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Poised for takeoff

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 5, 2012285 views12 comments

Caught this little Lesser Antillean Whistling Tree Frog out in the open at night, after doing a lot of listening and searching, while on vacation in Jamaica

Canon 5DMII, Canon 100mm Macro, 1/160 at f/9.0, ISO 400, manual exposure with flash.

Comments and Critiques hoped for!

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on January 5, 2012 at 9:54 PM

Hali, excellent capture. The perch and pose are great with nice eye contact. The subject is perfectly positioned in the frame. I do find the flash a little strong for my tastes, but let's see what others think.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 5, 2012 at 11:19 PM

Nice find! I love the little frogs. Great pose and eye. A bit over-flashed, imo also - but could be minimized with a little more PS work.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 6, 2012 at 12:07 AM

I don't know anything about flash as far as what's good and what isn't or about processing, but this is so sharp and clear, with the frog in a wonderful position.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 6, 2012 at 11:43 AM

great capture, the frog looks almost transparent in places. You did well to find him in the dark.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on January 6, 2012 at 8:32 PM

Hali, love the pose on this little guy or gal! I too find the flash a bit strong, but that can easily be toned down. Nice find!

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Comment posted by Chris Grabski on January 7, 2012 at 11:51 AM

Beautiful comp, but agree with Scott the flash seems to be a bit strong. However it's a great shot.

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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on January 9, 2012 at 9:56 PM

Beautiful

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 10, 2012 at 2:39 PM

Hi Hali

A fine capture of this marvelous creature!! great composition and good choice of focus. have never seen this frog, but by the light on the branch, I agree with Scott about the flash being a bit strong

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 16, 2012 at 11:17 AM

Love the lighting and attitude of the frog. Beautifully captured.

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Comment posted by Jay Martin on January 21, 2012 at 12:26 AM

Nice find of this cool looking frog. Great detail and comp.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 25, 2012 at 7:59 AM

Nice comp and a cool pose, great POV & details.
Really stands out in the frame as well.
Very good job of getting this little guy at night Hali, hat's off to ya!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 27, 2013 at 4:33 PM

I love frogs!

Great job on this one Hali, that eye is clear & sharp

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