Cute & Green on Milkweed

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 17, 2014113 views4 comments

I have been running into gray tree frogs while out looking for photo-worthy odonates. This one was at the size limit for capture with my 300mm f4 and extension. Total length of the frog was around 3/4 of an inch. (K5 IIs, 300mm f4 + 40mm extension, ISO 640, 180 sec at f16). LR, blacks, exposure, noise reduction; CS5 levels, Topaz Infocus, Topaz Detail, Crop 30% from left and bottom for composition...............Jim

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on August 19, 2014 at 11:15 AM

Hi Jim,

Nice sharp capture of a cute little creature. Love the eye and the very stubby nose. I do find the out-of-focus brown portion of the leaf a little distracting, and wonder if this shot might be improved a little simply by cropping a bit off the bottom of the image? That might require shaving a little off the left side as well (to keep the same approximate aspect ratio).

Thanks for sharing this one...cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 19, 2014 at 10:27 PM

The frog looks great to me and the colors of the leaf are very complementary to it, very nice Jim

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 20, 2014 at 9:39 AM

It is a pleasure to be able to examine this in the larger edition to enjoy textural detail.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 21, 2014 at 3:34 PM

I like this as posted and like your decision on the comp. Agree with Lon about the textures in the large version are nice to view.

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