He's back - the return of Jim

[Randy Stout]

I was out at the pond tonight, and Jim was back up on the floating vegetation. A bit different look than last time, as it was dark enough that I needed flash this time.

D700 Nikkor 300 f/4 with 25mm tube, f/11 1/100s fill flash. Mounted on ground pod

Post: 30% crop, toned down some flash induced hot spots.

Last time the tip of the nose was a bit blurred, so I worked on focusing just in front of the eyes, to bring my dof zone ant. just a bit. I think it was a good compromise.

Advice and comments always appreciated.

Cheers

Randy

[Diane Miller]

Two wonderful frogs in one evening! What's not to like... Great color and tonalities and I like the curved line of eye movement coming up from the LL.

An alternative crop could be to trim a little off the top, but this certainly works as presented.

[Don Nelson]

Superb capture - I really like the colors in this one.

[christopher galeski]

nice capture,love the colors and the water drops.

[Norm Dulak]

Thanks, Randy. I've got to love this guy, and the excellent way you've captured him.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Jim looks like one cool dude, I love the pose he looks to be just lounging about like he owns the leaves! I think the focus is definitely better in this one, I reckon this is a real gem.

[Randy Stout]

Thanks for the kind comments, much appreciated. I rather liked the large drops, in which you can see a distorted image of the frog (have to use your imagination a bit!)

I just wanted to be clear, that although we have a name for the frog, he is wild, goes where he chooses, and isn't manipulated in anyway.

Cheers

Randy

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Randy. I liked your first image of "Jim," but this one has better light and overall sharpness. I also like the low shooting angle, the vertical comp, and the water drops on the leaves. Excellent work!

[Mitch Carucci]

You caught a great espression! Zone of focus is right there. Great frog pic!

[Karen Forderer]

Great photo. I love that he is looking right at you. The water drops really add to it.

I never about using an extension tube with the 300 f4. Do you find it works pretty good? How close were you to the frog?

Karen

[Randy Stout]

Karen:

I was about 30" away. Tried it initially without the tube, but didn't get the close framing that I wanted. I have a Sigma 180mm macro lens, but not enough mag. for what I was after.

Cheers

Randy

[Anita Bower]

I like how those two big eyes stand out! The composition is pleasing--green surrounded by green. I, too, like that water drop. Nice work.