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Just chillin'

Taken at Rowe Woods in Ohio, this little guy was sunning himself on a floating branch in the middle of the pond.

Taken at Rowe Woods in Ohio, this little guy was sunning himself on a floating branch in the middle of the pond.
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Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 300/1

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Aug, 2015

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at Rowe's Woods/Cincinnati Nature Center in Milford, Ohio. This was my first trip to this Nature Center and I was stunned at how beautiful and natural everything was there. They have a few ponds and a lake, and many trails. The lake and ponds were filled with an assortment of wildlife.

Time

Normally, I don't shoot in the heat of the day but I did spot several frogs sunning themselves in the strong sun overhead.

Lighting

The sun worked in my favor on this shot. One of those "high noon" times of day but the sun was perfect for this location in the water.

Equipment

This was actually taken with my Canon Rbel a few years before I upgraded to my Canon 7D, lens 70-300M . The longer lens was needed since I was on the banks of the water and the frogs were in the middle of the pond. Plus it was a new lens and I was dying to try it out. Shoot at the full 300m

Inspiration

I was looking for something different and the frogs all lined up together on this log caught my eye. I literally laid on the banks to focus and shoot.

Editing

Not much processing was done, other than cropping, the fantastic lighting did it all for me.

In my camera bag

I always have my 24-105m, 70-300, and my wide angle, 10-22m.

Feedback

It helps to have a longer lens always handy when shooting nature photos. I like the look of zooming in and getting the DOF blur that makes the subject stand out.

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Just chillin'

Taken at Rowe Woods in Ohio, this little guy was sunning himself on a floating branch in the middle of the pond.

Behind The Lens

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