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cameraCanon PowerShot A720 IS

settings Aperture f/2.8 ISO 80 Shutter 1/125 

upload_dateFeb, 2014

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29 Comments |
Sandro_Ortolani PRO
 
Sandro_Ortolani February 28, 2014
Hahahaa, nice capture ;)
Etna PRO+
 
Etna April 28, 2014
Nice shot
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta June 24, 2014
Good closeup. Congratulations on being Featured.
catini
 
catini June 24, 2014
Great DOF and composition, congrats on your feature!
vinayshahfilms
 
vinayshahfilms June 24, 2014
Click (y)
hotpixel PRO+
 
hotpixel June 24, 2014
How cool !! Terrific pov !! Congrats !!
WileKyK
 
WileKyK June 24, 2014
Fantastic composition and use of light. Congratulations on your Feature!
danielmartin
 
danielmartin June 24, 2014
GREAT shot! Bravo!
tissa7
 
tissa7 June 24, 2014
beautiful!
GBloniarz
 
GBloniarz June 24, 2014
One lazy frog!! Great close-up! Congrats with honor!
amitdeshmukh
 
amitdeshmukh June 24, 2014
superb......
iceman2
 
iceman2 June 24, 2014
Excellent focus in this wonderful shot!Congrats!
Marjoriesmithphotography PRO
 
Marjoriesmithphotography June 24, 2014
Great shot!
SabrinaCausey
 
SabrinaCausey June 24, 2014
LOVE this. What a sweet face, you captured him perfectly.
michellehartley
 
michellehartley June 24, 2014
awesome
tmlakshmi PRO
 
tmlakshmi June 24, 2014
congrats. awesome
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Unlimited June 24, 2014
Love how his eye shines! :)
MikeHiggins Platinum
 
MikeHiggins June 24, 2014
Stunning!
traceprinslooreppin
 
traceprinslooreppin June 25, 2014
...well hello Mr Frog...awesome capture, congrats on your Feature :-)
julieslater
 
julieslater June 26, 2014
Love it great shot :)
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kasper June 26, 2014
congratulations.
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Wayne_Sr June 26, 2014
Awesome Shot, Congratulations on being Featured.
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KeithBannerman June 26, 2014
Nice shot
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Myslivec June 27, 2014
great shot
jane_koranda
 
jane_koranda June 28, 2014
Great shot...he's a cuttie.
Ziggyz
 
Ziggyz July 15, 2014
Fantastic capture! Great work:)
Bambangms
 
Bambangms July 16, 2014
hoops...
imagek
 
imagek June 11, 2015
Ha, love it. He looks like he has had a few drinks!
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TravelBugDove August 27, 2015
Awesome close-up!! Congratulations on being featured!!

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took the photo in the tropical forest of French Guiana

Time

It was taken around lunch time.

Lighting

Mother nature did everything: it was a nice diffused light from the overcast.

Equipment

I had my trusty Canon Powershot A720 IS with me and could get very close to this little guy to take a handheld close-up.

Inspiration

I noticed this frog right after lunch and it looked so lazy and content, like it also just had a meal. I just had to take a photo of him. I chose this angle and depth-of-field because it actually enhances the feeling of laziness, quiet, and peace. :)

Editing

No post-processing.

In my camera bag

In my everyday bag (Lowepro Fastpack 350) I carry a Canon 60D with a 24-105 4.0 L IS lens, a Canon EF 50mm 1.8 II lens, a 430 EX II speedlite, 2 Yongnuo YN-622C Wireless flash triggers, canon remote, a small tripod, a small reflector, DIY white and black cards for my flash, macro rings, chargers, batteries for the camera and flash, sd cards, card reader, cables and a lens cleaner kit. I also carry my laptop and external HDD for immediate post-processing. With this equipment I feel that I'm prepared for 80-90% photo situations.

Feedback

In the tropical forest there is so much life I can't even begin to describe. Everything is worth photographing there. Events can happen so fast and if you don't have at least a little camera with you, you might miss the chance. Take the safe shots (from a distance and/or with a small camera) then bring out the big guns if you have them, but don't miss the event, for the sake of equipment adequacy. Have a pocket camera and use it (mine was and still is one of the best, due to the manual control I can have with it).

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