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Common garden skink? · **1 Like**

First time posting picture in the forum after lurking around for sometime.
This is a commonly found lizard in garden around the University of Western Australia. The photos were taken with reversed A50 mm f2 lens. I am beginning to learn photography so any suggestion would be welcome.
The last photo is a crop of the first one. Apologies for not knowing technical terms like crop percent.

Na Horuk · 10-24-2013, 09:26 AM - **1 Like**

Perfectly focused, great shots!

NicoleC · 10-24-2013, 09:52 AM - **1 Like**

The second picture is particularly striking!

Sudip · 10-24-2013, 07:07 PM

Thank you Na Horuk and NicoleC
-Sudip

RobG · 10-24-2013, 10:00 PM

You've already got one important thing right - if you're photographing a person or an animal, you must get the eyes in focus. Good stuff!

tessfully · 10-25-2013, 06:06 AM

Love your depth of field on all of these and the compositions are great. Nice work! Great little animal.

RobG · 10-25-2013, 06:15 AM

Can see your reflection in the first and last. I wonder if garden skinks in WA are different to the ones here?

p38arover · 10-25-2013, 06:29 AM

They are lovely little things. One occasionally sees large ones (25 cm) but I have an even larger one in my garage. It's a blue tongue lizard which is, I believe, a skink. I wish he'd get out and eat a few more snails.

slowpez · 10-25-2013, 06:37 AM

Very nice indeed. The DOF is perfect and the eye nice and sharp Good job.

Sudip · 10-25-2013, 08:33 AM

Originally posted by RobG

You've already got one important thing right - if you're photographing a person or an animal, you must get the eyes in focus. Good stuff!

Originally posted by tessfully

Love your depth of field on all of these and the compositions are great. Nice work! Great little animal.

Originally posted by slowpez

Very nice indeed. The DOF is perfect and the eye nice and sharp Good job.

Thank you guys.

Sudip · 10-25-2013, 08:36 AM

Originally posted by RobG

Can see your reflection in the first and last. I wonder if garden skinks in WA are different to the ones here?

I don't know about Canberra but I saw a few in Brisbane and they looked the same, fast, shy and tiny little slithers.

Originally posted by p38arover

They are lovely little things. One occasionally sees large ones (25 cm) but I have an even larger one in my garage. It's a blue tongue lizard which is, I believe, a skink. I wish he'd get out and eat a few more snails.

these in the pics were barely 10 cm long. I would love to see a blue tongue. Heard they can be quite friendly.

RobG · 10-25-2013, 05:06 PM

Originally posted by Sudip

I don't know about Canberra but I saw a few in Brisbane and they looked the same, fast, shy and tiny little slithers.

Looks like it's this one, Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink:
Buchanan's snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus buchananii) at the Australian Reptile Online Database | AROD.com.au

Says the body length is about 5cm without the tail, so that fits. The Garden Skink is only in Eastern Oz.

I'll have to look more closely at skinks in future - I didn't realise that we had so many species! Actually I haven't seen so many small skinks in Canberra. I used to see a lot more in Sydney and Brisbane.

Sudip · 10-27-2013, 05:51 AM

Originally posted by RobG

Looks like it's this one, Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink:
Buchanan's snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus buchananii) at the Australian Reptile Online Database | AROD.com.au

Says the body length is about 5cm without the tail, so that fits. The Garden Skink is only in Eastern Oz.

I'll have to look more closely at skinks in future - I didn't realise that we had so many species! Actually I haven't seen so many small skinks in Canberra. I used to see a lot more in Sydney and Brisbane.

Interesting read. thanks.

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Sudip Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 29 Original Poster	Thank you Na Horuk and NicoleC -Sudip

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RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,905	You've already got one important thing right - if you're photographing a person or an animal, you must get the eyes in focus. Good stuff!

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tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860	Love your depth of field on all of these and the compositions are great. Nice work! Great little animal.

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RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,905	Can see your reflection in the first and last. I wonder if garden skinks in WA are different to the ones here?

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p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084	They are lovely little things. One occasionally sees large ones (25 cm) but I have an even larger one in my garage. It's a blue tongue lizard which is, I believe, a skink. I wish he'd get out and eat a few more snails.

10-25-2013, 06:37 AM	#9
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	Very nice indeed. The DOF is perfect and the eye nice and sharp Good job.

10-25-2013, 08:33 AM	#10
Sudip Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 29 Original Poster	Originally posted by RobG You've already got one important thing right - if you're photographing a person or an animal, you must get the eyes in focus. Good stuff! Originally posted by tessfully Love your depth of field on all of these and the compositions are great. Nice work! Great little animal. Originally posted by slowpez Very nice indeed. The DOF is perfect and the eye nice and sharp Good job. Thank you guys.

10-25-2013, 08:36 AM	#11
Sudip Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 29 Original Poster	Originally posted by RobG Can see your reflection in the first and last. I wonder if garden skinks in WA are different to the ones here? I don't know about Canberra but I saw a few in Brisbane and they looked the same, fast, shy and tiny little slithers. Originally posted by p38arover They are lovely little things. One occasionally sees large ones (25 cm) but I have an even larger one in my garage. It's a blue tongue lizard which is, I believe, a skink. I wish he'd get out and eat a few more snails. these in the pics were barely 10 cm long. I would love to see a blue tongue. Heard they can be quite friendly.

10-25-2013, 05:06 PM	#12
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,905	Originally posted by Sudip I don't know about Canberra but I saw a few in Brisbane and they looked the same, fast, shy and tiny little slithers. Looks like it's this one, Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink: Buchanan's snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus buchananii) at the Australian Reptile Online Database \| AROD.com.au Says the body length is about 5cm without the tail, so that fits. The Garden Skink is only in Eastern Oz. I'll have to look more closely at skinks in future - I didn't realise that we had so many species! Actually I haven't seen so many small skinks in Canberra. I used to see a lot more in Sydney and Brisbane.

10-27-2013, 05:51 AM	#13
Sudip Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 29 Original Poster	Originally posted by RobG Looks like it's this one, Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink: Buchanan's snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus buchananii) at the Australian Reptile Online Database \| AROD.com.au Says the body length is about 5cm without the tail, so that fits. The Garden Skink is only in Eastern Oz. I'll have to look more closely at skinks in future - I didn't realise that we had so many species! Actually I haven't seen so many small skinks in Canberra. I used to see a lot more in Sydney and Brisbane. Interesting read. thanks.

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