Out of the Pond for some Fresh air: Taken at Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington Hills IL. I as walking along a path and heard a splash from a pond and saw this frog come out looking...

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Taken at Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington Hills IL.
I as walking along a path and heard a splash from a pond and saw this frog come out looking for some fresh air. As soon as I got too close splash back into the pond.

Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: 24-120 mm f/4
Shot at 120 mm
Exposure: Auto exposure, Aperture-priority AE, 1/160 sec, f/11, ISO 4000

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canondave1 Loc: Houston, TX

PixelStan77 wrote:

Taken at Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington Hills IL.
I as walking along a path and heard a splash from a pond and saw this frog come out looking for some fresh air. As soon as I got too close splash back into the pond.

Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: 24-120 mm f/4
Shot at 120 mm
Exposure: Auto exposure, Aperture-priority AE, 1/160 sec, f/11, ISO 4000

Neat frog image. Thank you for sharing!

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Beautiful work, Stan. I really like the light/shadow aspect of this photograph.
--Bob

PixelStan77 wrote:

Taken at Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington Hills IL.
I as walking along a path and heard a splash from a pond and saw this frog come out looking for some fresh air. As soon as I got too close splash back into the pond.

Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: 24-120 mm f/4
Shot at 120 mm
Exposure: Auto exposure, Aperture-priority AE, 1/160 sec, f/11, ISO 4000

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

rmalarz wrote:

Beautiful work, Stan. I really like the light/shadow aspect of this photograph.
--Bob

Thanks Bob for your review and comment. That was all natural light.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

canondave1 wrote:

Neat frog image. Thank you for sharing!

Dave, Thanks for looking and your kind comment and 3 thumbs ups

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Then, your skillful use of exposure utilized that light to your advantage.
--Bob

PixelStan77 wrote:

Thanks Bob for your review and comment. That was all natural light.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Very nice detail, Stan!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

PixelStan77 wrote:

Taken at Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington Hills IL.
I as walking along a path and heard a splash from a pond and saw this frog come out looking for some fresh air. As soon as I got too close splash back into the pond.

Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: 24-120 mm f/4
Shot at 120 mm
Exposure: Auto exposure, Aperture-priority AE, 1/160 sec, f/11, ISO 4000

Great shot Stan

Made me remember working in Grayslake and farther north in 2008, I don't remember our destination, (possibly Crystal Lake) but we were following a GPS and it took us through Barrington Hills, I still laugh, when I think of what the residents thought when a caravan of 9 vehicles one of which was a short school bus came through.