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Tree Frog Leap of Faith?
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Tree Frog Leap of Faith?

by Bill Leggett

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 30, 2016152 views6 comments
I haven't had much luck with tree frogs recently, so I've been going through some archives and found a few.  Here's one from August 2011 in Jean Lafitte NP.  Since switching to Canon I gave up one of the more versatile Zuiko lenses (50-200).  I still have the E-3 this was shot with, so I'm planning to buy that same lens again.

E-3 ZD50-200 tripod, ISO 100 1/30 f6.3 -1/3EV full frame

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 1, 2016 at 11:24 AM
Love the berautiful greens and exquisite detail here, Bill.  You're comp. with the sharp leaf and frog against the open space works well also.

Yes, tree frogs make lots of noise, but they are hard to find.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Balan Vinod on May 1, 2016 at 11:57 AM
Bill..a beautiful image of a beautiful little creature. Lovely shades of green. Look a tad bit bright on my screen, could be my monitor.
Balan Vinod
Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by Yun Gao on May 2, 2016 at 11:45 PM

Sharp and nice image. I like the simple color and the simple composition. Well done!

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on May 8, 2016 at 12:04 PM
Hey Bill,
An oldie but a goodie,
Simple and elegant with great colors and lines. The detail in the subject is sweet.
Well done and congratulations on the WP . . .  devil
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on May 8, 2016 at 4:07 PM
Thanks all for the comments, and the EP.  I did get a used 50-200 and have been checking it out, and so far the results look promising.
Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on June 3, 2016 at 4:44 PM
This is spectacular...right down to the wrinkle of skin with turned head.  Just fabulous.  At the risk of suggesting changes to something that got an EP (how presumptuous of me), I would be inclined to go with a 12x20 or 10x20 pano crop on this one. Nothing major, but just taking enough off te bottom to eliminate the bg color in the llc and take a tish off the top while preserving all of the space in the direction of the frog's gaze.  My eye gets pulled back to the llc, but perhaps cloning out the fuzz or fiber there would eliminate that pull?
ML
Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments