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Sunset Love
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Sunset Love

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 4, 2012132 views5 comments
So my frog survived the snake attack to see another day..
Life is good :smile:
Shot near sunset at 8:10pm using flash.
You can see the YB Racer attack here: http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/ic.cgi?a=vp&pr=194618&CGISESSID=316b57e85516ea1057a2d0fbe8fee24b&u=11229

F/6.3, 1/125th, ISO 1000, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + Kenko 2x ext.

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Rick Turner on August 4, 2012 at 5:19 PM
Howard,
That is quite a pond you have for a honey hole.
Birds, bees, dragon flies and frogs along with the serpent aka snake.
Excellent comp and capture. Frog lives to propagate the species.

:toast: God Bless Texas
Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 4, 2012 at 9:08 PM
Interesting how different they are in color. Are these colors usual or is this pair unusual? Nice capture of the pair in amplexus, Howard.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on August 4, 2012 at 10:50 PM
Good timing on this one. I like the composition. Also good to hear that your frog survived the snake attack. Did the snake survive too? :wink:
Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 5, 2012 at 7:43 AM
Hi Mark. The male's smaller with this distinct color, with the adult female Leopard Frog larger, more ""round" & mostly absent of the green. I will add "it's not unusual to be loved by anyone" (Tom Jones) :biggrin:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on August 5, 2012 at 9:50 AM
Excellent, Howard. Perfectly timed/composed. Your pond is quite the site for action of all kinds. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments