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Raghu · Apr 30, 2006, 12:11 AM

Summer has started in earnest here, and temperature is touching 41 degrees.All plants are drying up, but this buddy managed to find some cool place. I was trying to get as close to him as possible, and he was trying to get away from me as much as possible! Still, I managed these shots.

Raghu · Apr 30, 2006, 12:11 AM

2

Raghu · Apr 30, 2006, 12:12 AM

and 3.

Hiroshi · Apr 30, 2006, 12:33 AM

Raghu,two andthree are nice shots, but #1 is a great shot. The way the frog is poised and the way you framed it is perfect. The only critique i would have, is that it seems to be a little overexposed...which is easily adjusted in PP by turning down the brightness a bit...to my eyes, this looks a little more balanced....of coarse it's all subjective.

Hiroshi

squirl033 · Apr 30, 2006, 2:14 AM

considering the shutter speeds you were working with, and the focal length of the lens setting, these came out quote well. there's a bit more noise than i'd expect, but these are probably fairly heavily cropped - either that, or you really got in his face to get these at 3x! :Gin any case, nice shotsin what was obviously a difficult lighting situation!

Raghu · Apr 30, 2006, 6:19 AM

Thanks Hiroshi and Squirl. Yes, the photo was heavily cropped. You would not believe the light and heat at around 7-7.15 a.m. when I shot these. I like Hiroshi's redone pic.

squirl033 · Apr 30, 2006, 11:02 AM

Raghu, i took the liberty of running your pic through NeatImage and tweaking the brightness and contrast just a bit to compensate for the overexposure... hope you don't mind...

Raghu · Apr 30, 2006, 9:29 PM

Thanks, Squirl. The result is good. I was using Neat Image for some time, but of late I have discontinuedbecause I feel it sort-ofsmudges finer details (forexample, comparethe skin shrink and specks in the throat area of the frog in the re-made image with the original). However, you have done a 'Neat' job! Thanks for your interest.

tiger98 · Apr 30, 2006, 9:30 PM

They all looked good to me Raghu! Nice job. Jim

Raghu · May 1, 2006, 12:02 AM

Hello Jim! How are you? It's quite some time since I saw you posting. Hope all is well with you. And, thanks for your comments.

Raghu

Apr 30, 2006, 12:11 AM	#2
Raghu Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ambattur, near Chennai, India Posts: 3,656	2 Attached Images

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Raghu Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ambattur, near Chennai, India Posts: 3,656	and 3. Attached Images

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Hiroshi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,749	Raghu,two andthree are nice shots, but #1 is a great shot. The way the frog is poised and the way you framed it is perfect. The only critique i would have, is that it seems to be a little overexposed...which is easily adjusted in PP by turning down the brightness a bit...to my eyes, this looks a little more balanced....of coarse it's all subjective. Hiroshi Attached Images

Apr 30, 2006, 11:02 AM	#7
squirl033 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,898	Raghu, i took the liberty of running your pic through NeatImage and tweaking the brightness and contrast just a bit to compensate for the overexposure... hope you don't mind... Attached Images

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Apr 30, 2006, 2:14 AM	#5
squirl033 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,898	considering the shutter speeds you were working with, and the focal length of the lens setting, these came out quote well. there's a bit more noise than i'd expect, but these are probably fairly heavily cropped - either that, or you really got in his face to get these at 3x! :Gin any case, nice shotsin what was obviously a difficult lighting situation!

Apr 30, 2006, 6:19 AM	#6
Raghu Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ambattur, near Chennai, India Posts: 3,656	Thanks Hiroshi and Squirl. Yes, the photo was heavily cropped. You would not believe the light and heat at around 7-7.15 a.m. when I shot these. I like Hiroshi's redone pic.

Apr 30, 2006, 9:29 PM	#8
Raghu Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ambattur, near Chennai, India Posts: 3,656	Thanks, Squirl. The result is good. I was using Neat Image for some time, but of late I have discontinuedbecause I feel it sort-ofsmudges finer details (forexample, comparethe skin shrink and specks in the throat area of the frog in the re-made image with the original). However, you have done a 'Neat' job! Thanks for your interest.

Apr 30, 2006, 9:30 PM	#9
tiger98 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,696	They all looked good to me Raghu! Nice job. Jim

May 1, 2006, 12:02 AM	#10
Raghu Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ambattur, near Chennai, India Posts: 3,656	Hello Jim! How are you? It's quite some time since I saw you posting. Hope all is well with you. And, thanks for your comments. Raghu