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Wow, this is one cool capture, William!
I could not help but smile from ear to ear looking at this "affectionate" pose from the two frogs at the front. Just lovely, I like the colours very much, also your inclusion of the reflection, because it helps the framing so well - good composition, this is one very pleasing image.
The presence of frogs in great numbers - I have been told - is sign of a healthy environment
Kind regards,
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PS I hope Steve comments and 'shows' me how to make it better
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A very exciting time in terms of photography indeed, William!
Right now as I write to you, it is h 01:00 am and the frogs in our pond here are singing their hearts out. The other day a Hammerkop was "checking on them", unfortunately for him a bunch of Hadeda Ibis (mother and kids) landed noisily on the lawn so he got a fright and took off. Frogs attract a variety of birds, so very soon I hope to find some new images from you in the Avian forum as well:) Should you be able to capture some interactions (herons versus frogs), do share those with us in the new forum entitled " Story Sequences"...
I am sure the moderators - as well as members - will give you their comments and opinions, perhaps easier for someone to do an RP on your lovely image if you provided a jpeg version of the original file. I personally believe you have a reasonable frame to start with, the colours could be enhanced further, a curves adjustment would also help, and why not try another round of sharpening (not too much) on the subjects alone - I think it would benefit this image. I am not familiar with those little frogs, therefore I abstain from giving you suggestions regarding colours:)
You did not specify the lens used, by the way. Not sure how close you were to the frogs either, but I see you took this at F7.1; since your shutter speed allowed you to do so, you could have tried a frame or two at higher aperture - just my humble take:)
Hope you have a fabulous day tomorrow and more photographic opportunities - do share them with us!
Kind regards,
Kind regards,
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Hi William, I like the grouping and the fact the water is quite neutral interspersed with the occasional weed/bubbles. Having the reflection is pretty cool, works well. For me, I think you needed more DoF, plus I'm also surprised about how 'gritty' the image looks, but it might be the laptop. I see you were +1 did you lighten the image in PP and how big a crop? If you get the opportunity again and the location allows, I would pop the gear on a tripod just to help bolster the steadiness and try to up the DoF. I think Rachel's RP has improved things, but the overall finer detail, clarity & sharpness is lacking slightly, sadly I think it's too long ago, but Andrew McLachlan posting of a frog in a Lilly pond would illustrate very well what I mean, I think that was taken with a 16-35 lens. If I can find it I will send it to you.
Meant to add, I might consider loosing a little off the top, say to just below the light brown streak on the LHS, 10-15mm????
TFS
Steve
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Hi Steve, thanks for replying. This is the original, if it helps. All your advice has been noted.
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Hello William,
Great to see the original image-thank you! I do not mean to confuse matters, since you already got such good feedback from Rachel and Steve, just wanted to say you did a massive crop and that affected your IQ. With just a couple of tweaks, Rachel has improved this tremendously and I really like her RP:)
Have a super evening,
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Hi William, based on the original file, then the substantial crop has not helped re IQ, always try to avoid this where possible.
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Thnks guys and thank you Rachel for taking the time to work on my image. It really does make a difference
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Good work here.. I remember crawling into a breeding pool in Texas during in ICF Pro Tour event in 2010 and photographing the fun!
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such a wonderful moment , but certainly lacks the IQ .