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Toad in the hole

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Posted by Andy Gregory on April 11, 2010 at 11:47 AM
Toad in the hole
I found mating toads everywhere on a recent walk. This pair was on the side of a partly tarmaced, disused lane. I was lying flat out on the road surface while photographing them. It's a pity there are only three of the four eyes which are sharp, could have done with more DOF.

Canon EOS 40D
100-400mm lens at 400mm hand held
1/320 sec
f8
ISO 400

Slight sharpening and adjustment in CS2
Full frame
Posted by Dawn Monrose on April 11, 2010 at 12:17 PM
Great pov, At this size all four eyes look pretty sharp to me - any more dof and you may have lost the nice out of focus background? Nice behavioural shot.
Posted by Philip Newman on April 11, 2010 at 12:19 PM
Super image all round Andy. :toast: :toast:

Phil Newman
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on April 11, 2010 at 12:52 PM
Fine behavior shot for me too
a bit too centered for my taste
:wavey:
Bertl
Posted by Craig Jones on April 11, 2010 at 1:57 PM
Nice behaviour caught,love the POV and the looks on their faces is a picture :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by David Taylor on April 11, 2010 at 2:46 PM
Yes an excellent POV depicting typical toad behavior at this time of year. The centrality of the subjects works fine for me.

:toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Andy Gregory on April 11, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Many thanks for all your comments. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on April 11, 2010 at 4:16 PM
Nice one Andy. Lovely detail and nice to get them on land. Agree with Bertl a little more room on the left. :smile:
Posted by Mark Green on April 11, 2010 at 4:32 PM
Nice behaviour. and detail . agree with the above comments.

Cheers
Mark.G