Great Jeroen, superb expression and composition (as usual). Good to see something different and it doesn't always have to be cute looking either The slightly gradated BG works very well,
That’s great, not just a frog picture that is technical correct but the sort of shot that will appeal to all. The crop would improve with 15% off the left hand side for me but that a personal thing, the colours and background are spot on and the facial expression is wonderful.
Bob.
Posted by Liam Pauling on August 13, 2009 at 5:13 AM
A lovely image Jeroen, the background is perfect and I love the pose makes it a really pleasant image to view.
Ahh thats perfect for me, wish we had them in the UK, strangely reminds me of Yoda somehow
Posted by Peter Edge on August 13, 2009 at 7:03 AM
Wonderful shot. Beautiful exposure and diffuse backgound. There are supposed to be some of these near where I live but I have never found one. Very jealous.
Pete
Posted by Craig Jones on August 13, 2009 at 7:23 AM
Beautiful image,loved it when I first saw it,great detail and colours,very nice.Hope you are well too
Posted by Mike Smith on August 13, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Great shot
Can I be cheeky and ask an OT question - what does the tree frog call sound like, one thing that has driven me nuts is identifying a night time call when in travelling central Italy - I am trying to track own what makes a rhythmic "kok" every three or four seconds, its either a frog or am I confusing this with one of the european owl species - what ever is making the the "kok" call it travels at least half a mile which seems a long way for a frog call
Posted by Brett Lewis on August 13, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Hi Jeroen,
Superb image of this really charismatic species. I look forward to photographing them again sometime, maybe if i can get across to France again next year..
Posted by Kim Connolly on August 13, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Fabulous shot Jeroen, really different - I love it!!
Posted by Jeroen Stel on August 13, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Hi Guys,
Thanks for your comments so far!
To Mike: The Tree Frog makes a ringing sound wich i high and repeated so i guess what yuo have heard must have been something else.
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Posted by John Robinson on August 13, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Nice one.
My Eurpean tree frogs I had in a colony in a greenhouse would do very a loud "kak,kak,kak,kak" with those 4 syllables in about 1 to 2 seconds. They escaped and could be heard 400yards away in a new pond they found.
Cheers
johnR
Posted by Tim Gregory on August 13, 2009 at 3:53 PM
Outstanding.
Really excellent indeed... Cannot fault this image, its great.
Cracking image and lovely background. Looks like hes a bit of a trapeze artist
Posted by David Taylor on August 13, 2009 at 6:11 PM
A delight to behold.
Posted by Mike Smith on August 14, 2009 at 2:09 AM
Thanks Jeroen, & John
I originally thought and now think it probably is Scops owls, but their call is described as a whistling rythmical "Tyuh" every 2-3 seconds not a hard metallic "Kok", Something seen recently on the telly set me thinking along the lines of a frog call, but I couldn't recall which programme it was. My other candidate is red necked nightjar, but it is out of range for them, on balance I think I am hearing Scops from the distance the call is carrying
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18 repliesHere's one from a couple of weeks ago...
Was out to photograph Tree Frogs and came across this one.
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Canon Eos 1D Mark 3
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: F 13
Exposure mode: M
Exposure compensation: -2/3
Flash:yes, twin flash + diffusers
Flash exposure compensation: -2
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 200
Lens: Sigma 150mm F2.8
Focal length:195 mm incl. crop factor
AF mode: Auto Focus
Handheld
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Bibble Pro/Adobe Photoshop CS 4
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Bob.
Matt
Pete
Can I be cheeky and ask an OT question - what does the tree frog call sound like, one thing that has driven me nuts is identifying a night time call when in travelling central Italy - I am trying to track own what makes a rhythmic "kok" every three or four seconds, its either a frog or am I confusing this with one of the european owl species - what ever is making the the "kok" call it travels at least half a mile which seems a long way for a frog call
Superb image of this really charismatic species. I look forward to photographing them again sometime, maybe if i can get across to France again next year..
Thanks for sharing..
Brett
Dave
Thanks for your comments so far!
To Mike: The Tree Frog makes a ringing sound wich i high and repeated so i guess what yuo have heard must have been something else.
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
My Eurpean tree frogs I had in a colony in a greenhouse would do very a loud "kak,kak,kak,kak" with those 4 syllables in about 1 to 2 seconds. They escaped and could be heard 400yards away in a new pond they found.
Cheers
johnR
Really excellent indeed... Cannot fault this image, its great.
I originally thought and now think it probably is Scops owls, but their call is described as a whistling rythmical "Tyuh" every 2-3 seconds not a hard metallic "Kok", Something seen recently on the telly set me thinking along the lines of a frog call, but I couldn't recall which programme it was. My other candidate is red necked nightjar, but it is out of range for them, on balance I think I am hearing Scops from the distance the call is carrying