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A collection of images of our local Pacific Tree Frog (aka: Pacific Chorus Frog). Except for the one image of the one in the water, these cute little critters are all juveniles, about the size of the fingernail on your baby finger.
The first image shows one individual swallowing a large mosquito or some such thing, with the gangly legs sticking out of its mouth.
Spending considerable time photographing them, I had grown fond of the little creatures, so it was difficult to watch when a juvenile Garter Snake showed up (only about 8” long), and waited for one of the hapless amphibians to snatch for a meal.
Superb set Colin. The one with the rose thorn shows just how small they are. It's super hard to watch a predictor eat your subject, particularly when you have grown fond of them.
These are crazy good Colin ! No easy task to pick a favorite but hanging by one hand is pretty impressive for you and the frog
I can see how you could get attached. They have real personality.
Gary
morris wrote:
Superb set Colin. The one with the rose thorn shows just how small they are. It's super hard to watch a predictor eat your subject, particularly when you have grown fond of them.
Morris
Thanks Morris. Yes, nature is, as Tennyson said, "Red in tooth and claw".
gregfountain wrote:
Wow, these are top level images Colin! You are a master at your craft. Bravo!
Hard to pick a favorite, but the first and the last certainly qualify.
Greg
Thanks Greg!
*I forgot to say that these were mostly all taken with a Sony 200-600 lens with 1.4 extender, as I don't have a macro lens. It can actually be more productive than a macro lens, as most of the time (at this location) you can't get close enough to the frogs for a macro lens.
*I forgot to say that these were mostly all taken with a Sony 200-600 lens with 1.4 extender, as I don't have a macro lens. It can actually be more productive than a macro lens, as most of the time (at this location) you can't get close enough to the frogs for a macro lens.
Thanks for sharing that Colin. Was it an extension tube or the 1.4 TC? If the TC, was it able to focus well or did you manually focus these? In either case, a marvelous display of your skill!
gregfountain wrote:
Thanks for sharing that Colin. Was it an extension tube or the 1.4 TC? If the TC, was it able to focus well or did you manually focus these? In either case, a marvelous display of your skill!
No extension tube (don't have any), just TC. Because the subjects are so small, I'm usually at MFD, and the AF works fine. All hand-held.
Colin F wrote:
No extension tube (don't have any), just TC. Because the subjects are so small, I'm usually at MFD, and the AF works fine. All hand-held.
Cool man, thanks! I'll give it a try as even with the 200-600 at 600mm, the subjects at Bolsa are still too far away
