Watch Duty

[Dwayne Oakes]

Thanks for taking a look !

-Nikon D80/Nikkor 18-70mm
-4 seconds @ f/16
-70mm
-ISO 100
-jpeg no pp

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Take care Dwayne Oakes

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[billtaichi]

Wow, that is a fantastic picture. Love the lighting and Black and White is perfect for this image. The title is perfect.

[JenGrace]

The b/w really brings out the texture of the frog's skin and the tree bark. :)

[Dwayne Oakes]

Thanks for the comments !

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[Miguel Delinquento]

I am impressed that your froggy model sat still for 4 seconds. Every frog I ever tried to photograph had an instinctual flee reaction after the tripod was setup or the shutter clicked. So I admire your field skills.
The decision to go B&W was also smart for the obvious reasons.
But I had been mystified about the less-than-wonderful B&W rendering, and then I realized that I had ignored that this was a jpeg with zero pp.
Not to get into the "how to" but shooting RAW and converting this artfully would really benefit a shot like this. The greys dominate the shot and they just seem muddy and blah to me. I would prefer the lighting of the tree and the frog to either be lighter or darker.
The crop is also bothersome: the leaves take up too much space. Furthermore they reinforce that we are looking at a frog which may jump there any second, whereas the idea of the shot is camouflage. Also the leaves are too sharp, why did you want such a deep depth of field? I would have preferred more of the frog (a higher focal length), and in a perfect universe, I'd like it to be pointed a bit more counterclockwise and positioned downtree to nestle into that depressed area.
It's a good shot that has greater potential.

M