Tuesday, 1st July 2008
Blue-Nosed Chameleon
by Judith
I found this blue-nosed (or boettger's chameleon as the nose isn't always blue) chameleon (Calumma boettgeri) in a tree close to our campsite hiding from the rain in Montagne d'ambre national park. The park is an isolated patch of montane rainforest in northern Madagascar. Being generally pretty slow animals makes chameleons good models. Even when they walk, they move slowly to imitate a leaf in the wind which keeps on making me laugh even after having seen it a dozen times.
Equipment: Canon 40D, Canon 60mm macro lens
Judith
I am a marine biology student in Amsterdam
Blue-Nosed Chameleon by Judith was photo of the day on Tuesday, 1st July 2008. It is tagged Chameleons, Macro, Night. You can leave a comment below.
21 Comments
kin
beautiful photograph. I love how you captured the innocence of this creature
Paul Dass
Excellent shot the details are fantastic.
Thomas Vignaud
Congratz ! What is he looking up?
Malta Photography
great image. The blurred background makes a good feeling and the bright eyes look just great. What a great animal.
Ahmed Sharif
nice capture!!……. thanks for sharing glimpses from a far-away place…..
a.
How funny he looks! Good job!
Itchy Finger
Excellent image, great DOF and use of the flash. Chameleons were always cool but this guy is even cooler
Anurag
Verry funny, Looks like its piercing its own neck with the leaf!!
laurens
wonderful animals!
Chris
wow! what a pic!!!
TomBrooklyn
Cool looking animal. Cute in his own way.
planet lover
Thanks for introducing us to this beautiful creature!
Pauline Jones
I took some good chameleon pictures in the local pet shop; it must be great to see them in the wild.
Sue Gagnon
He really is ‘blue nosed’ chameleon, isn’t he? He is very cute and impressive!
Renee
Love the greens in the shot! well done!
richgyrl92
Very interesting creature a chameleon is! I have never quite seen a chameleon like this, and I’m very glad that you took this shot to show the beauty and magnificence of this animal.
Marie Dunphy Harding
A curious looking creature for sure.
I had hoped to see a shot of something Canadian or at least a Canadian photographer featured for CANADA DAY.
su
Cool shot of a funny creature.
mike
I love the details on him.
renee
Very interesting shot indeed.
Su
Wonder how heavy he is to be balancing on that leaf?