The lighting is very interesting ... diffusing through the yellow skin and also the faint light bouncing off the tree trunk illuminating the body of the draco is perfect ... you got a perfect angle to hide the bright part of tree trunk I only wish our cameras had some more dynamic range capability so the overexposed throat patch could also be rendered perfectly ... Hope someday the Technology will reach to that high

Simply sums up the world of Dracos, the movement in the gular pouch and the light on it really puts it very nicely. The rim light on the tree also works well here.

Beautifully done! I had to spend a good three or four seconds to fathom out the subject in the image. The over-exposed yellow part looks like the flame of a candle. Was it a deliberate attempt to capture light that way? Did you use torch light or was it a naturally back-lit situation? In any event, this is masterfully done. Lovely.

Sathosh, it is it by sunlight. I wanted to convey the motion of its gular appendage so used a relatively slower shutter speed.

This image is beyond the scope of comments from me and hence in stead of doing that I would basically like to know a few things, was it shot in created light condition or natural light? I have not seen this species in the wild and thus would like to know what is the patch of yellow ? Is it a body part against the light ? This photograph can actually teach how to place yourself for the kind of shot one is looking for. Master piece.

Nilanjan,
Dracos (flying lizard) have those yellow part below the throat called throat appendage. Normally they keep it folded but vibrates it sometimes. I was waiting for this light and the vibrating moment. The light is natural sunlight.

Super catch here with timely lighting condition after all the efforts. Loved the flame like effect. Rare species, rare image.

Ganesh, I dont have much more to add about the image itself. But had a question, was there another source of light used? I see the lizard's back is also lit up.

And I too vouch, overexposing the gular puch looks like our little dragon wa breathing fire!

Ravi, opened up the otherside (shaded portion) a bit to show some features using dodging. Selective shadow/highlighting or selective levels could have been used too.