Lizardking

My Nikon has been in the oven since the day before yesterday because the humidity is simply too high and it’s still acting up – last resort! Every few hours, I turn it down to 55 degrees, rinse the buttons, dials, and contacts with isoprop, and then let it roast. Sun and wind would certainly do it better, but that would mean sitting here with the camera and making sure it doesn’t get caught in another rain shower instead of enjoying La Palma. Current status: It turns on, triggers, but I can’t adjust anything – the entire right side is dead, and the settings are now fixed: Shutter priority 1/1000 and AutoISO. You can still take photos with it, but you have to make compromises and do a lot of post-processing. The AUTO mode probably still works, but taking pictures of animals with it is a gamble.

Here’s my second attempt with the lizards – the first was shot with an iPhone zoom, and it was really painful and resulted in a mess of pixel mash, even if it might not have been noticeable on social media. This monster, a good 15 cm long, was old and experienced and just as curious about me as I was about him. Reminds me of an old bartender who looks at you askance and asks, “What do you want?”, right?