An American Bullfrog (Rana Catesbeiana) cautiously watches me while hiding in the swampy water of Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA.
I am really happy with how well my ZD 150mm ƒ2.0 is performing with a 2x teleconverter. This was shot using the 2x TC and I actually had to back up some because I was to close for the lens to focus. There is a slight crop for a bit better composition.
Thank you everyone for votes and comments. It was a tough week to watch as it started in the 6.9 range and was above 7 and below 7 for a few days until its rise to 7.2xxx. The last day I watched it drop slowly until voting ended. I was hoping for a number 2 spot for camera used but watched it slip away to 5th on that last day. Did hang on to the number 1 spot for lens, but there is not much competition for this lens (actually do not think there are any active members using the ZD 150mm ƒ2.0).
Having a score above 7 is terrible during voting because even a score of 7 will lower it...........
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An appealing image that is deemed to meet the challenge.
First of all, congratulations on winning this challenge. My own perception of bokeh has always been much more clearly identified with specular highlights as opposed to soft or OOF areas which is where I would place your entry. The challenge brief would also seem to veer more towards the soft focus rendering than my own interpretation. I love everything about this lovely image it is very well executed, however, I would probably have scored it lower than an image with clearly defined bokeh in respect of my definition than has obviously been the case here at DPC.
The image itself is gorgeous, I love the sharp focus on the eye and the shallow DOF both obviously essential regardless of the challenge brief. Its always a classic to photograph a frog emerging with this lovely duckweed on and around it, perfect. I particularly love the eye and the reflections, superb. There's no doubt about it, this really is a lovely image but I still long for 'true' bokeh in it.
The Prince
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