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Photo posted by Mark Seaver in the Landscape gallery on 07/21/17 at 09:14 am EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Post last edited by Mark Seaver on 07/25/17 at 09:37 am EST

There's a small marshy pond at the wildlife sanctuary where I volunteer that has a very nice collection of water lilies blooming along with all of the activity that's part of a marshy woodland pond.  This view is a 10 shot stack where I didn't see the Green Frog until I started the processing.  (7D2, 100-400 f4.5-5.6 II @ 241 mm, f/13, 1/160s, iso 400, tripod and polarizer)

  
Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 07/21/17 at 6:37 pm EST    
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Mark, I sure am enjoying looking at this. The large version is so interesting and it is fun to let your eyes explore the whole scene. Great looking colors and a very cool image.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on 07/22/17 at 2:31 pm EST    
Registered on 05/27/17, 77 Posts, 844 Comments

What a great image, Mark!  I had to do some looking to find the frog though, but I did finally find him.  He sure wasn't a problem with the stacking, so he must have stayed pretty still during your multiple shots. 

   Shirley Freeman
Saint Pauls, North Carolina
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"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter."  Ansel Adams

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on 07/22/17 at 7:50 pm EST    
Registered on 05/28/04, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments

Nice capture of this scene.  The blooms add interest throughout the frame.  I might suggest actually dialing back on the contrast a bit on this scene.  I'm not sure if I found the frog or a rock, but I see what appears to be a partially submerged frog just above and to the left of the center of the frame. 

Brian Schrayer
Nashville, TN

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Comment posted by scott lanz on 07/23/17 at 06:57 am EST    
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Very nice image of the lillies in the pond (and the cute tiny frog), Mark. The flowers are lillies are gorgeous, and the detail is excellent. 

scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 07/23/17 at 2:34 pm EST    
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

I like the composition specifically the placement of the flowers in the frame Mark.  Lovely color too.

  
Eva McDermott
Atkinson, NH
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Comment posted by gary phillips on 07/23/17 at 11:56 pm EST    
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Took me a while to find the frog, but persistence paid off.  I love the detail in your stack and the blooms are perfectly placed.  Beautiful, Mark.

  
Gary Phillips
Ivins, Utah

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on 07/24/17 at 11:03 am EST    
Registered on 11/15/03, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments

Beautiful in its simplicity. And, then there is the stunning detail. Studying this picture is a true visual treat.

Anil Rao

Santa Clara, California

 
   

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 07/24/17 at 4:24 pm EST    
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments

The stack has produced some wonderful details in the large version, Mark. I also like your placement of the lilies throughout the frame and the little frog is doing a great job of being inconspicuous between those two lilies. It must be great having this place close by.

Ed

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Comment posted by John Williams on 08/04/17 at 12:12 am EST    
Registered on 09/06/07, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments

cool Takes awhile.

  
John Williams
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Battle Ground, WA
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