Eye To Eye With A Frog
Awards / Publications:
- Published in January issue of Digital Photo Magazine (UK)
- Honorable Mention Local Fauna 2011 National Center For Nature Photography Annual Photo Contest (against 556 total entries).
Sometimes, the best shots are close to home. I created this photo at a local park that’s only a few minutes from my house.
This was captured by getting in the muck with the frog and lowering the tripod low enough to go eye to eye with my little buddy here. It’s very time consuming, since one wrong move and the frog is gone. I had to s-l-o-w-l-e-y maneuver the tripod and camera into place, all the while, sort of squatting and kneeing in the thick mud, decomposing leaves and sticks.
I had my head sort of sideways looking through the viewfinder trying to focus (I’ve since decided to use Live View) and finally snapped the photo.
The first was out of focus – drat!
Try again, another out of focus.
What the?
Then in finally dawned on me – the frog is breathing, and I was shooting a slow shutter speed. Every time he took a breath, he moved a just a wee little bit. Enough to keep the photo from being tack sharp.
So, I simply waited for a break in the breaths, snapped the shutter, and here is the result. Hope you like it 
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6 Responses to Eye To Eye With A Frog
I really love this picture. Great job!
OMG…what a crisp picture! It was worth trying different ways. I have it set as the desktop background. My hobby is also photography, so I know how hard it is to take ” The perfect picture”. Sometimes it is just like “beeing at the right spot at the right time “. Love your pictures—keep shooting
I am not really in to frog pictures but this picture grabbed my attention – it is as if the frog is interacting with you. Great shot.
He looks like he’s posing!
I’m not fond of frogs, but what a picture! You are amazing and a very dedicated photographer. Congratulations!
Great shot Steve, you are making me want to start taking photo’s again. You put the effort in, you see the results. Figuring out the frog breathing was a great obsurvation. Glad to see as a toledo native, a small buisness excel. Keep up the great work, and best of luck.
Ray