Here is a chorusing Gray Treefrog from two nights ago in the pond out back. Positioned myself low in the water and pointed camera upward to get black BG. Actually ended up flooding the chest waders - guess I got a little too low. OOPS!
Cloned out flash generated spectral highlights and cleaned up the cattail stem a little.
Nikon D200
Nikon 105mm micro lens
SB400 on home-made flash bracket
ISO 100
f22 @ 1/60 sec.
Handheld
really worth the effort, and thanks for sharing the story on how you got it. I wish people would share these kind of details more often as I find them some of the more interesting and useful 'technical' aspects of photography rather than just exposure and focal length.
Hi Andrew. Well, I'd say that this image was worth a little (or a lot?) water in the waders! You captured a great pose and beautiful colors. I like the diagonal of the stem and the low shooting angle. The black background works well for a night shot. There is no hint of spectral highlights - good job of removing them. Very well done.
Andrew: So this is what they look like at night? I'm surprised at the green color of the back and legs. He's got a lot of color compared to my gray fellow below. I really like this position and it gives a great look at the throat in full extension.