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Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 13, 2011138 views10 comments

Spent some time yesterday morning observing the Southern Leopard Frog in action. Caught the frog jumping but it's very quick, they didn't quite turn out.
Or I would try to shoot it eating its catch, but it would be turned the wrong way of course ;)
For the insect to be caught, it must be out in front of the frog needless to say.
So the Honey Bee got a pass this time :)
F/10, 1/1000th, ISO 800, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x around 11:30, clear & sunny. About 75% of FF.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 13, 2011 at 12:04 PM

Excellent stop motion on the bee. I am on the fence about the one green leaf in an otherwise neutral background. Fantastic work keeping both subjects in focus.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on April 13, 2011 at 2:03 PM

Outstanding, Howard!! You have freezed the moment very well.
I think the bee was laughing behind the frog's back.

Great capture. Bravo.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 13, 2011 at 6:40 PM

Great capture. Getting both creatures sharp is a real challenge. It looks like the bee is contemplating a dive bombing attack.

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

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on April 13, 2011 at 11:55 PM

Amazing shot, Howard! The details and selective focus on both the frog and the bee are outstanding. The bright green leaf in the backgound is a bit distracting, but everything else about this overcomes that. If you are not against exercizing some "artistic license" with some selective hue/saturation changes on the leaf, that would make this even better.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 14, 2011 at 12:09 AM

Love the title. the little blurs of water around the frog really add to the sense of place.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 14, 2011 at 7:10 AM

The green leaf came out a toss-up for me, with a net + or - of zero.
I did think it was the Yin-Yang thing, since it matched the frogs color so well..But what do I know.
Quick color replacement, so here's the "colorless leaf" version for ya'll

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Varina Patel on April 14, 2011 at 4:41 PM

Nice! The colors are just right in this shot - and I think the image works better with the colorless leaf in the second version. Its a minor issue - but removing distraction tends to be a good thing. It looks to me as if the bee is considering taking action. Maybe the frog ate his brother.

Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 14, 2011 at 11:10 PM

Howard:
Fantastic image!

Looks like the bee is taunting the frog..'Catch me if you can'. The repost looks neater with all the attention focussed on the two players. Well done.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on April 16, 2011 at 3:14 PM

I really like your repost, Howard. It makes the bee and the frog the star attractions. Great focus/detail on them and what a great catch! That bee is living dangerously. . .hmmm, does the bee sting the frog if he catches it?

Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 22, 2011 at 8:57 PM

Lucky li'l honey bee. I would have loved to see the capture Howard and if anybody can do it... You CAN! Great capture here as well.

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments