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Frog-scape from Horseshoe lake

A large female Bullfrog photographed in a wetland on Horseshoe Lake near Parry Sound, Ontario as a storm was approaching. To capture this frog-scape I used a Laowa 15mm f4 1:1 Macro Lens. As I usually do I photographed this scene from my canoe using the Live View feature and hand-holding the camera just above the water's surface. For this scene the frog's head was roughly two inches from the front element of the lens - the lens will focus as close as 4.7mm from the front element!
Nikon D800
Laowa 15mm f4 1:1 Macro Lens
ISO 800
f16 @ 1/60 sec
Looking forward to comments.
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Wildlife Moderator
Hi Andrew, I've been waiting for a very long time for you to post one of these, as you have been tempting me for some time now.
As I have said before, I feel your landscape eye comes into play here with a gorgeous 'Frogscape' image. Retaining the environment is oh so key here and it just elevates the whole image. Cool skill set shooting from a canoe and with such a lens too, but to great effect.
I think it's an optical illusion, but does it need a slight CCW rotation???
Thanks for posting this, a pleasure to view.
Steve
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Hi Andrew -- What a fantastic frogscape ! I totally loved the way you havce framed the image with the inclusion of environment , taking the viewer directly to that place . Enjoyed viewing this beautiful image .
TFS !
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Lifetime Member
Great use of the wide angle in LV here Andrew with a beautiful composition and sharp where it needs to be, well done 
TFS
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BPN Member
Top notch, Andrew, as said above. Love the placement of the lily flowers as well.
I do agree with Steve, slight CCW even if it's to correct an optical illusion?
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Lifetime Member
Hi Andrew - I love your frogscapes and this is no exception. The flowers add for me. I also think it may need a slight rotation. Hope to see more soon.
TFS,
Rachel
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Coming from an underwater photographers perspective I absolutely love to see close focus wide angle shots - they are a big part of U/W shooting, so to see one done so well above the water is very pleasing to me.
The BG is just as important as the subject in these types of shots, so having the 2 flowers position as they are works well.
Excellent work.
Mike
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Macro and Flora Moderator
Super shot Andrew - even better than your snake! I too sense a little anticlockwise rotation is needed.
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Landscapes Moderator
Thanks so much for the comments and suggestions folks. They are much appreciated. I will post some additional frog-scapes shortly :)