Tucked in tight
Dec, 2016Views
4413
Likes
Awards
Zenith Award
Top Shot Award 21
Legendary Award
Contest Finalist in Rule Of Thirds Photo Contest v3
Contest Finalist in Tiny Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Shallow Depth Of Field Photo Contest
Featured
Winner in Bright and Beautiful Photo Challenge
Peer Award
Superb Composition
Absolute Masterpiece
Top Choice
Outstanding Creativity
Magnificent Capture
Superior Skill
All Star
Virtuoso
Genius
Emotions
Impressed
Happy
Top Ranks
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 1
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 1
Top 10 rank
deborahatkinson
December 13, 2016
Great shot! Love the fantastic smile, and also the awesome reflections in teh leaf
carolyns
December 13, 2016
Thanks very much Deborah. He did look like he was smiling! He sat on the leaf for ages too so was very cooperative!
AHogue
February 17, 2017
Congratulations on your beautiful bright and beautiful photo challenge. Well deserved!
PRO+
carolyns
May 04, 2017
Thanks very much. I shoot with a Sony a6000 mirrorless and an FE70-200 zoom lens. This little frog was very cooperative as it sat and stared from a plant just outside my lounge. :))
PRO+
Platinum
PRO+
MaryAnne306
August 07, 2017
Cool capture. Great composition and color and a subject who looks like he's smugly smiling while he poses. Congratulations on all your awards!
PRO
PRO+
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens
Location
This photo of a little green bell frog tucked inside a large, leafy plant, was taken in my garden. I live in a rural area of New Zealand and have a large section with many plants .... and I don’t use sprays so fortunately little animals such as frogs can live safely amongst the greenery.Time
It was late in the morning when I spotted the frog in the plant just outside my lounge window.Lighting
The lighting was adequate... an overcast day ... but enough light to keep the ISO at a low settingEquipment
My equipment was minimal .... my Sony a6000 with a 70-200 zoom lens and reasonably steady hands.Inspiration
I love wildlife photography and frogs so was very excited to spot the frog inside the plant. The frog was very cooperative too and remained still for a long time. This enabled me to get up close and take a good number of images.Editing
I did a little post processing in Lightroom which included cropping, adjusting the white balance and increasing the contrast and clarity.In my camera bag
I travel lightly with my camera gear with two lenses ... my zoom for wildlife photography and a wide angle lens for landscape photography, 1 extra battery fully charged and extra memory cards.Feedback
Have your camera always ready for those spontaneous happenings around your home, such as the frog suddenly appearing in a plant or an interesting bird feeding on fruit. To take photos of wildlife such as frogs I try to make sure I’m at their level rather than above. I also try to get as close as I can. In this case I had to forage through the plant but fortunately frogs are not easily spooked.
