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Message: <blockquote data-quote="piperbarb" data-source="post: 141215" data-attributes="member: 12214">4-23-13: Decided to see if I could find anymore slimy green frogs in my neighbor's pond.  I did better than that.  I got photos of red-spotted newts (a salamander).  I did not have a polarizing filter with me because I did not expect to photograph anything swimming around.  These guys were close to the surface.The salamander photos were shot using the D7000; 55-200mm non-VR zoom; ISO 200; aperture f/5.6; shutter speed 1/60 sec; hand-held; focal length 200mm.This guy was really cruising across his/her area of the pond.  He was about 4 inches long.Doing Laps[ATTACH]33912[/ATTACH]When he reached his destination, he just stopped.Just Chillin'[ATTACH]33913[/ATTACH]Then I saw this guy, just hanging out on the blade of a cattail that was in the water.  I will warn you that it is an arachnid.  One of the things I liked was how, because of cohesion, that wonderful property of water that lets things float on top, you can see how the tips of his/her feet put an indention in the water but did not break the surface.  I might just have this on the Smartboard tomorrow so when students come into class, they get creeped.  It's known as science teacher's revenge.  It keeps adolescents on their toes. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Sunbathing[ATTACH]33914[/ATTACH]Finally, another attempt at photographing birds.  This robin was just hanging out on a tree in my backyard after I came back from the pond.Robin Pride[ATTACH]33915[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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