"She turned me into a newt!"

@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.

@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.