Salamander

[wetbelly]

Shot this today on the Midlands outing. I found him just hanging out in the stream, no turning rocks necessary ;) . Used a 300mm lens, set ISO200 at F4 for 1/60. The depth of field was less than I'd like, but it was dark and I was trying to get as much shutter speed as possible to keep up with the restless little guy.

[rpk717]

Lisel, really great shot. I love this little guy.

[kimberly]

Nice color! Very cute guy. I have not seen one this color before.

[amanda.stork]

Definitely a unique color. Great shot.

[mrsisu]

:) A wonderful shot, especially considering they don't hang around for long, and I too have not seen this color. Don Wuori ie sisu

[tht96]

It is an Eastern Newt in the Terrestrial subadult phase(eft):D

[wetbelly]

I checked out an ID site a little while ago, and I found out it is a red-spotted newt. If only I'd known I could have caught him and used his eyes for a magic potion :p

[tht96]

Sounds like too much Harrry Potter:)

[jrosamond]

Good shot Lisel. So far I haven't been lucky enough to even see any salamanders.

[rhunter58]

Great colors. Can't figure out the "water". Was he submerged--kind of looks like his tail is floating but his head was out??

[wetbelly]

No water at all. He's sitting on a mossy rock. :)

[Photobiologist]

Neat shot of a pretty eft!

[jckegley]

The color contrast of the subject versus the rest of the image is really cool.

Just looking at old posts and reminiscing, ah the good old days.

[epayne]

The contrast between the green and red is GREAT. And the shallow depth of field is a plus in my opinion. What needs to be sharp (eye) is sharp.

Edgar Payne
Charlotte Region