Frog a Courtin

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 7, 2016273 views4 comments

Spring sprang last week with a couple of days of temperatures in the low 60s. That got the wood frogs singing loudly, so today I went to a local wildlife refuge to see about some pictures. It seems that the wood frogs may be done, but the Spring Peepers were singing loudly. By lying quietly beside an ephemeral woodland pond, I was able to get some close up looks at the Spring Peepers, including this one. (7D2, 180mm macro, 1/200s, f/8, iso 1600)

Yes, there's a bit of a size change from a Grizzly, as this guy is less than an inch tall.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on March 7, 2016 at 8:57 PM

Excellent, Mark. I like the perspective, pose, and light.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on March 8, 2016 at 10:36 AM

Mark: I really like the pose of the frog and how the light makes the frog appear to glow. The vegetation on the left makes a nice diagonal and leading line. My only minor suggestion would be to clone the very brilght circle on the left edge of the frame. Richard

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 9, 2016 at 1:09 PM

Okay, maybe not as sexy as a griz, but I think you made an excellent capture. I especially like the quality of light, coming at an angle to emphasize the translucent nature of his body. You composed this optimally, making great use of the reeds many diagonals leading the eye to the frog. Excellent posting!

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Comment posted by William Bickle on March 9, 2016 at 3:32 PM

Hello Mark, Great to get such an excellent look at this little peeper !

Bill

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