Granite Frog - Green frog female doing a little rock climbing

[Randy Stout]

This must be frog day, with Nancy posting a frog just ahead of me!

Taken yesterday in my backyard. This one particular frog likes to hang out on a granite boulder while looking for butterflies. It is interesting to see her stalk them. Remarkable patience.

Olympus EM-5 60mm f/2.8 Macro f/13,1/25s, ISO 1600 Gitzo.

Post: Crop for comp, adjusted background luminosity, selective sharpening

Advice and comments always appreciated.

Cheers

Randy

[Morkel Erasmus]

Lovely angle, clarity and tones here Randy.
The BG colours are also very pleasing and complement the subject nicely.

[Nancy Bell]

I'm beginning to appreciate frogs more. This is great detailed image of a classic frog pose, and how nice to have absolutely no bkgd clutter! I think it would be fascinating to see a frog capture something.

[Jonathan Ashton]

This is a beauty too, it is so clear and pleasantly lit, the frog isn't actually doing anything and yet it holds the viewer's interest very well indeed. I again think this is attributable to the excellent detail.

[Ron Conlon]

I'm with the other critiques on all the positives. I like it a lot.

[MiroslavMaric]

Hi Ron,

Like the POV, DOF, balance of the colours & missing noise (it was ISO1600). It's sharp, I guess the breathing vibrations were well resolved. If mine and if available I would add a bit to the top and right. TFS.

Cheers,
Miro