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Maestro
Dec-01-2007, 06:43 PM
I don't always use a long lens. Thanks to my daughter who first saw these frogs, I was able to capture some images of an American Green Tree Frog at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. They liked the reeds and tall plants in the marshy areas of the refuge. I used my macro lens for these shots. I "stopped up" to close the lens quite a bit to increase my DOF and used a flash.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/GreenTreeFrog3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/GreenTreeFrog4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/GreenTreeFrog5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/GreenTreeFrog6.jpg

My wife took this shot with her Canon Powershot P & S in macro mode. I think it turned out well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/GreenTreeFrogAransasNWR.jpg

This leopard frog my son found. This one was underneath a short pier at one of the small lakes at the refuge.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Leopardfrog.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Leopardfrog2.jpg

It was nice to see so many frogs because frogs are so sensitive to pollution. Seeing so many lets me know that at least this area of the world is not completely overrun with pollution.

The juvenile Little Blue Heron though was just waiting for one to come out in the open.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Waterfowl/Wading%20Birds/JuvenileLittleBlue.jpg

Enjoy
dbaker1221
Dec-02-2007, 06:12 AM
good shots Stephen. I like the 3rd best even though it is looking the other way.:clap
Ric Grupe
Dec-02-2007, 08:16 AM
Gotta like frogs. :D

This one is a good one...If it were me:rolleyes...I'd crop off to where the reed goes out of frame on bottom left and a bit off the top for a better composition...IMO.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/GreenTreeFrog5.jpg
Harryb
Dec-02-2007, 09:07 PM
Love the colors in the frog shots. :thumb
Maestro
Dec-03-2007, 03:30 AM
good shots Stephen. I like the 3rd best even though it is looking the other way.:clap

Thanks Dave. I appreciate it.
Maestro
Dec-03-2007, 03:31 AM
Hey, Ric. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll go back to the RAW and recrop.
spechtal
Dec-03-2007, 09:23 AM
Beautiful colours and great shots.
All the frogs in my neck of the woods are under about 8 inches of snow.
BigAl
Dec-03-2007, 06:20 PM
Great shots - nice to see something different :thumb
Giphsub
Dec-03-2007, 10:34 PM
Good set Stephen :thumb I love that second shot with just its head and one finger sticking out of the bottom of the leaf :clap
Maestro
Dec-04-2007, 03:41 AM
Love the colors in the frog shots. :thumb

Thanks Harry. I had to adjust my flash because the first few shots were really washed out. Once I adjusted the flash, the light and color were much better.
Maestro
Dec-04-2007, 03:41 AM
Beautiful colours and great shots.
All the frogs in my neck of the woods are under about 8 inches of snow.

Shiver!!!! Although here where I am south of Dallas, it was 32 degrees F. this morning.