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File:Blue-legged chameleon (Calumma crypticum) female Ranomafana.jpg, featured[edit]

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Blue-legged chameleon (Calumma crypticum), female in Ranomafana National Park
An animal will not enjoy being lit up by a close bright light. Chameleons are mainly sensitive to light, which is used to change color. A powerful source of light could blind him momentarily, making him an easy target for other predators. --Photographer 03:05, 31 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Simply not true. Chamelons use brain impulses to change colour, it is nothing to do with light shining on them. A flash would momentariy blind it, as it would with any animal (including humans) but the presence of a photographer will guarantee that there are no predators anywhere near. Please remove your oppose vote or justify it without misleading the community. You may have forgotten that you supported this nomination in 2015. A close-up photo of a reptile illuminated with flash. Charles (talk) 10:57, 31 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I respect your opinion, however, it is only circumstantial evidence. Please, do not take this personally, let's hope that some documented evidence can be presented. BTW [1] --Photographer 00:30, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I do take it personally. Very personally. For you Photographer to accuse me of threatening the life of an endangered animal is libel and should be subject to sanctions. I seek support from other contributors on the talk page. As for your assertion of circumstantial evidence on colour change, I refer you to Glaw and Vences, the key reference is most chameleon articles. They write that changes in colour result from the chameleon's "hormonal and emotional state". There are 148 photographs of chameleons in the 3rd edition of their book. About 138 are taken using close-up flash. Charles (talk) 09:49, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
This comment I consider a lack of respect towards my vote, for the moment, I will ignore any nomination on your part until some apology is made, I ask you to do the same with my nominations. --Photographer 00:34, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Apology? You must be joking. You libelled me, not the other way around. Charles (talk) 10:22, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • I wrote above Jon Kolbert referencing Glaw and Vences, THE Madagascar reptile experts. There are 148 photographs of chameleons in the 3rd edition of their definitive book. About 138 are taken using close-up flash. I think it is unwise to question their ethics. Better to err on the side of objectivity with these things. Charles (talk) 18:21, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose I don't know much about the ethics of wildlife photography so I'll not comment this any further but I just think that the flash light is too harsh from an aesthetical point of view. --Code (talk) 16:58, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 10 support, 3 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:58, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Reptiles
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