Frog

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 26, 20121,038 views5 comments

The first frog of the year. We liked the bright green on the monochromatic BG.

Thanks for looking and for comments and suggestions. Larger version provided.

D&L

Canon 40D, Sigma 150macro, f/7.1, 1/250sec, ISO100, flash @-1, tripod.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on April 27, 2012 at 3:14 AM

Very nice subject, and a smart composition choice on this one- Maybe a light fill-flash added could enhance a bit the frog, but I'm not sure about it- Great job, Fabio

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on April 28, 2012 at 4:05 PM

Awesome image! I love the comp! It looks like you had some very nice lighting working for you. I always do prefer to see the frog's face, but not having the face works extremely well here! I honestly don't know why there isn't more comments on this image

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You gotta love these guys...can't wait to photograph some this year!

Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on April 29, 2012 at 12:56 PM

Thank you Fabio and Jenaya for your comments.
We used fill flash for this @-1. We couldn't use stronger flash because of the reflection on the skin of the frog.
We too generally prefer to see eyes of the subjects, but in this case we thought it could work this way.

Thank you again
D&L

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on April 30, 2012 at 3:40 PM

Cool subject and I think your technical choices were right on. Are those false eye spots on its hindquarters, to deter possible predators?

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Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 3, 2012 at 6:01 PM

Wow, this is a frog... love how you captured it on the reeds..

Registered on March 8, 2012, 39 Posts, 509 Comments