Lagos, Nigeria – One of the vivacious women that sell fish in Lekki village along the lagoon shows off her newly caught Nile monitor lizard.
Shot with Nikon D300 from safe distance.
Lagos, Nigeria – One of the vivacious women that sell fish in Lekki village along the lagoon shows off her newly caught Nile monitor lizard.
Shot with Nikon D300 from safe distance.
Hooooly crapola…that guy is GORGEOUS! Wow!!! Beautiful picture!
that’s the face i make when i am holding my first coffee of the morning…but my cup of joe couldn’t eat my face … awesome pic!
@GoodNaijaGirl – Yes! I finally moved to wordpress.org once I got a little bit of time to mess with it.
@Lyn – Thanks! and you’re absolutely right. I find it very ironic that us travelers in someone else’s land feel the need to delineate amongst ourselves.
@Ekua – Her expression is actually my favorite part of the photo. She really wanted me to see her “bushmeat” (she kept calling it). Was messing with the blog yesterday but it should be much stable now.
@ ekua – i also noticed and loved the pattern on the lizard – i was thinking “nature’s version of the ankara fabric”!
I love the woman’s expression. This picture is subtly interesting in a few ways… like the pattern on the lizard compared to the pattern on her skirt and how the big shape in the pattern looks similar to the shape of the lizards tail. I’m not sure if that was intended, but I love the little details!
Also, I notice some subtle changes to your blog format- it looks good and definitely makes for easier navigation 🙂
Lola, I love every image you post! Your art reflects your joy for life. I read some of your recent posts … and I totally agreed with your take on travel snobbery. You nailed it! Why some feel the need to judge how others explore the planet is beyond me. I had a friend who, while telling me all about his trip to Italy, commented that everyone was dressed so smartly … no one wandering around in running shoes and shorts with cameras hung around their necks. He went on to say he hates when the place is teeming with tourists. I kindly pointed out that he was also a tourist and that some people dress in comfortable clothing because they are walking more than usual. Funny how he harboured disdain for tourists – and that is exactly what he was! Maybe just a little snobbery … : )
On second glance, I get a few shivers when I look at this!
(btw – Did you move to wordpress.org? Very nice!)
oy!!! thats a big lizard!!!i see another on the ground!!! ewwww!!!
@Tope – Ha! Very observant of you. There are two lizards in the shot.
lizard stew…yum! ;(
Do you know what she will do with it? That’s a big lizard!
@Theresa – They’d been saving it for 2 days and she didn’t attempt to sell it so I think something along the lines of pet lizard.
This is one rare and very good capture. I’m just wondering if they eat them as exotic delicacy or just a regular meal for Nigerians?
@Bali Villa – Definitely not a “regular” meal for Nigerians. Not sure if they may end up eating it.
That is just amazing to behold! It’s still alive, I guess.
@GoodNaijaGirl – Haha. Yes, very much alive. In fact, it gave her a nasty scratch on her arm a few moments after the shot.