Wood Frog

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 27, 2010111 views5 comments

I was looking for a nice Jack-in-the-Pulpit when I spotted one of my favorite wetlands dwellers. The wood frog stayed so still that I left my camera on the “flower” settings, and got away with this 2-second exposure.

Canon 50D
Sigma 150mm f/2.8 Macro
2 sec. @ f/11.; ISO 100
Tripod; Mirror up; cable

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 27, 2010 at 10:33 PM

Wayne,

I've only come across 1 of these on Long Island and they sure are a great subject Perfect exposure and I love the fern that is sort of a frame for the frog.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on January 28, 2010 at 9:42 AM

Hi Wayne,

Very nice capture - and amazing it still enough to allow a two second exposure. The image looks very sharp and the overall colour scheme works quite well for me. I agree with Luke on the nice framing provided by the fern.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by István Molnár on January 28, 2010 at 12:32 PM

Very nice image!
István

Registered on January 7, 2010, 114 Posts, 704 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on January 28, 2010 at 12:46 PM

'Flower' setting!?

I like that. 2 Seconds is certainly long for a frog, amazing. Overall a very good image Wayne. Like the others I also like how the fern frames the subject.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Cam Held on January 28, 2010 at 3:40 PM

Wayne,
I love wood frogs too, but this is far better than my wood frog pictures. I agree with everyone else that the fern and the background vegetation help frame the frog. The eye is amazing! And a two second exposure?!?!?! Wow! I've tried long exposures for toads before, and they always move on me! Nice work!

-Cam

Registered on November 12, 2009, 59 Posts, 398 Comments