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Finally.... I found A frog!


Finally.... I found A frog!
Photo Information
Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3770 W: 489 N: 8147] (27980)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-11
Categories: Amphibians
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon 70-200mm F/2.8L IS + EF 1.4X II Ex, Digital RAW 200, Hoya UV 77mm
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-03-10 23:56
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Points: 70
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a Southern Bell Frog

FROG FACTS

When frogs are inactive they breathe almost exclusively through their skin and mouth lining, however they need more oxygen when they are hunting etc so they need to ‘gulp’ air. This forces air down into their lungs (compared to humans where our muscular diaphragm results in sucking air into the lungs).

Frogs shed their skin (and then eat it!) to get rid of unwanted external parasites. Replacing it with new moist skin also maintains the ease with which they breathe.

Frogs do not have eyelids but instead have a see-through nictitating membrane that moistens, cleans and protects the eye. The eyes protrude upwards so the rest of the body can remain submerged when looking for potential predators such as the heron. When feeding on a particularly large animal, the eyes can actually be retracted into the head, applying pressure on the back of the throat. This helps force the food down into the stomach!

Frogs that live on land will generally have straight, narrow toes and those that live mostly in water will have webbed feet. The green and whistling frogs are both tree frogs, and as such have suction pads at the end of their toes to assist with climbing.

Females can make noises (very rarely), but not the croak associated with frogs. It is the male that calls frequently and loudly. New Zealand’s native frogs cannot vocalise loudly at all and have no eardrums with which to pick up on such communication.

Frogs are carnivores and will only eat live food. New Zealand’s frogs (native and introduced) seize their prey by ‘lining it up’ and then pouncing. They do not use their tongues to capture prey like many other frogs.


IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 20D
Time of day: 13:30 p.m.
Date: 11th March 2007
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 70-200mm F/2.8L IS
Extender: Canon EF 1.4X II
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/100
F-Stop: F/9.0
Focal Length: 270mm
Support: Hand Held
ISO: 200
Original file type: Digital Raw
scottevers7, aido, brillianttree, pauljk, pvs, cecilia, uleko, vhemmati, mikou, Argus, pvb, GLEM, horia, stevkds, septama, wallhalla15, izler, pilonm, zeca, saguzar, lgfoto has marked this note useful
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Hi Pam,
A great looking frog. I love the copper color with grren patterns of his skin. Nice sharp detail shows the texture so well. EXCELLENT!
Soctt

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1044 W: 156 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2007-03-11 0:31]

Hi Pam,
Fantastic clear details, really pin sharp. Excellent colours too, quite a beautiful colour he has on his body, as Scott says almost copper or bronze. Interesting note too, I had no idea about the whole eye thing!
Cheers,
Adrian

Hi Pam,
Well done! I love the colours and texture of this image. Good sharpness and POV. TFS!

Carl

Hi Pam,
Worth the hunt! Great capture with lovely een lighting. Strong compo. Love the colours.
Cheers
Paul

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  • Bufo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 404 W: 69 N: 951] (4247)
  • [2007-03-11 1:48]
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Hi Pm,
and what kind of frog. I don't know the species, but it looks beautiful. It should at least have the word metallic in it's name. Nice sharp capture with good eye contact.
Wow, wish to see a frog like this some time.
Regards, Jacob

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1151 W: 256 N: 3147] (14379)
  • [2007-03-11 1:50]

Hi Pam,

Maybe you had to wait for this capture,but it is realy a colorfull one,well captured with good sharpness and details,well done and TFS

Paul

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3430 W: 174 N: 3271] (10802)
  • [2007-03-11 2:11]

Hello Pam,
Wow, that's a real beauty! Fantastic pattern and colour very well captured. Excellent low POV and nice light. Very well done!
TFS and regards, Ulla

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 869 W: 68 N: 1479] (6093)
  • [2007-03-11 2:34]

Hi Pam.
Amazing frog.I like this pose.Great sharp details and beautiful colors and interesting drawing on back.Excellent capture.
Best greetings Milos.

Excellent work Pam... Colors detail and sharpness are all good, pose and POV are good. I like this one.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4883 W: 248 N: 15171] (48744)
  • [2007-03-11 3:10]

Hello Pam,
It seems that the three native NZ species of frog are very rare and that the Southern Bell Frog, introduced from NSW is the most common species in NZ now.
You have made an excellent capture here, with a fine POV and DOF so that nearly the whoel frog is sharp in a very pleasing comp.
TFS this species, new to me.
Best wishes, Ivan

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1081 W: 295 N: 4348] (15356)
  • [2007-03-11 3:43]

Hallo Pam,
excellent focus and point of view. The colours are most impressive, in my opinion.
Best wishes, Peter

Hi Pam
This is really cool froggy shot with excellent details.
TFS
Ralf

Good sharpness and POV. TFS!

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  • pvb Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 386 W: 16 N: 531] (1981)
  • [2007-03-11 5:50]

Hi Pam,

This kind of frog I have never seen. I like the pattern on his body. Great focus and details. But did you not tried to kiss it to see if he was a prince?
TFS Paula

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1571 W: 5 N: 2237] (12626)
  • [2007-03-11 6:56]

Superbe,l'harmonie des couleurs sujet et environnement est parfaite et les détails sont très bons.
Merci Pam!
joseph

hi pam,
impressive shot, well composed with nice point of view,i liked the way you have framed the shot,
great sharpness with excellent details, well saturated colours, lovely shades of green on the frog & the bg,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 539 W: 87 N: 750] (6706)
  • [2007-03-11 9:07]

hi Pam,
cette granouille est géniale, notamment au niveau de la texture. Elle semble artificielle. la lumière est merveilleusement dosée, la couleur subtile.

tfs

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-03-11 10:08]

Hello Pam

I really like the jazzy pattern on this frog.Excellent colour saturation and sharp details.You have captured the moist textures of this frog very well.TFS

Rob

A very good image, Pam.
I do like the composition...
Never saw this species; beautiful.
Strange nobody mentioned 'the patterns' in the green in the BG?
Overall well done
TFS
Annick

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2186 W: 225 N: 4743] (16604)
  • [2007-03-11 10:55]

Hi Pam

This is simply fantastic!
If this is the outcome of everytime you meet a frog...please find one everyday!
Alright...you'd probably say that i'm a amphibian lover...it's true, but that also implies that i have had my share of trying to shoot them and i know how difficult it is. The environment, the position (you alsways have to be very low...mostly down on the ground) and the texture of the skin.
Anyway, my point is that i love this shot!
The frontal POV is exceptional, the exposure is just perfect and due to that all the colors and patterns from the back are slendidly show and very well visible.
The focus on the eyes is also great, the pose of the frog is lovely and the framing and cimposition is superb.
Definitely a favorite!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Excellent Pam, this is a really gorgeous subject the pattern and colors are very appealing to the onlooker on this little prince of the ponds. Details and colors came out perfect, and yes it definitely appears to have a metalic look. :)

Very pretty shot Pam. Excellent coloured presentation
Picture is good arrected. Very well done. tfs. Stev

What a beautiful specimen, combined with exceptional focus and perfect contrast. Yes I saw this frog before, but it's not as beautiful as you can make it.
TFS

Amazing image, Good to see you are keeping up the excellent photography.
Well done Pam...

Cecilia

Fantastic frog!!! Is this a prince?
You must give him a kiss! -
Congrats Pam, L love this picture. This is the best frog picture I ever seen. Excellent POV, framing and brilliant sharpness. Wonderful colours and excellent exposure. This is a fantastic composition. Thank you.
Gr.
Heinz

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1403 W: 3 N: 33] (716)
  • [2007-03-12 18:56]

hi pam
really interesting and different frog for me. i like composition, point of view, depth of field, colours, details, framing and note
thanks for sharing
greetings
izler

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  • timtim (42)
  • [2007-03-12 23:18]

Great frog hard to find these days good colours and details

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  • Nilson Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 464 W: 0 N: 538] (3858)
  • [2007-03-14 10:59]

Belissima fotografia de exelente qualidade gosto deste animal esta imagem ficou muito boa está de parabéns.
NIlson

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  • pilonm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 588 W: 90 N: 972] (3300)
  • [2007-03-14 12:25]

Hello Pam,

Very nice picture of this frog with excellent colors and skin details! Personnally, I would have put the frog more in the left of the picture and letting more space at the right...

Great pic and TFS,

Michel

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  • zeca Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 373 W: 14 N: 539] (2887)
  • [2007-03-15 23:09]

Hi Pam!
Beautiful! Very nice textures! Amazing sharpness!
Regards,
Zeca

Hi Pam,
Beautiful portrait of this nice frog, looks like to be resting peacefully and with no problems. i like the coloured patterns of this animal.
Regards
Hernán

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  • lgfoto Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 13 N: 279] (1536)
  • [2007-03-23 14:24]

Very sharp shot Pam, I like the colours harmony,TFS

This must be one of the most beautiful amphibians I have ever seen.
Wonderful details, POV, colors and composition in this photo !
TFS
Alex

Hi Pam,
A great looking frog. I love the copper color with green patterns of his skin.

Biswarup

Great frog shot. Amazing sharpness and colours you have there. Well done.

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