Robert & Bob-

Thank you for the compliments, I particularly like the salamander image above. I was shooting Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets from an observation platform overlooking the wetlands area of the park when I noticed movement out of the corner of my eye. It was this salamander checking me out. I quickly removed my Canon 5D from the tripod, maxed out the shutter speed to compensate for the 300mm telephoto I was now hand holding and waited until the salamander turned one more time to check me out before disapearing below the rail. I wish I could take credit for the artful composition of the grass in the background lending a nice pastel green balance to the weathered wood railing and dark salamander, but by the time I focused and composed I had a split second to shoot before he was gone.