Posted by Philip Putnam (Bedford, United States) on 7 November 2006 in Animal & Insect.
Seen on a hiking trail. A friend stepped on him accidently and stunned him long enough to get some good closeup shots. See "Sand Cave" from October 28th for another shot from this trip.
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Oh wow. This is a terrific close up. The already staggering colour of the newt picked up across the background blur is wonderful. I am sad for the poor newt. You can see it in its eyes.
7 Nov 2006 2:20pm
@Helen: Yes, poor fella never saw it coming. He was still alive when we left him. The ground was quite soft, so I don't think we did any permanent damage. He stayed still for at least 5 minutes though, to pose for me.
Impressive...did you post process this, or was your focus like this straight from the camera? Impressive either way.
8 Nov 2006 12:46am
@Evelyn: Thanks Evelyn, I did my standard processing, which is levels and contrast adjustment, and a very mild unsharp mask. The depth of field is from the lens, not simulated. This was my old camera, a Canon Powershot G3 in macro mode. the lens was just a few inches away from the newt.
Beautiful.
8 Nov 2006 2:37am
Hmmm, it looks... hot... good defense!
9 Nov 2006 1:40pm
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