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First Light

by Paul Powers

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 30, 2010475 views16 comments
Just after first light I was walking thru Mill Creeks's wet land just north of Atlanta, GA -standing in about 4" to 6" of water when I saw this Green Tree Frog greeting the first rays of the sun.

I was using my Canon 7D at an ISO of 400 / 60mm / F 2.8 / 1/500 sec with a polarizer filter I focused on the non sunlight eye hoping to get better focus.

Comments

16 comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on August 30, 2010 at 3:21 PM
Beautiful composition, Paul. Well done! :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on August 30, 2010 at 3:32 PM
Really impressive, Paul ! Bravo!
Mauro
Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 30, 2010 at 4:02 PM
This looks like the cover of a whimiscal children's book. Really cool and creative.
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on August 30, 2010 at 4:12 PM
"......-standing in about 4" to 6" of water when I saw this Green Tree Frog....." - Isn't it wonderful what you find when you go where people usually wouldn't.

Nice composition and details. I like the limited DOF isolating the subject. :toast:
Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by William Brozy on August 30, 2010 at 4:25 PM
Super.. love the illuminated eye. Perfect!
Registered on November 9, 2003, 559 Posts, 2929 Comments
Comment posted by Martin Bartsch on August 30, 2010 at 5:21 PM
That is way cool Paul, love the pose and the composition. Lighting is pretty soft and creates a nice mood. Great capture, sir! :biggrin:
Registered on December 1, 2003, 80 Posts, 354 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 30, 2010 at 8:41 PM
Cool pose and expression! Well done :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 30, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Great image. The color, the mood, focus it all works.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on September 2, 2010 at 6:54 PM
Wisest looking frog ever. Reminds me of the The Thinker (famous statue)...froggy style.
Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments
Comment posted by Arne Myrabo on September 3, 2010 at 9:30 PM
Very cool! :toast:
Registered on August 28, 2009, 15 Posts, 35 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 5, 2010 at 10:56 PM
Paul: Spectacular lighting and a superb capture. Most excellent. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 7, 2010 at 3:46 PM
Wonderful composition and pose.

Congrats on the EP!

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 7, 2010 at 10:44 PM
Really nice - congrats on the EP!

Sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on September 8, 2010 at 4:45 AM
Congrats on EP ! Well deserved.
:toast:
Registered on January 4, 2008, 98 Posts, 1403 Comments
Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on September 8, 2010 at 8:08 AM
Thats a fantastic shot, the look on his face says it all.
Registered on July 29, 2010, 26 Posts, 404 Comments
Comment posted by Andrei Malashenko on March 19, 2011 at 2:16 PM
Awesome and incredibly unique! Absolutely love this photo. Congrats and well done! Best Regards, Andrei :toast:
Registered on March 18, 2011, 13 Posts, 68 Comments