p.2 #3 · Glass frog on glass - from above and under
Wonderful and creative set Joshua. At some point in macro/ close up photography , we all have to decide what is right for us . I have tended to err on the side of caution, and try to always do nothing that will harm the subject. While a piece of glass may not be natural, I do not think it would be harmful.
p.2 #5 · Glass frog on glass - from above and under
Keiththom wrote:
Wow - just Wow!
Thank you very much, Keith!
sritri wrote:
Awesome shots Joshua
Shreeni, I appreciate your kind words!
birdied wrote:
Wonderful and creative set Joshua. At some point in macro/ close up photography , we all have to decide what is right for us . I have tended to err on the side of caution, and try to always do nothing that will harm the subject. While a piece of glass may not be natural, I do not think it would be harmful.
Birdie
Thank you very much, Birdie! True, no frogs were harmed during this series. It just felt that the use of glass was a little out of place.
p.2 #9 · Glass frog on glass - from above and under
Both 1 and 2 on the black BG are rather frog-artsy Joshua, rather unique and interesting and a job well seen and presented.
#3 is alien like and pretty darn cool!
The last one is a show stopper, nailed it on focus and the shallow DOF actually creates nice depth
p.2 #10 · Glass frog on glass - from above and under
Great shots! What part of CR were you in? In the moist Caribbean part? I'm contemplating a trip to Nicaragua in a month or so, but to the dryer Pacific side.
p.2 #12 · Glass frog on glass - from above and under
Karl Witt wrote:
Both 1 and 2 on the black BG are rather frog-artsy Joshua, rather unique and interesting and a job well seen and presented.
#3 is alien like and pretty darn cool!
The last one is a show stopper, nailed it on focus and the shallow DOF actually creates nice depth
Karl
Karl, thank you very much for your flattering comment!
Archibald wrote:
Great shots! What part of CR were you in? In the moist Caribbean part? I'm contemplating a trip to Nicaragua in a month or so, but to the dryer Pacific side.
Thank you for stopping by and for your kind words, Archibald! We were in the Sarapqui region about 2.5 hours from San Jose.
p.2 #13 · Glass frog on glass - from above and under
AGeoJO wrote:
... We were in the Sarapqui region about 2.5 hours from San Jose.
Looks like a very interesting area. We have been to CR but haven't been able to figure out how to get to the remote areas north and east of San Jose. For instance, there seem to be severe luggage restrictions on flights. It would be interesting to learn of your experiences.
p.2 #14 · Glass frog on glass - from above and under
Archibald wrote:
Looks like a very interesting area. We have been to CR but haven't been able to figure out how to get to the remote areas north and east of San Jose. For instance, there seem to be severe luggage restrictions on flights. It would be interesting to learn of your experiences.
Actually, our guide picked us up from the airport and we drove in his car together. There were 5 of us in total, 3 shooting buddies of mine, in addition to yours truly and the guide. I was in Costa Rica previously but it wasn't on a photography trip like this. Regardless, I wouldn't do it on my own, even now.
We stayed at a lodge for 5 nights and on the way back we stayed one night in San Jose. Very early the following morning, we drove to the south to a mountainous region to photograph quetzals. We drove straight to the airport from there for our flight back home. I would say that the trip was packed with photo opportunities from early in the morning until the light was out every day.
BTW, the region is named after the river Sarapiqui (sorry for the typo in the previous post). We also took a half-day boat tour along that river.
