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Oldie... :)
Photo Information
Copyright: Horia Bogdan (horia) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2173 W: 220 N: 4384] (14904)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-08
Categories: Amphibians
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS, Hoya Close-Up 52mm +1, +2, +4
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-10-04 1:16
Viewed: 928
Points: 58
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Continuing my series with the "oldie but goldie" camera - my beloved S2 - here is a shot i took this spring on one of my first outings of the year.

As you can probably easily tell, it's one of my favorite old subjects - the Common tree frog or Hyla arborea.

Since this is a very common site throughout most of Europe and also here on TN, i'll just post a link to Amphibiaweb - a site with loads of interesting info on almost any amphibian species of the world. If you're ever interested, you'll see it's a cool site and one worth visiting.

Hope you'll like it :)

EXIF data :
Camera: Canon S2 IS
Filter: Hoya Close-up +1
Focal Length: 150mm (35mm equiv.)
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec.
Metering Mode: Pattern
Exposure Bias: -0.33
F-Stop: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Flash: No
Support: handheld
TOD: about 2 PM
Weather conditions: partially clouded

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hi horia
very good picture
great composition
aleks ;)
best regards

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1060 W: 290 N: 3953] (13364)
  • [2007-10-04 1:44]

Hello Horia,
a beautiful natural presentation of the frog and its environment. The picture is well composed with respect to geometry and colours. Most of all, I like the natural setting - the trunk, the lichens and the frog!
Best wishes, Peter

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 261 N: 3035] (13835)
  • [2007-10-04 1:49]

Hi Horia,

Maybe an oldie for you,but a pleasure to watch,well composed with good colors and sharpness,maybe I would have chosen for a different crop but I suppose you have several other capture from this event,well done and tfs

Paul

Hi Horia
great photo of Hyla with special bonus: yellow and green lichens. Nicely composed with tree trunk and with perfect homogenous buckground. sharpness is good
I like it very much
Best wishes
Krzysztof

Salut Bogdan,

Ca multe alte fotografii pe care le-ai postat, are o compozitie simpla dar de nota 10. Iar brotaceii se numara printre cei mai simpatici amfibieni. Imi plac culorile, BG si suportul. E perfect. Bravo.

Cezar T.

Hi, Horia
This photo has very nice composition with a little frog. Excellent POV and DOF, fine details and sharpness, lovely colours and well framed.
Thanks for sharing, Horia.
Best wishes,
kevin

Hi Horia

A well composed image with good contrast between frog, lichen, bark and background.
Good sharpness too.

Chris

Hello Horia,
Beautiful capture of the tree frog in its natural environment.Good sharpness, details, POV, DOF and colors. i especially liked the way you have composed the picture with the trunk making a perfect diagonal. Thanks a lot for sharing this beauty,
Smitha.

Hi Horia,
This is really goldie! :-)
Everything is so good here:
The inclination of the trunk, its textures, the yellow lichens, -that add that colour accent to the image- and of course the stunning green colour and texture of the frog's skin.
You did great with the nicely blurred background.
My compliments and thanks for share it.
Best regards,
JM

Hello Horia
I can see why the Tree Frog is one of your favorite subjects. They are so interesting to look at plus their colour is so brilliant. This little guy sitting on a tree is a wonderful composition. The lime green frog against the ruff tree bark is a nice compliment of colour. Plus the lichens on the tree just add more intrest. Well done!!
TFS Janice

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2007-10-04 10:09]

Hi Horia,
an outstanding shot of this treefrog.
+++ Perfect composition and a good side-on POV. Great colours and good lighting. Brilliant details clearly showing all the lichen and details in the bark.
--- Nothing :)
A top quality shot.
Well done,
Joe

Sencilla y perfecta presentación Horia.
Bellos y equilibrados colores.
Excelente bg, gran DoF y buena nota.
Un saludo, JL.

Hello dear Horia
Wonderful shot of this Tree Frog,
Perfect details,lighting and DOF,
Superb shot,Welldone.

Good Luck
Fartash

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2007-10-04 14:35]

Hi Horia
Nice composition .Great POV and sharp image whit great details and colors.
TFS Michel

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2007-10-04 18:23]

Hello Horia, what an incredible shot ! So sharp and well composed. Light is superb and colors are just: WOW! Thanks,

Mario

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16524)
  • [2007-10-04 22:01]

Hi Horia

A great diagonal composition in which the colour and texture of the frog jump out of the screen. Nice eye contact/

James

Hello Horia,
Your faithful S2 had done a wonderful job on this beautiful green frog with perfect sharpness, vivid colour and super details in it!
very well composed and well seen
thanks for sharing, my friend!
cheers
Tony

Hola Horia,
Una composición muy bonita con gran definición, buen control de luz con un fondo muy agradable, los colores son muy naturales y preciosos. saludos
José Ramón

Hi Horia,
A beautiful capture of this green tree frog. Excellent composition with very good details and POV and also the color composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2398 W: 94 N: 5543] (17640)
  • [2007-10-05 11:08]

Hello Horia,
Wonderful photo. Sharpness and composition are perfect. Great diagonal line. Beautiful natural colours and DOF.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Horia,
Fine colorful image of this frog.
Sweet composition with the diagonal tree.
Great focus detail, POV, and light.
Well done.
Richard

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2007-10-06 18:05]

Hola Horia. Que belleza de foto! Simplemente hermosa. Felicidades por esta presentacion. Saludos Luis52.

Hello Horia,
Seems like your little green friend finds great pleasure in climbing!
A very attractive image focusing on the frog, and the subject is captured with superb details...
I notice the yellow lichen that makes a fine colour contrast and enhances the frog!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • jesst Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 375 W: 0 N: 172] (2411)
  • [2007-10-08 8:05]

I've never seen such frog, it's funny. Good picture with wonderful sharp and detail and nice background

Hi Horia

What a wonderful photo of this tree frog. The frog is a stunning colour and the texture of it's skin is well rendered. I like the contrast of the frog against it's surroundings, the out of focus background emphasizes the subject nicely. Well done!

TFS

Cheers
Elizabeh

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3586 W: 143 N: 5690] (18601)
  • [2007-10-09 0:44]

Hi Horia.
Your frog shots are always amazing as ell as this one. Blameless composition of so cute subject and superb reproduction of the scene. All is perfect. Bravo.
Alexei.

Hello Horia,
simple and strong composition, fine details, brilliant colours. The tree frog never fails to enchant me. So sorry that I haven't seen one for many years, having witnessed the rapid decline of its population around here, for reasons unknown as we do have plenty of seemingly undisturbed wetlands along the Danube and some of its side rivers. Thanks for the Amphibiaweb link!
The lichens are something very special on this image, too. Very nice picture, very nice place.
Thank you!
My best regards,
Peter

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2007-11-06 8:33]

Hello Horia,
This may be an 'oldie' but it is an excellent capture of the European Tree frog set in a superb composition and the inclusion of the lichens, on the branch that it is on, is great and form a fine contrast. Excellent sharpness and bokeh BG.
Well done and TFS what I should have noticed earlier!
Ivan

Superb one, Horia.
Very good sharpness, composition;-),...all parameters are excellent!
Congrats
Annick

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