Garden Toad

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 17, 201171 views5 comments

Found this fella in my compost pile and nearly put a spade through him! Put a plant pot over hime and went to get the camera.
Taken with a wide angle Left the trowel in to convey the garden feel along with the row of peas .
D200 Sigma 18-50mm
400 ISO 80th at f13
80% of frame.
Levels in Paint Shop Pro
Sharpen CZM
Cheers
JohnR
Hope this is in the right gallery.

Cheers
JohnR

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by David Sewell on May 18, 2011 at 7:02 AM

Seems right to me John - I don't think garden wildlife has a separate gallery

Good shot of my favourite amphibian.

David

Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on May 18, 2011 at 10:21 AM

Hi John,

Nice colour and nice detail on the toad and this image is totally fine in this gallery. I'm not sure the image needs quite so much foreground (especially given its out-of-focus nature), so if it were mine I'd be tempted to crop at least 1/2 of what's below the frog out (which would also lower the frog in the frame and "ground it" a little more). You might see some comments suggesting a cloning out of the object in the upper right corner - I'm thinking a little more cropping would take care of that without the need to clone!

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 18, 2011 at 10:32 AM

John, I love this image of the toad. I understand your reasoning for leaving the trowel in. It's the same reasoning I usually use. I think I'd try a little more cropping from the bottom and right (meaning the trowel would be gone), though.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on May 18, 2011 at 3:28 PM

Thanks all. Heres one as suggested . Looks ok I reckon.
I could always use the other if I am talking to a garden club !!

Cheers
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 18, 2011 at 7:06 PM

Nice capture. It looks like it's having a bad day with that amazing frown. The color in the eye is very attractive. I'm glad you missed him. The repost is a big improvement.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments