Baby Bufo for Bayram

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• nglen (21050)
• [2008-06-14 12:36]

Hi Howard. Bryarm will love this one. He has done a lot for TN in a short time. This is a very good close up of the Toad. good detail and natural looking colours. with light in his eyes. well done TFS.
Howard.

PS Thanks for all the kind comments.

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• PeterZ (8287)
• [2008-06-14 12:44]

Hello Howard,
Great photo, taken from a perfect POV. Excellent sharpness, details and colours.
Nice dedication.
Regards,
Peter

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• maurydv (4248)
• [2008-06-14 12:59]
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Splendido ritratto di rospo, eccellenti POV e DOF, bellissima composizione con questo contatto diretto e molto ravvicinato, straordinaria definizione dei dettagli, fantastici colori e bellissime tonalità monocromatiche. Complimenti anche per la dedica a Bayram. Grazie. Ciao Maurizo

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• SueThomson (603)
• [2008-06-14 13:04]

Hi Howard
Excellent close up of this toad with good detail and colour. Nicely composed with good DOF.
Cheers
Sue

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• Jamesp (14380)
• [2008-06-14 13:15]

Hi Howard

Excellent POV with your usual excellent detail and saturation. Great capture and very worthy dedication.

James

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• jaycee (15001)
• [2008-06-14 13:38]

Hi Howard,

The perfect dedication for Bayram who has not only delighted us with his posts but has taught so much to so many of us. Fantastic close-up of this toad - you must have been in the same position he is in to get this. Amazing details and wonderful colors, shades, and textures. Those eyes are unbelievable!!!

Jane

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• cypturk (176)
• [2008-06-14 13:38]

Hi Howard.. very good dedicated for DR Bayram Gocmen... Wonderfull picture, clear detail, POV perfect informatiion..Kind regards, Merih

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• gracious (12320)
• [2008-06-14 13:44]

Hello Mr.Cheek,
Delighted to see a beautiful Gulf Coast Toad posting and dedication from you!
I loved the pose of this cute fellow and he looks lazy, hehe!
very sharp with good colour and details
many thanks for the effort!
have a great sunday! Mr.Cheek!
Tony

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• aes_thor (1568)
• [2008-06-14 14:15]

Hi Howard,
excellent close shot of this nice toad, fine details, light and colours, good POV. well done
cheers
Adrian

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• fartash (10175)
• [2008-06-14 14:23]

Dear Howard
Very nice shot of this Gulf Coast Toad,
Perfect details,use of flash and composition,
Superb shot my friend.

Regards
Fartash

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• mesquens (1194)
• [2008-06-14 14:23]

Hi
Very good pic here. Sharp and clear. Good POV.
TFS
Raimundo

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• yasemin (816)
• [2008-06-14 14:30]

Hello Howard. Very good dedication of Bayram...Amazing picture ..Very clear detail, colour and look naturel.. Well composition to..Kind regards,Leyla

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• MartinL (1290)
• [2008-06-14 14:50]

Howard,

This is an excellent shot and an excellent dedication. I totally agree with you, Dr. Bayram deserves a big thank-you from all of us here at TN. I have followed his work with much interest and find it fascinating. It's very nice of you to present this shot to him. Great job!

Best Regards,

Martin

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• boreocypriensis (12728)
• [2008-06-14 15:14]

:):) Hi Howard, my dear friend,
What a cute toad in a lovely posture:) I share Jane's opinion that you must have been in the same position to get such beautiful perspective! Thank you very much for this pleasant dedication for me my friend! I really appreciate it. Also thanks for your kind and warm words and... excellent notes like a scientist. Thanks a lot once more my friend! Have a great Sunday!
Best regards,

Bayram

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• strahos (582)
• [2008-06-14 15:25]

very nice shot. great sharpness and detail, nice colours and composition
tfs
Ilias

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• CeltickRanger (7002)
• [2008-06-14 17:58]

hello Howard

very beautiful close shot of this Toad, with fine POV and DOF,
great sharpness and details of the subject, and a great
eye-contact with you, TFS

Asbed

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• tuslaw (1929)
• [2008-06-14 18:33]

Excellent image Howard,
You can't get any sharper then this shot. Wonderful DOF and POV, you must have been laying on your stomach to capture this angle. Very fine detail, especially in the eyes, making this a great photo.
Ron

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• Mana (16346)
• [2008-06-14 18:40]

Hi Howard,
Outstanding shot of this cute baby frog with immaculate sharpness and claer details. Those eyes look gorgeous and very expressive and I like your low POV to portray it. A fine dedication to a fine professor and photographer. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• vanderschelden (26640)
• [2008-06-14 18:44]

Hi Howard,
Nicely done dedication thing:-), for Bayram.
You photographed a charming 'whatever'.
A Gulf Coast Toad!
Very good depth in the image and well composed.
Great work
TFS
Annick

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• loot (9137)
• [2008-06-14 23:26]
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Hi Howard

Ok, so now the Birdman, Spiderman, and Insectman have also become a Frogman... Fortunately you do not change your name as often as one of our other positronic friends on the site (chuckle).

Seems like this little customer kept very still for the shoot. At 1/8 second shutter speed you had to have something very stationary (or frozen) to avoid any movement on the shot. At least I am confident that you did not condition this frog in your refrigerator like I've seen some other members do with their butterflies before a shoot. With that extended DOF you managed to capture excellent details and isn't it amazing what beautiful eyes frogs tend to have.

At 5" this is quite a big frog, but as a matter of interest, have you ever heard of our African bull frog - Pyxicephalus adspersus? At max 10" (25cm) and 4½ pounds (2kg) it surely must be the world's heavy weight champion. This frog feed on anything it can fit into its mouth; including insects, small rodents (such as mice), reptiles, birds, amphibians (including other frogs), and it would even take some small snakes. One need to keep your fingers clear when you are photographing this monster.

Good work and a wonderful dedication to Bayram (the Frog professor).
Regards
Loot

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• uleko (23588)
• [2008-06-15 0:46]

Hello Howard,
Great capture of this little warty Toad in a fine pose watching you with its big eyes. Great sharpness and fine colours in this very nice composition.
A fine dedication to Bayram!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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• Argus (23403)
• [2008-06-15 1:15]

Hello Howard,
Though the toad may be humble, the portrait is not and it makes a fine tribute to our friend and herpetologist Bayram. His enthusiasm and knowledge has certainly done much to make us more aware of snakes, lizards and amphibians.
Once again the flawless technical qualities are enhanced by the great low POW and the pose of this Gulf Coast Toad.
TFS this 'beauty' and have a good Sunday,
Ivan

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• mariki (8413)
• [2008-06-15 1:40]

Hello Howard,

Excellent capture of this toad. Very good low POV. Great DOF and sharpness. Superb colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• goldyrs (4704)
• [2008-06-15 2:06]

Agreed, Howard, he deserves this Knighthood!
And this is a lovely shot....
Goldy

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• xTauruSx (343)
• [2008-06-15 2:09]

Hello Howard, superb capture of this beautiful toad with excellent details on its skin. Also worthy dedication to Drç. Bayram and I am sure he loved this:). Many thanks! Regards,
Deniz

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• Janice (17486)
• [2008-06-15 3:16]

So this is a baby Gulf Coast Toad. And he's an attractive Gulf Coast Toad too. I like his nonchalant air leaning there with one arm tucked under his chest. Good find Howard.
Janice

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• darwin (1716)
• [2008-06-15 4:59]

Hi Howard
Crystal clear image with superb detail and nice natural color
tfs jon

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• NinaM (4593)
• [2008-06-15 5:13]

Great dedication Howard, and you are right, Boreocypriensis is great to read, I am even beginning to enjoy pictures of snakes, frogs and the likes like I never did before! When we know about something we start liking it... and your picture is superb, as usual, with your tenacious photographic eye. Perfect, much details and b eautiful natural colours. I love the tiny film of water in which the frog is "bathing". Thank you Howard, and congratulations to both of you!

Francine

pts tomorrow!

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• zulfu (585)
• [2008-06-15 5:45]

Hello Howard, perfect shot of this beautiful toad with superb details and vivid colours. Worthy dedication to our really modest supervisor Dr. Gocmen. TFS. Regards,
Mehmet

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• sandpiper2 (11475)
• [2008-06-15 6:17]

Hi Howard

Great shot with good focus on the eyes. Lucky they don't fast of 1/8 wouldn't do much.
Good composition and sharpness.

Chris

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• bahadir (350)
• [2008-06-15 7:15]

Hello Howard,
Great shot and great dedication! TFS. Regards,
Bahadır

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• Miss_Piggy (3231)
• [2008-06-15 8:44]

Hallo Howard
Bayram was a very popular person on Friday with both you and me dedicating an image to him. I don't know if I ever considered frogs to be cute. But looking at this baby toad, I have changed my mind and decided that they can. Well if I look at this one anyway. You have captured this little one in a great pose, displaying some fine details to appreciate. The texture of the skin and the patterns on the body is clearly visible. The big copper and golden coloured eyes is very eye catching and it seems as if this one had no problem with you and your camera. In fact it looks as if it was posing just for you. Great eye contact and a great dedication to our mutual friend.
Kind regards
Anna

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• rdfoto (3202)
• [2008-06-15 9:17]

Bonjour Howard
Très belle prise, excellentes couleurs et détails, sujet inquiétant quand il sera grand.
Amicalement Robi

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• bobcat08 (1341)
• [2008-06-15 10:46]

Hello Howard,

Excellent close-up of this toad. What a clarity and sharpness. And oh...what a big eyes. The attitude of this toad is very characteristic. Take for instance a look at his left (for the viewer) feet. The colours are beautiful.

A very good dedicated for DR Bayram Gocmen. Well done Howard. You did a great job. Regards and TFS BOB

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• joey (19883)
• [2008-06-15 12:55]

Very cool shot, Howard :-D
This is one awesome toad!!
Excellent sharpness and great detail.
Superb DOF too.
Very good composition.
The colours are great!

A perfect dedication to Bayram :-)

Very well done, Howard!

Joe

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• angela926 (1882)
• [2008-06-15 19:15]

Hello Howard,
WOW! amazing close up of this toad, fantastic sharpness
and outstanding details, beautiful natural colors,
good clarity, excellent depth of field and those
eyes are incredible, well done.
Angela

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• eng55 (1127)
• [2008-06-15 23:38]

Hi Howard,
Excellent capture and lovely dedication for Bayram.I liked especially low level POV a lot.Details,exposure,DOF you managed and expression on face are also wonderful.
Thanks for posting.

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• haraprasan (13068)
• [2008-06-17 0:43]

Hi Howard,
A nice capture of this baby toad. Excellent composition and sharp details. A nice dedication for Bayram. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• Silvio2006 (23972)
• [2008-06-17 1:03]

Ciao Howard, splendid portrait of lovely bufo with fantastic details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• iris (2314)
• [2008-06-18 21:21]

Boy! Those eyes can kill!
Hey Howard you mean to say this is subject of yours is just an inch in legth?...Wow...the wonders macro shots can do to show little creations on earth....the details are so fine and rich in this capture of the baby Gulf Coast Toad. The notes have been helpful and the slant PoV used works quite well in your shot giving a nice view of each of the part explained.The valley between the eyes give an interesting show.The lighting, clarity and sharpness are perfect.

TFS & Cheers :)

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-06-19 7:17]

Hello Howard

Excellent low pov here.The dof is well done.
The focus is sharp with lovely detail.
Wonderful eye contact.
Rich,natural colours.
TFS
Rob

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• meyerd (3523)
• [2008-06-19 23:19]

Hi Howard,
what a good portrait of the Gulf coast toad, what a fitting dedication! The toad reminds me of the good old Texas days; the toads gathered in numbers under the patio light to catch insects, peaceful creatures them.
Thank you for this presentation.
best regards
Dietrich

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• cicindela (6980)
• [2008-06-29 2:12]

Hello Howard!
Last time I visited your gallery rather long time ago, and now I see what great pictures I overlooked. This is a great macro of species not known for me before. I like especially its skin - rather unusual :) Lovely low POV and - as always - great DOF and sharpness. It is also a perfect dedication to Bayram, very good specialist in herpetology.
TFS and have a nice Sunday!
Radomir

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• vmukherjee (1046)
• [2008-07-07 21:22]

Wow! Excellent pov and almost whole of the toad is sharply focussed. Good details, and the expression on the toad's face is very captivating.

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• fragman (11344)
• [2008-09-12 5:17]

great sharp closeup, TFS Ori