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Emerald Spotted Tree Frog

PostPosted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:36 pm
by blacknstormy
Hi all - been busy going out doing fauna surveys, as usual - and have been treated to some serious rain in the last few weeks. As a result, we were lucky enough to find this emerald spotted tree frog (Litoria peronii) who was kind enough to pose nicely for me on the side of a fallen tree before it started pouring down with rain! Hope you like him - would love to have some feedback :)
Cheers
Rel
Image

PostPosted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:42 pm
by big pix
very very good....... well framed...... the information of what sort of frog it was I think is also important

cheers
...bp

PostPosted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:51 pm
by blacknstormy
Thanks BP - not very far from you either - was taken at Pimpama :)

PostPosted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:00 pm
by sirhc55
This is a great photo of a fascinating species - if you have a pic of a scarlet sided Pobblebonk would love to see it :D

Hi

PostPosted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 3:56 pm
by yeocsa
Wah, nice subject. I like the composition and the shaprness in the eye. But flash is a bit too harsh and needing more DOF.

regards,

Arthur

PostPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:08 pm
by blacknstormy
Thanks everyone for your comments - it helps a great deal. Arthur - I agree, but the shot was taken at close to midnight, in between very very heavy downpours of rain, so was kind of lucky to get what I did :)

Sirhc55, I do have a shot of a pobblebonk, but have to go hunting for it. I will get back to you :)

Thanks again
Rel

PostPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:11 pm
by PiroStitch
I like how tact sharp the frog is. The black background makes it a lot easier if you need to do any sort of fancy photoshop work to it as it'll allow easier masking :)

PostPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:12 pm
by sirhc55
blacknstormy wrote:Thanks everyone for your comments - it helps a great deal. Arthur - I agree, but the shot was taken at close to midnight, in between very very heavy downpours of rain, so was kind of lucky to get what I did :)

Sirhc55, I do have a shot of a pobblebonk, but have to go hunting for it. I will get back to you :)

Thanks again
Rel


You are amazing - I was joking but would still love to see what a Pobblebonk looks like. I know what a bonk is but be damned if I know what a Pobble is :roll: :lol: :lol:

PostPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:13 pm
by Glen
Rel, love it, the black background works really well, maybe just a tad more DOF (but that is being picky) but not much, it is fantastic as is. :D

PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:21 am
by Nnnnsic
That is simply beautiful.

An absolutely well framed and fantastic shot there.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:27 am
by Willy wombat
Mmm its a very nice shot. Well composed. What lense did you use please. :?:

PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:09 am
by Atorie
I love the texture of the skin you've captured.. and it was shot only just down the road from as I'm at Ormeau... You might have to show me where to find these one day!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:32 am
by Manta
Hey Narelle.
Having had the honour of seeing this great image before it was posted here, I can only echo the comments of the others. Just beautiful.

Give up your day job. :wink:

(PS - This would have been Picture of the Week for me)

PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:52 am
by gstark
Manta wrote:(PS - This would have been Picture of the Week for me)


It came close.

:)

PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:05 am
by MHD
Excellent blackfield isolation, really adds to the composition!

Nice photo indeed!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:06 pm
by KerryPierce
Missed this the first time around. Glad I saw it now. It's great. :D

PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:39 pm
by blacknstormy
Wow - I was really happy with the shot - I'm so glad you all were !! The shot was taken with the one lens I use - Tamron 28-300, at full extension (300); 35mm equivalent 450mm at f5.3 and 125 exposure, while laying on wet grass in the rain next to a fallen log :)

Thank you all again for your feedback - you've made my day !!!

Rel

PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:19 pm
by mic
Sensational !

Mic. :wink:

Emeral Spotted Tree Frog and Scarlet Sided Pobblebonk

PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 1:36 pm
by blacknstormy
As requested - here is a shot of a scarlet sided pobblebonk that I took last night at Pimpama. Unfortunately, it is an immature, so doesn't have the 'scarlet side', but I am still looking through my old shots... I know I have another one somewhere :)
Rel

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:25 pm
by sirhc55
Thanks Rel for the pobblebonk - who on earth thinks of the names for these poor creatures :roll:

Rel - looks like a dedicated macro lens must be on your wish list :D