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One more reed frog

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Posted by Adam Seward on January 9, 2008 at 11:33 AM
One more reed frog
Here's another angle of the reed frog I posted yesterday. I'm going to have to get a proper macro lens for close up detail, but I also like pictures that show animals within their environment.

Its a Hyperolius viridiflavus reesi, which is endemic to the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania.

What do you think?

Adam

Canon EOS 30D
Sigma 24-70 f2.8 EX DG Macro
f5
1/160
ISO 100
RAW with levels adjusted and selective USM on the frog
Posted by Sam Mannaerts on January 9, 2008 at 12:35 PM
Very cool image with the small dof, but I think it will look better if you just crop away the lower left angle...

Other than that it's a superb iage! :toast:

grtz,
Sam
Posted by eric weight on January 9, 2008 at 1:27 PM
Another nice image and I like the way that keeping him small in the frame emphasises how vulnerable and small he is.
:toast: :toast: eric
Posted by Marko Trebušak on January 10, 2008 at 3:49 AM
I like "ray" effect of OOF blades. Colour contrast is great and there is some salt in Eric "small and vulnerable" comment :wink:.

Cheers,
Marko
Posted by Tim Davies on January 14, 2008 at 5:53 PM
Was this actually taken in the Kilombero? It's not often I come across others fortunate to have been there - have you been?

Great photo - I would possibly play around with the cropping to find an alternative composition for the frog.

And I've recently bought the same lens, but not had a chance for anything macro, so it good to see how the shots turn out!

Tim