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Fire salamander


Fire salamander
Photo Information
Copyright: Eduardo Balogh (Ketaka) Silver Note Writer [C: 0 W: 5 N: 40] (277)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-10-07
Categories: Amphibians
Camera: Nikon D300, Tokina MACRO 100 F2.8D ATX-PRO, SanDisk Extreme III, HOYA 55m PL-CIR
Exposure: f/22, 30 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Amphibians - Salamanders & Newts 1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-10-09 1:14
Viewed: 182
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) is probably the most well-known salamander species in Europe. It is black with yellow spots or stripes to a varying degree; some specimens can be nearly completely black while on others the yellow is dominant. Shades of red and orange may sometimes appear, either replacing or mixing with the yellow according to subspecies. Fire Salamanders can have a very long lifespan. In the German natural history museum of Alexander Koenig a salamander lived for more than 50 years.

Make - NIKON CORPORATION
Model - NIKON D300
DateTime - 2008:10:07 12:27:00
ExposureTime - 30 seconds
FNumber - 22.00
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
Flash - Not fired
FocalLength - 100.00 mm
ExposureMode - Manual
White Balance - Auto
FocalLengthIn35mmFilm - 150 mm
GainControl - None
Contrast - Normal
Saturation - Normal
Sharpness - Normal

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Hi Eduardo,
A superb macro capture of this cute fire salamander. Perfectly captured and composed. Great natural colours and contribution to TN.
TFS and Cheers,

Bayram

Ours all look the same. Nice to see it in another color.
I like those. They were common as I was kid. The population has drastically diminished because of modern farming.
Perfect shot
TFS
JM

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