Great Crested Newt

Posted by Richard Irwin (Belper, United Kingdom) on 7 March 2008 in Animal & Insect.

A very rare species here in England, I photographed this beautiful Great Crested Newt in a conservation area I was working in as a Contryside Ranger.

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Comments (22)

e. from New York, NY, United States

Wow, incredible! Not only the detail, but the brilliant green that sets off the creature.

7 Mar 2008 5:25am

Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States

brilliant colors and capture

7 Mar 2008 5:55am

Rags from Plano, United States

superb image. I really love the beauty of the shot

7 Mar 2008 6:12am

Saeed from Tehran, Iran

nice shot

7 Mar 2008 8:16am

Derek O'Brien from United Kingdom

Fantastic shot, remember seeing the odd one of these in our garden pond back in Luton when I was a kid, not seen once since :(

7 Mar 2008 8:27am

Sujit Sudhi from Hyderabad, India

Whos' this now? Scary I must say. Great shot.

7 Mar 2008 10:48am

@Sujit Sudhi: Thanks. These little newts are perfectly harmless. They are very rare, and are protected.

Betty from New Jersey, United States

Excellent shot! Wonderful detail in the newt.

7 Mar 2008 10:55am

Daniel from Stranded in Kenmare, United States

that is cool

7 Mar 2008 2:02pm

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Excellent shot Richard!

7 Mar 2008 2:15pm

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

This is a great series. You've captured not just the appearance but I feel something of the personality as well. The DOF has been very effective in this series.

7 Mar 2008 2:35pm

Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan

I'm really impressed with the variety of creatures you've snapped here Richard! Is this series inspired by Attenborough's latest...?

7 Mar 2008 3:07pm

@Daroru: Ha ha, you guessed it absolutely. Loved every episode, and so I just had to pay homage.

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

excellent macro Richard

7 Mar 2008 3:09pm

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Wow a fantastic capture Richard and great DoF! Creepy little fellow hi is though.

7 Mar 2008 3:33pm

Ras from Plano, United States

The sharpness and colors are wonderful.

7 Mar 2008 3:40pm

alex centrella from fresno, United States

nice detail and dof, the capture is impressive.

7 Mar 2008 3:48pm

Reza from Montreal, Canada

Wonderful and beautiful.

7 Mar 2008 4:58pm

Michael from Wuppertal, Germany

Amazing shot!

7 Mar 2008 6:01pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Nice one.

7 Mar 2008 6:22pm

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

Great capture, Richard. Love the detail in that front leg!

7 Mar 2008 11:22pm

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Beautifully seen and taken, Richard!! The dof and colour is gorgeous!! And a most gorgeous little creature he is too.

8 Mar 2008 2:25am

Porcsin from Debrecen, Hungary

Really nice!
I like the contrast between the lizard and the backgruond!

8 Mar 2008 11:10am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

How fabulous, wonderful find Richard, you must be thrilled!

8 Mar 2008 3:25pm

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