[LRflex] Re: On the way to the pond...

Nice shot.  That sucker really blends in.  You did well to capture it with
what you had.  I like the action pose though the focus on the head is a bit
off, but I can understand that if the little guy was moving about.

Aram

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> 
> My wife discovered several new ponds last week, when she spent 4 days
> on horseback, with friends.
> 
> Yesterday, we set out in the truck (4x4) to see if we could find them
> via "road".  We did, but the waterfowl were not in evidence, as they
> had been, the week before.
> 
> But the day was not lost.  As I hiked around one of the ponds, I came
> across this little guy...
> 
> http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/Frog1.htm
> 
> He was quite a challenge to shoot, as he was fast and he was small.
> 
> If you want to know just how small... look here....
> 
> http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/Frog2.htm
> 
> I wasn't prepared for impromptu macro work, so I used the 12~60 Oly
> zoom and the 1.4x converter.  The result was a 120mm lens with a 12"
> close focus distance, and it worked!
> 
> Comments, criticism appreciated, as always.
> 
> Cheers!
> ---
> 
> David Young,
> Logan Lake, CANADA
> 
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