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Bullfrog at Vancouver Aquarium

Bullfrog at Vancouver Aquarium
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26 Comments | Report
CalWolf
 
CalWolf March 22, 2015
Great Capture! Really nice !
LUsherLamacraft Premium
 
LUsherLamacraft March 24, 2015
Wonderful reflection shot!
Roussou
 
Roussou April 23, 2015
Great shot, well done
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots May 27, 2015
Great shot! Congrats.
ferdhart
 
ferdhart June 04, 2015
Sensational! I've never seen anything like it. Kermit. All the right stuff . . . focus, depth of field, color and design . . . great photo!
STELORDBONE
 
STELORDBONE June 05, 2015
Great & Amazing. :)
Swanlab Platinum
 
Swanlab June 05, 2015
Great capture, love the color and reflection
joangraffijom
 
joangraffijom June 12, 2015
Wooowwww!!! I luv it! :D
Coshooter
 
Coshooter July 09, 2015
Great reflection! Congrats!!
plntgrl
 
plntgrl August 01, 2015
the blurr of the background sets of the frog really well.
AlanC
 
AlanC August 12, 2015
Lovely capture! :-)
roblawrence Platinum
 
roblawrence August 20, 2015
Great phototure
ferdhart
 
ferdhart August 20, 2015
Sensational! I've never seen anything like it. Kermit. All the right stuff . . . focus, depth of field, color and design . . . great photo!
nandicmb
 
nandicmb September 12, 2015
Congratulations on your Freshmen 2015 Photo Contest Finalist win!
mihrt PRO+
 
mihrt February 03, 2016
Fabulous capture and reflection!!! Excellent shot!
jamiesarkett
 
jamiesarkett December 03, 2016
Wow
FredBlundell
 
FredBlundell December 04, 2016
Excellent artistry.
Mysterymantis
 
Mysterymantis June 13, 2017
What a great shot. I thought I had a good frog with reflection, but this is pretty awesome.
justduitsphotography
 
justduitsphotography February 24, 2018
Very cool reflection shot!
MichelleAnnHarrison
 
MichelleAnnHarrison April 02, 2018
Gorgeous vivid frog nice work
RickL PRO+
 
RickL November 25, 2019
Perfect macro photography
RickL PRO+
 
RickL November 25, 2019
Very well composed
Michaela_E_Davis
 
Michaela_E_Davis January 17, 2020
Frogs are so cute, I love this
RobynRietze
RobynRietze January 17, 2020
Thank you!
blzzard PRO+
 
blzzard March 17, 2020
My absolutely favorite critter. Great shot.
cindyevansseeley PRO+
 
cindyevansseeley May 15, 2020
Great shot!
RobynRietze
RobynRietze May 15, 2020
Thank you!
dinahumphreys Platinum
 
dinahumphreys June 02, 2020
Beautiful composition!I am your new follower.
RobynRietze
RobynRietze June 02, 2020
Thank you!
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo at the Vancouver Aquarium.

Time

This was an indoor photo, but for what it's worth I took it in the evening.

Lighting

The lighting was supplied artificially from the frog habitat.

Equipment

I took this picture hand held with a Zuiko 12-60mm lens at 54mm F4.0, 1/125 of a second, ISO 1000. No flash. I think I used a polarised filter as well.

Inspiration

I regularly go to the Vancouver Aquarium (although haven't made it there in far too long!) and love shooting these frogs, they are always out and are a fantastic still subject to practice on. I was thrilled this guy was in the water with the reflection.

Editing

I shoot in raw, as I find JPEG files to be a little over-saturated coming from my camera. For this picture, I reduced the noise and adjusted the colour true to eye.

In my camera bag

My camera, an Olympus E-M5, an Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm F2.8, my Olympus Zuiko 12-60mm F2.8-4.0, an Olympus Zuiko 70-300mm F4.0-5.6 (with adaptor), a portable tripod (Dolica Tripod/Monopod), a stabiliser (a beanbag I made for anything that I can't use my tripod for - usually ground work), a remote, a polarised and UV filter for each lens, as well as a ND filter for my 12-60 lens. Plus a lens pen and multiple cleaning cloths. As I do nature photography, I also have first aid, mace, and bug spray with me when I'm anywhere in the woods.

Feedback

Patience and persistence. I will shoot the same picture a hundred times to get exactly what I am looking for if I need to. With still subjects you just need to figure out your composition and lighting and shoot away. I wish I could say that this is a complicated process, but really it's almost just being in the right place at the right time. I have kept almost every shot I've taken of these frogs. I am learning and improving daily, and as this photo was taken before I even really understood how to use my camera, I'm sure there will be more conscious though put into photos on my next trip to the aquarium.

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