BULL FROG (Rana catesbeiana)


Posted by Peter M. Noyes on Sun Aug 24, 2003 12:55 pm

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Attached is a photograph of a large Bull Frog taken with a D1X camera using a 200MM F4.0 Micro Nikkor lens and Lexar Digital Film. I had been trying to get a good picture of a Bull Frog for a long time before capturing this frog. He remained just a little longer than the others before disappearing. I am sure he would have been a great meal for a Heron, a water snake, or some other predator.
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by Dennis Olivero on Sun Aug 24, 2003 1:45 pm
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IMHO this is a really cool shot and I hope someday to get something like this. I am wondering how it would look with a crop that puts the eyes a little higher up in the frame. Since the rest of the body is under water it might put emphasis more on the eyes?? I was just goofing around with the scroll function and it seems to work, although it goes pano like that..I would love to have this shot and good going for sure
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by matt kuchta on Sun Aug 24, 2003 1:47 pm
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You might want to consider rotating the picture CW just a bit to make the eyes line up on the horizontal - that with a crop off the top would probably bring more emphasis to the frog's peepers. I love the greens here - the eyes truly have it here.
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by Peter M. Noyes on Sun Aug 24, 2003 3:34 pm
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It is always great to get other people's perspective on things. I have looked at that photograph many times and never saw what you saw. I tried cropping it to place the eyes higher and rotating it slightly to even the eyes. I felt the results were stunning and have attached my efforts in response to your much appreciated recommendations so you can see the results also. To me it made a "Good" picture a lot better.
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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Aug 24, 2003 4:08 pm
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Absolutely love the cropped version - very nice!
 

by jfred on Sun Aug 24, 2003 6:07 pm
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Wonderful version when cropped as last shown. Except for some problems with light loss, a polarizer would/could have changed those somewhat muddy water areas surronding the head, thus allowing the head to be more dominant. Maybe next time.
I used to use a special bracket with two flash heads , one for a main light, and the other for fill, and with the polarizer, it permitted a reduction in reflections I wanted to eliminate. :)
 

by Dennis Olivero on Sun Aug 24, 2003 6:11 pm
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Peter - the crop is killer!
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by Wil Hershberger on Mon Aug 25, 2003 9:37 am
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WOW, that is in your face and I love it. Much better with the crop.
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