Female Chlamydosaurus Queenii

Frilled Dragoness, (Chlamydosaurus Queenii) is so called because of the large puffed up hair folded back against its head and neck. The anti gravitational hair frill is expanded when the creature is frightened or excited.

Adult frill-necked lizards may grow up to one and a half meter in total length. They often walk quadrupedally when on the ground. When frightened they begin to run on all-fours and then accelerate onto the hind-legs. The frill of the Female frilled dragon is used to scare off potential predators — as well as hissing and lunging. If this fails to ward off the threat, the lizard flees bipedally to a nearby tree where it climbs to the top and relies on camouflage to keep it hidden. - Wonkipedia

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GraveBone says:

nice one!!
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t4tO_ says:

this is so sensual! lovely portrait my friend :)
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AraiGodai says:

Closely related to its cousin, Frilled Dragon or Chlamydosaurus kingii. You may also see a much older relative illustrated in the film Jurassic Park.. the Frill Dilophosaurus.
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CarloTerenzi says:

wow!
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axel8591 says:

Excellent pic! Bravo!/b
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vampirogordo says:

Cool
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jane * says:

wow.....soo cool... :)
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GioPhotos says:

Excellent crop & mood!
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Beautiful shot.....still a great work as usual.
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[okinal] sonríe, el mundo termina en 3 años! says:

movement!
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vaallpo says:

The World Through My Eyes
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fotogirl MK says:

ha! ;)
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-sina- says:

Gold! Love it!
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Faizal (...at the precipice, we change...) says:

Terrific (self?) portrait!
Love the action with the hair.
NIce!
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robblong says:

Fantastic shot. Love the hair motion too.
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Sheepycow says:

Beautiful hair! Pretty.
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h00_ray says:

hey arai i'm just learning motion photography (shutter speed). i was wondering what are your settings for these kind of pictures if you dont mind me asking. cause mine still turns out blurry. how high does the shutter have to be.

her pose is out of this world. very charming indeed. love your photo arai :)
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Shutterhack says:

well composed with exciting new concept
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Simply one word..... excellent!
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Ariel ♈ says:

intriguing...!
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bangkokbeat says:

gorgeous.
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Work is fun says:

Wonkiful! Please do tell me what shampoo and conditioner this species prefer?
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AraiGodai says:

h00_ray If you want very sharp motion freeze, the faster the shutter speed, the better. It depends on the available light. This one was taken indoor so i can get around 1/160sec at f2.8 (maximum aperture opening for this lens) I also ask the model to move as close to the sunlight line as possible.

At this speed, you can still see some motion trail of the hair, which is desirable. I guess shutter speed selection depends on 1)what effect you want (how much motion trail) 2) speed of the subject 3) available light. 4) camera shutter capability. Generally around 1/500 and up, motion will freeze. Some camera are not very good at focus and shoot fast moving object. In this case, I swapped to manual focus.

For comparison, the shot below is taken at 1/200, you can still see slight motion trail, - but the subject's hair flutters much faster than the one feature on this page.

she uses herbal essence shampoo, for this shot she uses extra-hard-fast-freeze-mega-hold-super-streng th gel.
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h00_ray says:

awesome..can' t thank you enough arai. i really needed help on this one : ). what exciing shots have you got planned for us this year eh? flickr you soon : )
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debashis_pradhan says:

stunning composition. love the pose and the expression.
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Shikharesh (away) says:

Original and fabulous shot!
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van8muslim says:

Shot in action! Awesomely captured my mate.
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Giacommo No Daitenshi says:

amazing hair movement¡¡¡¡
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Female Chlamydosaurus Queenii

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