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Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 18, 2012928 views33 comments

Palmate Newt in suspended animation mode.
For interest really. Ciontinueing with the newt work I put various weed in large tanks, photographed them and am trying them as back drops. This was a test. I use small home made tanks about 10 inches wide and high and about two inches back to front. I have various sizes and some are made using rubber tube for the small stuff. Whilst trying this out last night my little fried here hung in the water watching me. Quite nice I thought. I shall call him UKET
D7000
Sigma 18-50mm
No1 close up
ISO 200 f18
flash off camera.
Levels etc paint shop pro
70% of full frame.
Cheers

Comments

33 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on April 18, 2012 at 9:00 PM

Very neat perspective especially with the webbing showing so well. I just wish the tail showed off a bit more

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on April 18, 2012 at 9:21 PM

Amazing, wonderful shot!

Ray

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Comment posted by scott lanz on April 18, 2012 at 9:39 PM

Terrific overall capture. I love the perspective and eye contact. Really well done, John.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on April 18, 2012 at 9:53 PM

Thanks very much.
Appreciated.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on April 18, 2012 at 10:12 PM

Priceless shot !! Very cool !

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on April 18, 2012 at 10:13 PM

John, this is really cool & creative! I really like the perspective here as well as the webbed feet. Nicely done!

Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Todd Bielby on April 18, 2012 at 10:31 PM

I like it! lol

Registered on March 10, 2011, 169 Posts, 392 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on April 18, 2012 at 11:24 PM

Very neat image. I like the colors and the background.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on April 19, 2012 at 12:31 PM

John, I love this. The colors are wonderful throughout and the centered position of the subject in this "alien" environment really works for me.

Just so I understand, you shot through the tank glass to get this shot?

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on April 19, 2012 at 12:54 PM

Very nice shot !

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 19, 2012 at 2:15 PM

What a cool shot! He does look like an alien. Excellent technical execution to produce this image. The soft green works extremely well.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on April 19, 2012 at 3:07 PM

Cracking shot John, certainly worth all the effort you have put in. That look is priceless.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on April 19, 2012 at 3:15 PM

Great idea, very well executed- Like very much the interesting perspective and the dinamic pose- Very well done, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on April 19, 2012 at 3:37 PM

Thanks aAll- appreciated.

Max
Heres a shot of the set up. (Notice the poorly flash !! )
JR

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

Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on April 19, 2012 at 4:13 PM

Unbelievable macro shot! One of the finest I have seen in a long time. Suspended animation is right...now you just need to work on the title. I wouldn't necessarily complain if you cropped out the bright area along the top of the frame either.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on April 19, 2012 at 4:39 PM

Phil
Interesting about the light area at the top. As I think I mentioned underwater subjects are a pain to get a background that works. The reason I left it was because I thought it conveyed the sky above with the slight upward angle.
Plenty of room for experiment though.
Cheers
JohnR

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on April 19, 2012 at 10:42 PM

Just an amazing image!!! Hard to stop looking at this. Wonderful presentation.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on April 20, 2012 at 2:12 AM

suspended animation. gorgeous!

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on April 20, 2012 at 10:16 AM

John, you might have a good point there about the light area giving a hint of the sky. I think you've changed my mind!

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on April 20, 2012 at 4:05 PM

Wonderful shot, John!

Congrats

D&L

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on April 21, 2012 at 11:55 PM

Wow, what a cool shot!! that webbing and the color of the background really makes this outstanding.

Registered on January 9, 2008, 36 Posts, 582 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on April 22, 2012 at 6:21 AM

Thanks all for your interest.
Much appreciated.
Cheers#
JR

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 23, 2012 at 6:07 PM

Wonderful look as it seems to just hang in space John, a real eye catching pose!
I tried sort of the same thing awhile back, with a leopard frog floating on the surface..
Cool

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on April 24, 2012 at 1:58 AM

Fascinating!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 24, 2012 at 10:01 PM

Hi John

Very sweet

A winner

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on April 24, 2012 at 11:24 PM

For anyone interested these newts can regulate the position in the water by the amount of air they take in at the surface. Blow a bubble out and they sink a bit ! That's how they can stay suspended at any level. (I use a hypodermic syringe !! Joke !!)
Great little chaps !!

Cheers
JR

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Comment posted by David Bartlett _CO on April 26, 2012 at 11:31 AM

Incredible image...amazing.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 26, 2012 at 11:59 AM

Very creative - wonderful image!
Congrats on the WP!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 28, 2012 at 8:34 PM

WOW, John! I saw the thumbnail of this a few days ago and forgot to comment, so forgive my tardiness. Have to say that this is superb work. And it's nice to see that breaking the "Rule of Thirds" can really work. Hats off to you!

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Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on April 29, 2012 at 11:43 AM

This is wonderful! Would have never thought that an artificial BG can could come out so real. The light is great and newt's expression is priceless! Congrats!

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Comment posted by rob ashcroft on May 2, 2012 at 11:34 PM

I think all that I can add is that it has personality!