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A Day In The Life Of A Frog
A Day In The Life Of A Frog
Judi


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Motion Blur II (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date: Jun 19, 2006
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Nature, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jun 24, 2006

 I took a whole series of these images and will upload them soon to show you the better images. This frog was definitely alive as I listened to his screams before I started photographing them.

Statistics
Place: 155 out of 177
Avg (all users): 4.5979
Avg (commenters): 5.3333
Avg (participants): 4.4667
Avg (non-participants): 4.6807
Views since voting: 1270
Views during voting: 333
Votes: 194
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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 07/16/2006 02:20:42 PM
I'm stunned to see the low rating on this. I voted it a 6. The motion in the bird's head is what tells you this isn't a static scene.

That said, the background's a little complex, and it's hard to see the frog.

I wonder how this would look with the background desaturated and the bird and frog more saturated?
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 07/06/2006 03:59:08 AM
:(
Poor froggy....
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 07/06/2006 03:57:11 AM
Hello from the Critique Club...

Hi Judi,
This is an excellent find, a stunning scene to capture. I would very much like to see the other shots in this series. The cold grey of the birds eyes adds menace to the scene, nature at it's cruelest.

To me it is a shame that this was taken for Motion Capture as it's the motion of the birds head that lets the shot down a little. I think that the birds eye really needed to be in sharp focus. The slight burn in the highlights also distracts. I disagree with Karmabreeze about the color as I think it compliments the birds coloring nicely.

This scored quite low, but would have been up there with the top 10's in other challenges e.g. Nature, decisive moment or Bokeh. Especially with the action frozen. voters are fickle beasts and I think that in the few seconds that the picture is viewed a lot of people would have seen the motion, clicked '4' and moved on. :-(

Your portfolio is excellent and speaks for itself, as does your collection of ribbons. I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Regards

Chris

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/02/2006 05:26:28 PM
The light is a bit harsh here - the bird is quit blown out in several spots. The color is rather blah as well, and I'm sure the light isn't helping. The motion isn't really enhancing the photo in any way.
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 07/02/2006 03:37:32 PM
Great find! A very unique and interesting scene to come across. I think this shot would've worked better without the motion blur to bird's head, the blur actually detracts from the overall image.
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 07/01/2006 02:58:56 PM
What a bad day!
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 06/29/2006 06:01:05 PM
Oh noooos!
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 06/29/2006 11:15:46 AM
remarkable capture, double entendre intended. the only motion blur is the bird's head, and it is this motion that undoes the frog. a day in the death of a frog.
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 06/26/2006 08:12:43 AM
Mmmm, frogs legs!
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 06/26/2006 12:35:30 AM
LOL. The LAST day in the life of a frog.
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