Lace Monitors or Lace Goannas (Varanus varius), White Rock Conservation Estate, Goodna, Queensland

I love nature photography and managing to capture a great photograph is all about capturing the decisive moment.

The two mating lace monitors above, were captured while walking along a track in a conservation area. They were right across the track in an open area with good access to capture the image.

So as not to disturb the animals I used a 300mm f/4 lens with a Nikon D700 camera. The goanna’s were in a relatively shaded area, so I used ISO500, to help get the shutter speed up. I also used a monopod to help stabilise the camera from movement. I find a monopod very useful when using long lenses and walking distances, a tripod can be very cumbersome in those sort of situations.