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Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A75
Location: Lakeland wildlife Oasis
Date: Nov 5, 2005
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 0.5sec
Galleries: Humorous, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 14, 2006

 An Axolotl, an aztec word meaning Sea Monster. This astonishing species is part of the family of ‘mole salamanders', but exhibits an unusual and extreme trait known as neoteny, or paedomorphosis. This is the retention of larval stage characteristics throughout life, so axolotls usually never fully resemble an adult salamander. Unlike other amphibians, most axolotl fail to metamorphose, living permanently in water.

Cropped,levels,cloned out some distracting reflections, resized and usm, saved for web

Statistics
Place: 360 out of 833
Avg (all users): 5.7694
Avg (commenters): 7.2941
Avg (participants): 5.6546
Avg (non-participants): 6.2911
Views since voting: 1039
Views during voting: 587
Votes: 438
Comments: 19
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/31/2006 10:08:54 AM
I cant stop laughing at this !
The expression is priceless.
Great photo.
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 01/30/2006 12:47:06 PM
Very interesting! :0 :)
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 01/28/2006 05:57:05 PM
10 from me...good luck!
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 01/26/2006 08:54:18 AM
I used to have one of those ugly little things. Quite the escape artist he was. Finally found his dried up little body on the floor one day. Very good crisp clear capture here from what I would believe is a fairly low light enviroment. Good Score!
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 01/26/2006 02:42:08 AM
What a character you have photographed, well done.
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 01/24/2006 09:46:49 PM
I don't know what it is, but very cool! And technically very well done. Very crisp and clear, great lighting. Really high interest factor, IMO. Very nice shot.
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 01/24/2006 02:53:40 PM
Adorable little bugger! Great colors, wonderful job!
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 01/24/2006 02:46:41 AM
Nice mudpuppy
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 01/22/2006 12:07:52 PM
excellent work... great exposure and sharpness.. these shots are difficult :) 10
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 01/20/2006 11:11:50 AM
That is an interesting creature! What is it?? Good Shot... 7
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 01/19/2006 03:36:45 PM
Yikes, funny guy, good shot.
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 01/19/2006 02:24:58 PM
Hehe, great expression :)
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 01/17/2006 02:42:15 PM
That is strange looking...awesome and very original photo.
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 01/17/2006 10:14:14 AM
Gotta love that face. Fun picture.
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 01/16/2006 09:25:20 PM
OM Goodness!!! Not sure what it is but I want one!! lol This is so cute.
Some kinda of salamander? Very good close up - especially since shooting through glass is not the easiest to pull off. Nice DOF
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 01/16/2006 02:44:42 PM
I don't know what this creature is, but it's got an adorable expression!
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 01/16/2006 09:58:31 AM
Great face!!! 7
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 01/16/2006 09:48:45 AM
A strange creature. This would have been good for the Odd challenge too.
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 01/15/2006 10:28:31 PM
Totally weird, but cool.
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