Yeah, -hangs head-, sorry I didn't realize it was real. As I mentioned in my PM to Rackat I just assumed a frog-like being with those colourings would be too poisonous to use as a subject, so therefore it couldn't possibly be real. It is a really great photo though.
Id really like to see a setup shot on this, maybe one taken back several feet to get good idea how this was done. Always looking to learn as much as I can. I enjoy showing setups and sharing the know how. thanks! :)
Great photo. Super colors. I'm a newbie here, but I thought the rules said you couldn't doctor the photo. I had Oriental Fire Bellied Toads before. They didn't have red toes or that pattern on their chest. It was basically orange on the belly, no pattern. Is this a new type, or is it ok to play with colors?
Wow....Wow is all I can say! Extremely well/professionally executed. The background color works very well (especially the color variation). This toad definately has modelling aspirations! Very well deserved!
Congratulations! Just like the rest of your photos this is supurb. Your colorful backgrounds are always so perfect! I see that I'm not the only one wanting to know how you get your backgrounds so perfect. Please share your secret. (I don't think you'll have anybody debating the worthiness of your win this week!
Congradulations on the great winning photo! Excellent! I'm also interested in how you did it. I read your comments. You could give some of us amateurs some pointers. It looks like you had top right and lower left lighting. But I was also wondering what you used to hold the spoon and how you did the gradient background? I know that background can be done with software but how did you do it without software?
Thank you very kindly to everyone that took the time to comment! A couple of you thought this little guy was not real and referred to a white line in the photo. I was really stumped for a while about this and then I finally saw what I now believe to be a dog hair. He stays mainly in the water and gets pretty sticky when he starts to dry. He would tolerate shooting for about 2 minutes then off the spoon he'd hop, sometimes landing not quite on all fours. I would then pick the debris from the carpet off his sticky skin, and shoot for a couple more minutes before I put him up....guess I missed a hair and never noticed it in the shot. Amandolin, you are right! I was wondering if anyone would notice! He is actually an Oriental Fire Bellied Toad, but for title purposes he became a frog for the week.
I like how you have used the spoon to show the size of this little fellow. This is a remarkable photo. Love the toenail polish. Bet that took some time!!
Love the toes. Who painted the toenails? Wild colors. Weird eye. Great way to indicate the size. Wouldn't have thought of that myself. Great idea. Wild back background but it sure goes with this dude. Great picture. He's a good 8 PTL
Lovely frog and great shot, one of my favourites this week! IMHO it would be better with a less colourful or black background. This could highlight the nice colours of the frog, especially his red 'fingertips'. The colourful background is a little bit distracting from this detail. Nevertheless I voted 10. Good luck - nds
Excellent! My first 10 this week. I love the colours on the little critter. The background is also great. Great composition. Good luck in the challenge. 10 Jacko
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