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New phone Number !! +repost

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted April 8, 2011304 views7 comments

Immature slow worms
Thought they looked like those wierd codes you have to put in when you join a site !
Found these in the garden today under a discarded rubber mud flap.
Amazing that these little fellas got through the winter ! Born last Autumn they are still only inches long
D200 Sigma 50 mm macro.
Fill flash 200 ISO f11
Cheers
JohnR

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Craig Myers on April 9, 2011 at 1:28 AM

From the thumbnail, I thought it was a pit of snakes. Interesting creatures. I like the monochomatic nature of this image.

Registered on September 1, 2008, 85 Posts, 757 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Lawrence on April 9, 2011 at 2:55 PM

Hi John, it looks as though the flash has caused a few specular highlights along the backs of the slow worms which does detract a little from the overall image, but interesting none-the-less. Is it possible to tone those highlights down a touch?

Registered on February 13, 2008, 3 Posts, 163 Comments

Comment posted by David Sewell on April 9, 2011 at 4:57 PM

It does look like a phone number! I do agree with Robert about the highlights. Unfortunately they are difficult to avoid with this species.

David

Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on April 9, 2011 at 5:08 PM

Thanks all
Had a go at this- see what you think. Over use of levels I reckon !

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Jeroen Stel on April 10, 2011 at 2:58 PM

Wonderful tonal shot with pleny of detail and to have these in your backyard must be super!
Like the first one better, the second one is way too light.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Registered on November 10, 2003, 366 Posts, 481 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Davies on April 10, 2011 at 4:32 PM

Yet to see one so thanks for the insight . I agree the first has far more ooomph...

Registered on February 3, 2009, 21 Posts, 327 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on April 10, 2011 at 5:27 PM

First one for me John interesting image and great title

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments