Finalist. ~Pat #8486805

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