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American Green Tree Frogs, Leopard Frog and predator

MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
edited December 4, 2007 in Wildlife
I don't always use a long lens. Thanks to my daughter who first saw these frogs, I was able to capture some images of an American Green Tree Frog at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. They liked the reeds and tall plants in the marshy areas of the refuge. I used my macro lens for these shots. I "stopped up" to close the lens quite a bit to increase my DOF and used a flash.

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My wife took this shot with her Canon Powershot P & S in macro mode. I think it turned out well.

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This leopard frog my son found. This one was underneath a short pier at one of the small lakes at the refuge.
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It was nice to see so many frogs because frogs are so sensitive to pollution. Seeing so many lets me know that at least this area of the world is not completely overrun with pollution.

The juvenile Little Blue Heron though was just waiting for one to come out in the open.
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Enjoy
Stephen
www.capture-the-pixel.com

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    dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2007
    good shots Stephen. I like the 3rd best even though it is looking the other way.clap.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
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    Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 2, 2007
    Gotta like frogs. :D

    This one is a good one...If it were merolleyes1.gif...I'd crop off to where the reed goes out of frame on bottom left and a bit off the top for a better composition...IMO.

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    HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2007
    Love the colors in the frog shots. thumb.gif
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
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    MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    good shots Stephen. I like the 3rd best even though it is looking the other way.clap.gif

    Thanks Dave. I appreciate it.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

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    MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2007
    Hey, Ric. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll go back to the RAW and recrop.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

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    spechtalspechtal Registered Users Posts: 344 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2007
    Beautiful colours and great shots.
    All the frogs in my neck of the woods are under about 8 inches of snow.
    Angela
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    BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2007
    Great shots - nice to see something different thumb.gif
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    GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2007
    Good set Stephen thumb.gif I love that second shot with just its head and one finger sticking out of the bottom of the leaf clap.gif
    Mike Helbig

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    MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Love the colors in the frog shots. thumb.gif

    Thanks Harry. I had to adjust my flash because the first few shots were really washed out. Once I adjusted the flash, the light and color were much better.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

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    MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2007
    spechtal wrote:
    Beautiful colours and great shots.
    All the frogs in my neck of the woods are under about 8 inches of snow.

    Shiver!!!! Although here where I am south of Dallas, it was 32 degrees F. this morning.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

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