Great Crested Newt. (C) (under license)
For some reason I thought the front foot made this slightly different.
Fell free.
D200
ISO 400 50th sec @f11
About 70% of frame.
Levels Paint Shop Pro.
Cheers
JohnR
Comments
5 comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 7, 2011 at 7:04 PM
You're right about the foot. It makes the image.
Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on June 7, 2011 at 9:42 PM
Excellent deails, John. Ordinarily, I would regard such a prominent element as that foot to be a distraction from the eye, but in this image, it is quite complementary. The foot seems to frame the eye and draw attention to it even though it is so bright and bold. Well done.
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Comment posted by Esme' Fantozzi on June 8, 2011 at 1:50 PM
"A hand and a eye" was my first thought when I saw your picture. The position of the hand/foot in the picture and the eye contact makes really feel like the newt is pushing the viewer away. I like very much the way your subject engages the viewer.
Registered on July 27, 2006, 50 Posts, 300 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 9, 2011 at 4:40 AM
John:
I think your comp works really well with the foot pointing the eye and the newt head pulling away. I have not seen this so close before and its quite fascinating.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 10, 2011 at 10:31 PM
Talk to the hand! Love the pose and the hand ,claw,paw, whatever it is is cool too.
Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments
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5 commentsI think your comp works really well with the foot pointing the eye and the newt head pulling away. I have not seen this so close before and its quite fascinating.