1 inch long Frog Macro

[rssfhs]

Not to be outdone by Don Ellis, here is my frog photo:

http://www.haussonnenschein.com/images/frogface.jpg

Kind regards, Craig

[marie]

great eyeful of frog craig !

even the 'fancy stitching' type (veins) around the eyeball can be seen, its so clear.
not often we see those in detail

the frog would be hopping mad if he knew his eye was exposed like it

: )

croak
marie

[SoCal69]

Wow... great texture, color and detail!

[rssfhs]

Thanks Chuck (and marie)! I think I may have gone a bit overboard with the cropping however, so I am posting here a new and improved (?) version. Which one do you guys think is better?

http://www.haussonnenschein.com/images/croak.jpg

regards, Craig

[SoCal69]

rssfhs wrote:
Which one do you guys think is better?



Personally, I like the first one. I think having the rest of the body in the photo tends to distract wawy from the texture of the head and those eyes, which I think is the central focal point of your photo. Just my humble opinion.

[Don Ellis]

Craig,

Great photo... you can now quit worrying about comparisons. :)

As for your croppings, I like the second one. I'm not as fond in-your-face animal photos, although I've seen some and taken some that are exceptions to that rule.

In the second one, we see more of the entire animal and can start mentally ascribing him a personality. It's more a whole creature, in both the literal and imaginary sense. (And it reminds me of a cat with its tucked-in front legs.)

If I were going to be extremely picky on the cropping, I would suggest dropping a vertical line through the center of his left eye and cropping the photo so that that vertical line is in the center. That will put that eye in the center, left to right, and slightly above the equator. Start your crop from the upper-right corner so that the cropping takes place on the left and the bottom of the photo.

Just a thought. Great picture in any case. I like his wry smile.

Don

[rssfhs]

Hey Don! Thanks for your opinion on cropping. I think I like the second version better too, although the first one shows more texture and details as socal mentioned. As far as comparisons go, I still think your frog photo is really great. I can't say which is better; It's like comparing apples and oranges I guess.

Regards, Craig

[marie]

I only saw your question this morning craig
(I see the godfather has spoken as to which picture may be better too : )
great
both pictures matter

I think I prefer the first shot
(wondering am I safe now in saying that....)

the close up of the eye expresses itself in a way that will not be seen too often in a picture of a frog

think I see another bug resting near the back of its eye too , teasing him ?

love all the frog shots.
there really are no frogs to be seen over here now.
a few years ago I had to step over and around them when walking along a path on the curragh near the reservoir out there.
they are special lovely chunky creatures in an uggy uggy way.
their sounds at night must be wonderful, if not disturbing anyone

best wishes
croaking marie

[zoom]

I tried doing a photo shoot with a tiny gecko, he just would not cooperate, I shot lots of pics, but none were any good ( lucky it's digital).
I seemed to have a very narrow area of focus and in your shot I see that the other side of the frogs head is blurry, is it possible to have all of the frogs head in focus?

[rssfhs]

That is the same problem I have been experiencing with my macro lense. The area of focus is, as you said very narrow, even using f8. Having the eye in the foreground in focus and the other eye out of focus though is not such a bad effect. It would be nice however to have more control of the dof. Maybe I need to buy a good digital SLR with some kind of lense which can handle close-ups better. Any thoughts on this anyone?

[MetallicAchu]

Craig.

Very nice macro, is that frog you'rs?
It's sure nice to have one as a pet :)

Loved the way that you focused on the eye.

[Jorge]

The full body frog is definitely better. A really cool frog – big and fat and totally disregarding the ant that’s marching on his back :)

[SHANE SHAW]

why can't i see any photos in any of the macros links ??????????? only an x

[macro junkie]

cant see the image..only see X

[bandit 1]

Hiya Craig,

Mmmm likewise only see the big X :(

Cheers for now
Mark

[sparkplug]

The original post was 5 years ago. I am sure he doesn't have a host for the pic. anymore.