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WPC Mirror: Dancing with lizards

Posted by HesterLeyNel on 2016-09-03

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Dancing with lizards

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On one hot, sunny afternoon at Ramsgate beach (KZN South Coast), we met this little fellow on our way to the tidal pool. Rock lizards love soaking up the sun, but they are very shy critters and when we walked by, he fled to higher grounds, jumping from one rock to the other. This photo was taken while he was mid-air, his shadow reflected on the rock below. It is only after the images were downloaded that we saw the mirror image.

 

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23 Comments

  1. Tara R.

    That is a great capture. Wonderful timing.

    2016-09-03

  2. Tannie Frannie

    Fantastiese beeld wat julle vasgevang het! Voor ek gelees het, dag ek die outjie loop oor ‘n glasbrug 🙂

    2016-09-03

  3. Tina Schell

    Wonderful capture – great timing!

    2016-09-03

  4. Abrie Joubert

    Hester moenie so beskeie wees oor die agterna nie. Jy het jou kamera eers uittgehaal toe jy gesien het hy spring en vinniger as ‘n cowboy het jy gemik en raakgeskiet!

    2016-09-03
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      HesterLeyNel

      Haha, Speedy Gonzalez styl? Ek vermoed eintlik dat my seun die fotograaf was, maar ons het almal hande saamgeslaan oor die uitkoms. Ons is almal amateurs, maar blykbaar korrel en skiet ons soms op die regte tyd en plek..

      2016-09-03

  5. perdebytjie

    Dis nou ‘n besondere foto,Hester!Pragtig vasgevang!!

    2016-09-03

  6. The Snow Melts Somewhere

    Very cool! 😊

    2016-09-04

  7. Hillechien

    heerlijke foto

    2016-09-04

  8. scrapydo2.wordpress.com

    Dis nou n unieke foto wat nie sommer vasgevang word nie. Pragtig gedoen.

    2016-09-04

  9. rondomtaliedraai

    Wow dis ‘n treffer!

    2016-09-04

  10. joke_dev

    Beautiful

    2016-09-04

  11. aj vosse

    Nifty! 😉

    2016-09-10

  12. mollscorner

    Woah good action pic!! I have a lizard jut like this one at home and he is full of life! Terrific!

    2016-10-28

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