2013, Day 43 - Dragon

I found this monster lazing in a bush outside the tower room that I was sharing with Francene and Araceli in Kampot.  The downside to the location was how far from town it was but the upside was the proximity to nature.  Butterflies danced on the breeze, chickens wandered freely, dogs dozed in the share, fish jumped in the river, and lizards hid in plain sight.  At first I didn't notice him but as I moved close to the bush to investigate the flowers I caught a little motion out of the corner of my eye.  He allowed me to approach slowly and I managed a few good pictures before he beat a hasty retreat.

Canon 1D X, Canon 70-200/f2.8L IS Mark II
70mm, f4, 1/320 sec @ 800 ISO