Red Eft

I've shared this red eft photo before in Macro. I used the flood filter, added a white vignette, and applied the dry brush and spatter filters. Your comments and critiques would be most appreciated.

Cool effect, Christopher! Great color and BG. :)

Great colors, Christopher. Love those gold eyelids (?). And the flood filter made a great job of the reflection.:)

Christopher, This is very colorful and fun. I like the flood and the reflection. Nice comp. The green BG is very complimentary.

What is this Christopher, snake, frog, salamander??? Like your PP and FF. Very nice.

Jackie, this is a salamander, a red-spotted newt to be exact. During the juvenile stage, which is shown here, it lives on land and is called a red eft. The adults live in the water.

Thanks all for the comments. Much appreciated!

Not sure what I love more...the textures on the eft, the color combo of the orange and green or the beautiful white vignette that pulls the eye right where it is supposed to go. Oh..and the flood...it's all beautiful!

I love the colors and the dream-like quality of the image:)

Very cool effect, the composition, reflection and angle make this one for me.

Thanks very much, everyone. :)

Beautiful work Christopher! I just love the little newt's colors and reflection. Super image!!

Excellent composition, Christopher. I love the complementary colors. The vignette works well here.

Thanks for looking and commenting, Kerry and Indranil. Much appreciated!