Salamander

Zaccaria, good image for a night macro. What was your light source? IMHO it is cropped too tight. It might just be my preference. I would like to have seen the head of the salamander more visible. Thanks for sharing.

I agree with John about the crop. I would have liked to see the tip of the tail and a bit more room in front to crawl into.
Nice panoramic aspect. It really emphasizes the wave shape of the salamander's moving body.

Hi Zaccaria,

I'm in agreement with the comments of both John and Johan. One other comment - while the striking pattern of the salamander helps it stand out, there are still a lot of other "distracting" elements in this shot. One of the biggest challenges of macro photography - and wildlife photography in general - is capturing "clean" images where distractions are minimized. Tough to do in this situation...but always something to strive for.

Cheers...

Brad

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Zaccaria,

I love the amazing colors and pano crop. My only nit is the brown leaf which is distracting. Other than that this is a winner.

Rick

The light sources was the normal flash integrated in the camera because i wasn't planning on this picture. as for the "distracting" elements such as the grass and leaves, this was sort of a hurry picture because the salamanders are kind of rare and it was moving quickly away from me. Maybe next time ill get more lucky with the back ground :D