I like that a lot Brett. Very graphic, eye catching and detailed. Composition is great, the line of the surface water really adds to the interest factor. Great picture.
Posted by Marcus Conway on April 12, 2010 at 8:11 AM
Great variation Brett, Really a picture that you can look at and marvel about these toads - look how long the legs are on the darker one!
Posted by Andy Gregory on April 12, 2010 at 9:05 AM
Well captured and set up
Posted by Mark Green on April 12, 2010 at 11:15 AM
definately well setup and captured. toads are one of my favortite amphibians
Good lighting too,
Very different. It kind of reminds me of a shot from one of those high street family photo franchises where everyone piles together against a white backdrop
Its a cracker
Posted by Austin Thomas on April 12, 2010 at 1:12 PM
Very impressive and inspiring Brett.
tfs
Austin
Posted by Lewis Thomson on April 12, 2010 at 1:26 PM
Fantastic Brett, the composition and overall execution of the shot is first rate!
Cheers,
Lewis.
Posted by Phil Mclean on April 12, 2010 at 3:50 PM
Very well executed with great lighting and detail.Love the framing too.
Posted by Adam Seward on April 13, 2010 at 5:14 AM
Hi Brett,
Love this picture, very well done. Was surprised to see that you did this outside, it really does look as though it was done in a studio.
Is it just me, but does the top one look a lot like a common frog?
Adam
Posted by Adam Seward on April 13, 2010 at 8:30 AM
Hi Brett,
The eyes were part of the reason why it looks like a common frog to me - they have a dark oval pupil with a bright gold rim that contrasts with the rest of the iris. And the hind leg digits look far too long for a common toad, but right for a frog. Frogs have a slightly warty skin too (though not as much as toads), and I've seen loads that are quite purple in colour. This picture on naturepl shows that frogs and toads sometimes grab the wrong thing in amplexus: http://www.naturepl.com/bin/npl.dll/go?a=disp&pt=1&t=us\sr-loadersearch.html&si=&usp=0&_spb=0&_spe=0&_spw=0&mw=2&_collection=&se=31&_filterori=&searchtext=common%20frog
That said, I wasn't there of course and its not so easy to tell from one photo in this position.
Adam
Posted by Brett Lewis on April 13, 2010 at 2:04 PM
Thanks Adam.. Appreciated..
Brett
Posted by Adam Seward on April 13, 2010 at 3:12 PM
That's OK, I do think it a cracking picture by the way
Discussion
14 repliesKind regards,
Brett
Canon 5D II, Sigma 150mm macro,
1/40 sec @ f18, ISO 400
Tank, Laminated white-card BG, Natural light in garden
Good lighting too,
mark.G
Its a cracker
tfs
Austin
Fantastic Brett, the composition and overall execution of the shot is first rate!
Cheers,
Lewis.
Phil.
Matt
Love this picture, very well done. Was surprised to see that you did this outside, it really does look as though it was done in a studio.
Is it just me, but does the top one look a lot like a common frog?
Adam
The eyes were part of the reason why it looks like a common frog to me - they have a dark oval pupil with a bright gold rim that contrasts with the rest of the iris. And the hind leg digits look far too long for a common toad, but right for a frog. Frogs have a slightly warty skin too (though not as much as toads), and I've seen loads that are quite purple in colour. This picture on naturepl shows that frogs and toads sometimes grab the wrong thing in amplexus: http://www.naturepl.com/bin/npl.dll/go?a=disp&pt=1&t=us\sr-loadersearch.html&si=&usp=0&_spb=0&_spe=0&_spw=0&mw=2&_collection=&se=31&_filterori=&searchtext=common%20frog
That said, I wasn't there of course and its not so easy to tell from one photo in this position.
Adam
Brett