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Frog Legs

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: AvianPosted November 5, 2013356 views13 comments
Great Egret with bullfrog
Wokodahatchee Wetlands, SE Florida
October 2013

D800
500mm
1/320 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 320
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO1+2
Hand-held

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 5, 2013 at 4:46 AM
Nice one Sandy - that's a seriously big frog
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 5, 2013 at 7:02 AM
Well done, Sandy. You were able to catch the detail of the egret and its prey, and framed it well. The only thing that I can think of would be to consider cropping out a little of the BG at the top. Then again, it creates a sense of depth.
Registered on October 30, 2013, 50 Posts, 445 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on November 5, 2013 at 10:27 AM
Outstanding catch, Sandy. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on November 5, 2013 at 10:56 AM
Great catch for you and for the egret! Nice color and superb composition. The white on an egret are so hard to work with, but you did an excellent job. I can see his tiny feathers on his belly nicely. :wavey:
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Turner on November 5, 2013 at 11:54 AM
Great moment Sandy. :wavey:
Maybe a bit off the top?
Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 5, 2013 at 6:43 PM
Nice subject and composition. I like the grassy setting. There's a lot of blue in the white plumage so you might consider warming this up a bit, unless you want to retain the feel of soft shadows.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 5, 2013 at 9:32 PM
Rich, there IS a lot of blue - I retained it because I thought it was unusual. We were much closer to this bird before he caught the frog, and were able to see the blue clearly - it was pretty odd..
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Bunch on November 6, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Nice shot and a good behavioral capture. I feel for the frog.
Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on November 7, 2013 at 12:38 PM
Nice catch for both you and the heron ! Feel a little sad for Kermit... Cheers, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 7, 2013 at 7:33 PM
Great catch for the both of you Sandy, your comp is perfect as is the position of the frog, :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Ray Whitt on November 7, 2013 at 7:38 PM
Very cool! Excellent shot.

Ray
Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Marsh on November 7, 2013 at 9:27 PM
Excellent capture Sandy. Not so good for the bullfrog. :toast:
Registered on December 29, 2012, 21 Posts, 225 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 8, 2013 at 1:18 AM
Sandy,

Marvelous moment (not for the frog) captured here :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments