Primed

4 years 1 month ago #676103 by stevendillonphoto
Primed is from my Reptiles & Amphibians collection and was composed at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken, SC.  Sometimes we get lucky and a live creature will let us get quite close to it.  Normally you can't get within 10 feet of one of these frogs.  But, this leopard frog let me arrange a composition directly above it allowing me to create this unique perspective.  Of course I moved very slowly and carefully.  I actually have a couple of compositions that are even closer to the subject.



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4 years 1 month ago #676167 by [email protected]
Very nice shot.


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4 years 1 month ago #676401 by Hannah Williams
Very well-composed! The contrast in colors are really good. 


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4 years 1 month ago #676571 by Bobby Mitchell
Prime shot! 


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4 years 1 month ago #676660 by Kira Minori
The colors are amazing in this shot. Nicely captured. 


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4 years 1 month ago #676803 by Rohan Tushar
Well-defined details and really composition overall. 


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4 years 1 month ago #677148 by Daryl Flores
The contrast in colors is so good. Well done for the shot. 


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4 years 1 month ago #677335 by Sara Miles
This is a well-made shot. +1 for the composition!


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4 years 3 weeks ago #677841 by Monica Martinez
Nicely-captured shot. Well done! Good contrast. 


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4 years 3 weeks ago #678126 by Carl Mendez
This is a well made shot. I can't imagine how you stumbled upon this scene. 


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4 years 2 weeks ago #678881 by stevendillonphoto

Carl Mendez wrote: This is a well made shot. I can't imagine how you stumbled upon this scene. 


I am an opportunistic wildlife photographer - that is, I'll only do it when there is a good opportunity.  In this case, I got lucky and came across a frog that didn't mind me be around it.  That happens once in a while.  I moved very slowly and carefully, but I felt like at any moment it was going to spring away from me, and I wouldn't get anything.


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4 years 2 weeks ago #678887 by Nikon Shooter
Darn cool shot, Steven! :P

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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