I took this picture today and just had to share it. It's a red eft using a muchroom as an umbrella; in fact, there were two but they both were disturbed by my picture taking.
I really like the shot of the newt. It is also a good example of analogous, with the various shades of orange/brown. Great shot! I usually don't see these guys until I am about to step on them or have already been squashed by something.
That is so COOL!!!! I showed my entire family the picture! Usually when I see them they are in the 'marshy' part of our yard and it is during late spring, but not very often. Funny story, when I was a kid, my friend and I found salamanders and newts all the time, we collected them and put them in a coffee can (remember I said we were kids) we brought them into my house (in the large coffee can with a lid on it). My mom came back from grocery shopping shortly after. Paula and I decided to release them back to the woods since we felt guilty. The coffee can was not where we left it and we looked and looked and looked and could not find it! We figured my brothers took it. Well about a week later my mom was yelling my full name (that is never good) and it turned out she put the coffee can of salamanders away thinking it was her coffee and had just discovered it wasn't coffee when she pulled the lid off... poor salamanders, poor mom... poor me! :) Which brings me to my next thought, photos can be a wonderful tool in reminding us of our life experiences.
The colors in this photo are beautiful. How many pictures did you have to take of him to get this one? I ask because photographing animals is very difficult.
Luckily, I have pretty good luck spotting efts when I'm in the woods; they're more visible on wet, hazy days.
Rachelle - your story reminds me of a sad one of my own. While hiking the Appalachian Trail, my group had an unfortunate encounter with an endangered salamander. Long story short, it was after sunset when we retrieved water from a little spring in a meadow; it wasn't even large enough to get our pot under it. Only after our water boiled did we flash a light on it to discover our mistake.
Leslie - I actually only took about 7 to 10 pictures of these efts. I stumbled upon them because I was following the sounds of a pileated woodpecker. My first two shots were taken in haste; I was trying to be quiet. After the bird flew away, I was able to get down on the ground and got great pictures right away. However, after about three they began getting restless and moved away from their mushroom hiding spots. I was hoping they'd freeze out of fear, but they were hurrying to get away so at this point I couldn't get any more clear pictures.
Awesome picture Jay, it's right on the spot for this week's assignment and I love the colors. I have to say a great picture all in all. I wish I could capture such little creatures before they run away. Well I haven't even seen one like this before...
Wow! I really loved this shot, so sweet! I really appreciate all your feed back, your work is looking really good, I enjoy your blog very much! I too showed off your image to the household!
Its not often that you find a kodak moment like this one. The clarity is awesome! It takes close attention to detail to get a picture like this, and probably some flexibility ;o) Elise
I took this picture today and just had to share it. It's a red eft using a muchroom as an umbrella; in fact, there were two but they both were disturbed by my picture taking.
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Jay,
I really like the shot of the newt. It is also a good example of analogous, with the various shades of orange/brown. Great shot! I usually don't see these guys until I am about to step on them or have already been squashed by something.
Lisa
That is so COOL!!!! I showed my entire family the picture! Usually when I see them they are in the 'marshy' part of our yard and it is during late spring, but not very often. Funny story, when I was a kid, my friend and I found salamanders and newts all the time, we collected them and put them in a coffee can (remember I said we were kids) we brought them into my house (in the large coffee can with a lid on it). My mom came back from grocery shopping shortly after. Paula and I decided to release them back to the woods since we felt guilty. The coffee can was not where we left it and we looked and looked and looked and could not find it! We figured my brothers took it. Well about a week later my mom was yelling my full name (that is never good) and it turned out she put the coffee can of salamanders away thinking it was her coffee and had just discovered it wasn't coffee when she pulled the lid off... poor salamanders, poor mom... poor me! :) Which brings me to my next thought, photos can be a wonderful tool in reminding us of our life experiences.
The colors in this photo are beautiful. How many pictures did you have to take of him to get this one? I ask because photographing animals is very difficult.
Luckily, I have pretty good luck spotting efts when I'm in the woods; they're more visible on wet, hazy days.
Rachelle - your story reminds me of a sad one of my own. While hiking the Appalachian Trail, my group had an unfortunate encounter with an endangered salamander. Long story short, it was after sunset when we retrieved water from a little spring in a meadow; it wasn't even large enough to get our pot under it. Only after our water boiled did we flash a light on it to discover our mistake.
Leslie - I actually only took about 7 to 10 pictures of these efts. I stumbled upon them because I was following the sounds of a pileated woodpecker. My first two shots were taken in haste; I was trying to be quiet. After the bird flew away, I was able to get down on the ground and got great pictures right away. However, after about three they began getting restless and moved away from their mushroom hiding spots. I was hoping they'd freeze out of fear, but they were hurrying to get away so at this point I couldn't get any more clear pictures.
Awesome picture Jay, it's right on the spot for this week's assignment and I love the colors. I have to say a great picture all in all. I wish I could capture such little creatures before they run away. Well I haven't even seen one like this before...
Wow! I really loved this shot, so sweet! I really appreciate all your feed back, your work is looking really good, I enjoy your blog very much! I too showed off your image to the household!
WOW what a great picture, I would have never noticed the little bugger! I do not have that great of eyes1
Its not often that you find a kodak moment like this one. The clarity is awesome! It takes close attention to detail to get a picture like this, and probably some flexibility ;o)
Elise
This is so adorable shot it is so hard to get good wildlife...
PERFECT!
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