Photo by Mieczyslaw Bandura
Cold – Blooded Stare
The photo was taken in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on April 5th at 11:25 AM, during our stay at the Riu Hotel in April 2025. While my wife and I were at the hotel pool, I noticed a lizard crawling toward us. My wife got scared, but I had my camera in hand because I had been taking pictures of the poolside performances. I quickly took a few shots of the lizard. Its colors were stunning, especially around the eye. Later, while editing the photo, I decided to zoom in on the eye area to highlight its mysterious gaze.
Post processing notes:
I used ON1 Photo RAW version 2025.2 for editing. Applied the Landscape profile Used Brilliance AI Applied NoNoise AI Decreased exposure Added contrast Cropped the image around the eye area Used Resize AIExif information:
| Copyright: | Mieczyslaw Bandura |
| Camera: | DC-G9M2 |
| Aperture: | f/5 |
| Focal Length: | 156mm |
| ISO: | 160 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/2500 sec. |
| Created: | April 5, 2025 04:25:29 |