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6 Comments |
pattack
 
pattack October 17, 2014
Thankyou, Wanda ! Much appreciated.
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KeithBannerman November 12, 2014
Great shot
pattack
 
pattack November 13, 2014
Cheers, Bannekh! Much appreciated.
Joerg Platinum
 
Joerg November 13, 2014
nice shot
pattack
pattack November 16, 2014
Thankyou, Joerg :)
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JDLifeshots December 08, 2014
Amazing shot! Congrats.
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pattack September 13, 2015
Cheers, JD :D
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Arzhtatiana March 05, 2015
Cool!
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pattack September 13, 2015
Cheers, JD and Arzhtatiana :D

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Behind The Lens

Location

This image was taken in my wildlife friendly garden which has a wildlife pond.

Time

It was lateish afternoon when i took this - you can see the sun is quite low on the horizon ;)

Lighting

There was enough natural light to use the settings of - f6.3 : ISO320 : 1/250sec. The sun had moved away from the pond area and so the light was soft rather than harsh.

Equipment

Sony A77 and my Tamron 90mm Macro lens. No tripod as I was lying flat resting my elbows on the ground!

Inspiration

I love common frogs - I think they're great subjects because of the possibilities with those large eyes! There's also a wide variation of colour and pattern within the species. If you're very careful you can get quite close to them.

Editing

I shot in RAW and used the basic tools at that stage and saved as a TIFF. In Photoshop I cropped, used curves, "cleaned up", dodged and burned and sharpened using an action that I created for the job. This method is a lot less harsh than just using the usual 'sharpening' command.

In my camera bag

I carry my Sony A77, Tamron 90mm macro, my beloved old Minolta 300mm f4 prime and my Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 plus speedlight, diffusers, gorilla pod, shutter release cable, tubes, spare battery and card. all the usual but when I'm out and about walking places I will travel as lightly as possible.

Feedback

Be patient! For these sort of shots I lie down on the ground, with my camera already more or less in position, a few metres from the pond. Then I spend quite some time slowly inching forward, commando style. When I'm near enough for a fairly close shot I take an image. Then I continue to push my luck getting closer and taking images sporadically. This ensures I get something for my effort and also helps the frog accept the sound of the camera. When I'm happy with what I have I usually have difficulty getting up again.... :D

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