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Primordial Stew
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Primordial Stew

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 7, 2012109 views9 comments
Defined: A liquid rich in organic compounds, providing favorable conditions for the emergence and growth of life forms.

Baby Leopard Frog @ approx. one inch.
F/11, 1/100th, ISO 500, 1D M3, Sigma 150mm f/2.8 + CP handheld.

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 7, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Howard:
Excellent capture. Tack sharp on the eyes and HH :toast: Lovely to see the vegetation in the water as well.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 7, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Howard. Good call on the CP and a fine comp and capture. I like you POF on the eye and the relatively shallow DOF. Very well done. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Turner on July 7, 2012 at 1:29 PM
Trained frog no doubt by his smile. :smile:

What is attached to lower left (camera right) on your pet? :wavey:
Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 7, 2012 at 4:28 PM
Super job of hand holding. Good call on the polarizer. Did you use an iris blur in processing?
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 7, 2012 at 8:23 PM
Howard - I like the skillful use of the CP here which has not completely killed the reflection but had avoided all the glare so nicely.

Like being able to see both eyes in a head on composition
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on July 7, 2012 at 8:43 PM
Really well captured, Howard. How did you get so close and personal with the 150? Is this frog under a spell? I like the POV and the full facial detail from shooting at f11, and the frog is perfectly positioned in the frame. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 7, 2012 at 9:32 PM
Very nice! The sharpness in the eye is great and the environment looks very "froggy", to use a well defined term. :wink:
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 8, 2012 at 6:03 AM
I use an older version of Adobe PS Phil..so the answer's no on the "iris blur" question.
I did carefully zoom in and remove a tiny bit of glare at the iris though..
I used the CP for the first time this day on the straight lens, really helps in the bright mid-day light to cut the glare. Especially so with "wet" subjects that like to "sparkle".

Rick: That object you speak of is just a bit of decaying organic matter, and simply part of the "stew". When I first pulled this up, zoomed in hoping it was something a bit more sexy though :biggrin:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Roger Leekam on July 8, 2012 at 6:28 AM
Howard, not one of your usual "wall-hangers" but the idea of an early life form emerging from primordial soup is evocative.
Registered on May 28, 2009, 83 Posts, 646 Comments