Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus)
There’s always that one subject that is particularly challenging to photograph, and for me it’s the Slimy Salamander. They live in dense forests where the light is quite low and they quickly retreat from bright light, so without a high shutter speed your chances of capturing these secretive salamanders is next to none. What’s more, their jet black body and eyes makes it difficult to get the focus just right. And if you try to move them into a better position, your fingers get coated in their gooey secretions and then you stick to anything else you touch! These elusive...
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Here’s a tremendous angle on the Northern Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus) by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser on a recent afternoon in New Jersey. What a gigantic world it must be to them…
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