MILITARY TOAD

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• jmp (8400)
• [2007-07-13 12:04]

Hi Radomir,
Wonderful frog captured with excellent soft light and sharpness, natural and beautiful colours and the best pose and pov. I really like this rare frog!
TFS and best regards, José M.

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• red45 (26813)
• [2007-07-13 12:18]
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Czesc Radek!

Zlapales kawal fantastycznej ropuchy! Podoba mi sie bardzo ubarwienie, jak sam napisales, prawdziwie wojskowe. Poza typowa dla zabowatych, notka jak zwykle bardzo ciekawa. Musze sie kiedys z wami zalapac na taka wyprawe :-)

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• pvs (11539)
• [2007-07-13 12:26]

Hi Radomir,

A nice capture of this frog,the sharpness and dof as well as the details are excellent,tfs

Paul

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• Kaszek (1447)
• [2007-07-13 12:32]

Czesc Radek,
Ropucha jest czaderska. Zastanawiam sie co sobie mysli... Ma dosyc dziwna mine ;)
Moro nosi calkiem wojskowe. Nice shot.

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• Jamesp (14354)
• [2007-07-13 12:43]

Hi Radomir

An amazing POV with great focus and colour. An excellent shot.

James

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• Juyona (13259)
• [2007-07-13 12:50]

Hola Radomir,
precioso trabajo,
bello reterato y original anfibio,
saludos

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• lise (2673)
• [2007-07-13 13:11]

Wow! This is such a weird looking toad! The details and sharpness are amazing.
Lise

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• XOTAELE (8)
• [2007-07-13 14:27]

Fabulosa nitidez y estupendos detalles.
Buenos detalles Radomir.
Saludos, JL.

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• marhowie (34531)
• [2007-07-13 15:02]

Nice title Radomir, it works for me :)
Well done on the composition and details, excellent note with it. I like it.
Have a great weekend!
Howard

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• deblink (1256)
• [2007-07-13 16:40]

Hello Radomir,
This is a superb image of this fabulous looking toad. The quality of the image is superb too, wonderful sharpness and the detail is great. Impressive.
Cheers,
Debbie

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• summerjazz (77)
• [2007-07-13 19:43]

Funny! Great title and good macro. Nice side note also.

Best regards,

Rob

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• uleko (23442)
• [2007-07-14 0:35]

Hello Radomir,
I really like this chubby chap!! Superb capture of him in a fine pose. Excellent sharpness showing the texture and pattern and the colours are very fine too. We have small populations of them here in Scania too but they're really hard to see.
Many thanks and have a nice weekend, Ulla

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• gracious (12220)
• [2007-07-14 0:37]

Hello Radomir,
I loved this captured of yours!
perfect sharpness, awesome colour and details
very beautiful indeed
thanks for sharing
greeting from NZ
Tony

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• Mana (16346)
• [2007-07-14 0:44]

Hi Radomir,
Splendid shot of this Green Frog with awesome details and sharp features. The lighting and focus is spot-on and you have captured a classical sitting pose. I like your POV and those big and gorgeous eyes. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• rkailas (743)
• [2007-07-14 1:15]

Hello Radomir

Superb shot! Excellent POV and DOF. Sharpness and details are perfect and a fantastic camaflauge color!

TFS
Ravi

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• gannu (10648)
• [2007-07-14 1:27]

Absolute caption. I love the way you have specified the caption and also what a fine details. The ocmposition and the pOV focus beautiful. Good work. TFS Ganesh

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• Silvio2006 (23795)
• [2007-07-14 7:21]

Hi Radomir, splendid bufo with strange colors, wonderful details and great sharpness, very well done, have a nice week end, ciao Silvio

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• eqshannon (19639)
• [2007-07-14 9:23]
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it has been a long time since you have posted. And when it comes, it comes as a super fine picture, so clear and so meaningful.

Bob

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• Alex99 (14603)
• [2007-07-14 11:14]

Hi Radomir.
Thank you for greetings and kind comments.
I like your stunning pictures and this one too. It looks like work of grate sculptor. The reproduction of all animal details and skin texture. Work of flash is also blameless as well as the composition of the shot. Note is perfect and written by skilful scientist. I like it very much (I mean your style). My congratulations and best wishes.
Alexei.

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• hester (10944)
• [2007-07-14 12:21]

Great looking frog! The markings are great. Nicely sharp and great POV

TFS

Karan

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• Argus (23193)
• [2007-07-15 8:35]

Hello Radomir,
I am hypnotised by the beauty of this toad, one that I would very much like to captur here in Scania where it is rare but it is being implanted in several suitable habits with the hope that it will increase in numbers.
Great sharp capture with excellent lighting, BG and sharpness.
TFS and all the best,
Ivan

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• mikou (5265)
• [2007-07-15 11:28]

Hi Radomir.
Excellent your another frog's shot:-)
I like his pose-is superb.Reproductions of details on patterns and colors on his body is perfect.Also amazing details on his eye.Really excellent your macro work with high technical quality.Thank you very much for sharing this picture and also informative note.
Best greetings Milos.

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• Etka (506)
• [2007-07-17 3:02]

Witaj!
Niesamowity ten zwierz. Swietne kolory,szczegoly.
Ropucha rewelacyjna.

Gratuluje!

Etka

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• saguzar (6633)
• [2007-07-17 8:11]

Hello Radomir,
Very good image about this soldier toad, well camouflaged, ready to the war... ;)
Very well taken with good details and focus. A rare species to me.
Regards
Hernán

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• delic (936)
• [2007-07-19 7:33]

Hello Radomir,
Excellent close-up of the toad donning a camo. I particularly like the colors here, esp. the greens which look quite natural. Perfect technique! Regards,
Hakan

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• IulianGherghel (1228)
• [2007-07-23 5:41]

Hi,
Great compo and pov.
Thank you very much for dedicate to me, Alex and Horia this pic, is beautiful.
Regards,
Iulian

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• Evelynn (12501)
• [2007-08-04 10:13]

That is very interesting how the two amphibians are so similar and yet so different in actuality. I like the camouflage effect on both of them. This fellow blends right into his surroundings. It is a wonderful sharp presentation of him.

TFS
Evelynn : )

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• snowfalken (1780)
• [2007-08-06 1:24]

Hello Radomir,

This is a very good picture of a "camouflage" toad :) I recently bought a military camouflage net for photographing birds but must say that I can't blend into the environment as good as this toad. It is also a great dedication for the photographers who love this creatures.

Composition:

At the beginning I thought you should have included the whole stone into your composition. But then the picture would have conveyed some kind of relationship between the toad and the stone, as if they interact somehow. Therefore I can now say that the composition very good the way it is now. It presents the "Military Toad" Very well. The eye contact is excellent and the pose of the toad is characteristic.

Colors:

The colors of the toad look natural and well saturated. They blend nicely into the environment. I also like the textures of the skin.

Contrast:

The contrast is very well adjusted to enhance the fine details.

Exposure:

You proved great photographic skills by correctly exposing this subject. There are no harsh shadows and the details were preserved in both highlights and shadows. I guess the (fill) flash played a big role here. The white stone was especially prone to overexposure if not careful. You handled it well!

Focus:

The excellent focus on the toad rendered outstanding details in the subject! Amazingly, I can even see your silhouette reflected in the creature's eye! If the catchlight comes from your flash, I must ask whether you used an off-camera flash or light source as it seems to be fairly far from your head. I can also tell that there was at least one person joining you while taking the picture. I'll stop here before I turn this into a forensic science :) The well controlled DOF was a key factor to isolate the subject from the surroundings. Very well done!

Well done again my friend! You really do your job with dedication and passion. Thanks for sharing!

With Friendly Regards,
Eddie

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• jignasi (8650)
• [2007-09-11 7:57]

Ya te han dicho todo de esta toma jajaja. Yo destacar bajo mi punto de vista la excelente luz y la preciosa mezcla de colores. La profundidad buena. El fondo y el primer plano de arena en conjunto con los colores del batracio inmejorables. Preciosa .
Saludos Radomir.

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• cloud (1831)
• [2007-11-02 14:00]
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Witam,
Przyznaje,ze rzadko ogladam fotki zab, ale ten okaz nie jest mi znany i oczywiscie wspaniale wykonanie, jakie oko , BG, krysztalki piasku, super.
Pozdrawiam, Pawel

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• izler (7870)
• [2007-11-19 8:43]

selam radomir
i agree with you it looks like a member of military ;)
composition, point of view, using of flash, colours, sharpness, details and note are great
thanks for sharing
regards
izler

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• cysorz (342)
• [2008-05-05 9:52]

Czesc Radomirze!
Czyzby nasza armia szykowala sie do kolejnej zagranicznej operacji i rozpoczela testy kamuflazu mundurowego na Bogu ducha winnych ropuchach? Wspanialy okaz, w gustownym mundurku, mily oku!
Tadeusz