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Treefrog Ready to Leap

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 23, 2016163 views6 comments

This is another from my recent shoot in Jean Lafitte NP, caught in a pose where I was sure he would leave, but never did after five frames. In retrospect I could have stopped down for better focus as I was shooting wide open at 1/40 shutter speed in calm conditions. Cropped original 3:2 from top to 4x5 format.

7D2 100-400 f4-5.6 Manfrotto 410 on GT2531, 400mm manual focus ISO 100 1/40 f5.6 0.0EV

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6 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on October 24, 2016 at 4:12 AM

Its a beautiful beautiful color palette Bill. beautifully composed as well. Wished the far leg was in the dof too, thats personal though

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 24, 2016 at 11:35 AM

Hindsight is so wonderful... I like how green this whole image is along with the mix of subtle blue tones. The frog's head and body are nicely sharp and the pose is great. Yes, getting the right rear foot and the drops up top sharp would be nice. A compelling reason to go back out with the camera. enlightened

(at least that's my favorite excuse...)

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 24, 2016 at 6:03 PM

This is very different from the usual tree frog shot on a leaf, and I really like it. The colors are beautiful.

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Comment posted by Swathiraj G on October 24, 2016 at 9:27 PM

Bill, Another beautiful composition of this frog. Nice yellowish background gives a clear separation.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on October 25, 2016 at 11:48 PM

I like the pose of the frog and the beautiful green/ yellow colors. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on October 30, 2016 at 9:30 AM

The contrasting texture of colors really allows the frog to pop. Tiny water droplets add to the demention and the time of day. I do see that brightly lit left toe but I believe that unconsciously draws your eye to the center of the picture. My wish is the frog would have shown his right arm for the complete form. You were lucky for this decisive moment before he jumped away.

Registered on October 27, 2016, 229 Posts, 393 Comments