No Loretta, it's not Kermit..

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No Loretta, it's not Kermit..

Postby Mr Darcy on Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:29 pm

Those of you in Sydney may have heard we have been having an exceptionally wet time of it today (So far about 95mm since 09:00 most of it in an hour about 16:00) All the usual: landslides, train derailments, flooding, accidents.

Anyway it coaxed this VERY noisy fella out
I tried moving the leaf, but he hopped away.
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The only half way decent shot I got after he moved. Yes I know I blew the focus, but hey it was raining, and I was trying to juggle camera, flash and umbrella. Even with Pam's help it was difficult. If I had nailed the focus I think it would have been a winner.

Cry is "birdlike" Similar character to a crow, but MUCH higher pitched (Imagine a crow breathing helium)
Any ideas on who he is?
Any ideas on how to do this better (I don't have a wetsuit)
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Re: No Loretta, it's not Kermit..

Postby Bindii on Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:04 pm

What a bummer about the grass stem.. still a good shot though.. loads of detail and the colour looks great! :)
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Re: No Loretta, it's not Kermit..

Postby colin_12 on Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:25 pm

Nice one,
I know we have one up here called the mountains bleeting tree frog. He does noy sound like a crow on helium though, more like an oversized cricket.
We have at least four different calls going off here at the moment, noisy little buggers.
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Re: No Loretta, it's not Kermit..

Postby Killakoala on Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:51 pm

Under the circumstances, I think you've done well. I reckon there are about 1,000,000 of the blighters outside my house tonight (North Nowra). They are more of a mass choir than a chorus. I wonder where they go when it's dry?
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Re: No Loretta, it's not Kermit..

Postby biggerry on Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:20 pm

If I had nailed the focus I think it would have been a winner.


I don't think its too far off, the stuff in the foreground in front of his foot looks really sharp and his eye is not too far behind (sharpness terms).

I tried moving the leaf, but he hopped away.


lol, i was looking at a frog not so long ago and I could not get the little bugger to move, bar smacking him with the camera :wink: he had no issues having the lens stuck in his eye then blinded by the flash... :rotfl2:

maybe you one was a shy kinda frog :up:

A good effort greg and kudos for getting out in the wet!
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Re: No Loretta, it's not Kermit..

Postby zafra52 on Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:30 pm

I think it is a good shot of a frog in its habitat.
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