Lovely Toad
Aug, 2015Views
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Location
I took this picture in the porch of my house in the north of Mozambique. I am living in Mozambique for 9 months now and it has given me the opportunity to shoot amazing creatures. It has been a learning process shooting wild life.Time
The morning I took the picture I woke up around 7 am with the sound of the humpback whales in front of my house and went to the porch to take a look. When I went back into the house I notice two big black eyes staring at me. Then I saw it was this lovely toad in the wall. It was a warm white/grey like the color of the walls. When I got the camera and started shooting he slowly moved outside and went to a branch of a tree changing his color to match.Lighting
I didn't use any special lighting except the natural light of the morning. It was only natural light and the shadows of the branches.Equipment
This was shot with a Canon EOS 600D and using a 105mm/1:2.8. No other equipment was used.Inspiration
I was going to shoot some humpback whales that was in front of my house that morning, but when I saw the eyes of this little toad I just thought that I couldn't miss the chance to captured its look and turn it eternal. Sometimes little things can as graceful, powerful and amazing as big things, so I made this decision and I am very happy with it.Editing
In this case I just worked a little on the contrast to bring out the color.In my camera bag
I am just starting shooting in a full time mode, so my equipment is still growing. I always take in the bag a Canon 600D, with a wide angle 10-18mm lens. I love to do macro, so I usually also carry with me a 105mm 1:2.8. Plus, because now I am living in Africa I always a 100-400 L series lens, specially when I have the whales around. I also have with me a canon G12 due to its versatility. I can use it as a totally manual camera or just point and shoot. It has great image quality and it's almost like a compact DSLR.Feedback
Be patient. I had to wait the toad to trust me and let me shoot in the right position. Before I managed to take this pictures he was just moving on the branch and I could only shoot its back. It took me an hour to be able to find the right angle. So patience was the key.
