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Photographer Joggie van Staden  Joggie van Staden {Karma:41700}
Project #56 Wildlife and Insects Camera Model Nikon D70
Categories Macro
Nature
Wildlife
Film Format
Portfolio Reptiles & Amphibians
The natural world
Macro
Lens Nikon  105mm f/2.8D AF Micro
Uploaded 5/4/2005 Film / Memory Type Lexar  1GB
    ISO / Film Speed 16
Views 768 Shutter 1/125
Favorites Aperture f/32
Critiques 29 Rating
6.19
/ 16 Ratings
Location City -  George
State -  WESTERN CAPE
Country - South Africa   South Africa
About A small (2cm)rough skinned toad (Bufo rangeri) photographed in my backyard. Hazy sunlight with fill in flash. Contrast, brightness and sharpness adjusted in PS. Cropped to 90% of original.
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There are 29 Comments in 1 Pages
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fokstrot . fokstrot .   {K:6560} 6/1/2006
Excellent macro!

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Bryan Jarmain   {K:11941} 8/29/2005
Ah - this was the one in Weg. I was wondering if you posted it. Well done.

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David Pereira   {K:160} 6/24/2005
Excellent

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Joggie van Staden Joggie van Staden   {K:41700} 5/13/2005
Hi Pankaj - It will be an honour and I will strive to be honest in my opinion. Take care.
Joggie

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Pankaj Arora   {K:3752} 5/13/2005
Hye Joggie ...where humble bio. of ur's...Thanx for commenting on my pics and the picture i see above is excellent!!!!The details are crystal clear and colors are lovely!!And i wd love to add you to my friend's list if u don't mind!!

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NN  NN     {K:26787} 5/7/2005
Perfect composition ~ outstanding shot, Joggie!

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andree lerat andree lerat   {K:17476} 5/7/2005
I love how the leaf he is standing on has a zoom effect propelling the toad toward the viewer. Great focal point. Invisible fill flash. Stunning results.

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Laurie Gould   {K:11942} 5/6/2005
Wonderful image! The green is stunning and provides great contrast to the frog. Well done! :)

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Ned Ali Ned Ali   {K:11928} 5/6/2005
great dof and angle of view!!
terrific closeup of the guy!

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Chris Spracklen   {K:32552} 5/5/2005
Excellent capture and composition, Joggie.
Best regards, Chris

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Girish Chonkar   {K:6903} 5/5/2005
Beautiful frog, looks like exercising on the leaf. Should have given a kiss and that frog might turn to beautiful prince.

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Kareem Hamdan Kareem Hamdan   {K:3180} 5/5/2005
great one, check www.agfanet.com and see the winning photos of the last competition. you will see an immpresive frog shot.

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Ehdae  (Abullha AL Hazza)   {K:4725} 5/5/2005
Excellent Shot!

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Joggie van Staden Joggie van Staden   {K:41700} 5/5/2005
Thanks biliana - the feeling is mutual! Take care
Joggie

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B:)liana    {K:30945} 5/5/2005
wow. what superb details and all!
THank you for your comments on my Abstract work, and I have now the pleasure to see your world of your photographs, and I like it!
All my best, nice to meet YOU, Joggie!
B:)liana

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Margaret Sturgess   {K:49403} 5/5/2005
THis is wonderful - and a grat title for it, he is definitely staking his claim to that spot, great detail - a lovely composition
Margaret
Thank you for your comments

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kokupsy_un morita kokupsy_un morita   {K:2651} 5/5/2005
wao! super shot.
wonderful venerable posture.

thanks for a comment of my pic.

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Shahram Malek Shahram Malek   {K:-146} 5/4/2005
Thanks a lot Joggie...I'll keep these in mind.

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Joggie van Staden Joggie van Staden   {K:41700} 5/4/2005
Thanks Sharam, appreciated. After using the D70 for a while I started to mimick the things I learned with my old Pentax K1000 in order to get vivid colours. I think everything starts with proper exposure. With digital there is some room to play with under-exposure but the medium is unforgiving to over-exposure. My camera is almost constantly on -0.7stops exposure compensation and I often step it down to -f2 or 2.5. The second thing that often ruins a nature /macro shot is glare - If the sun shines, use a polarizer filter - it makes a hugh difference to colour saturation. Thirdly, the use of flash with the macros also help to bring out the colours further. My image enhancement settings is untouched because I always try to reproduce the natural colours. Lastly I use PS mainly for touch-up work and slight adjustments of the levels, brightness, contrast and sharpness. I sometimes do a small amount of saturation enhancement but I dont like it because you easily get colour shifts and often loose definition - especially on finely or faintly detialed reds, greens and yellows.

The golden rule to me is to spend as much time possible while taking the photo in order to spend as little time possible trying to fix things that went wrong.

Hope it helps. Kind regards.
Joggie

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Yamil Saenz Yamil Saenz   {K:12434} 5/4/2005
Wow,Awesome shot Joggie.
What a Beautiful Bufo.
Everything looks perfect in this image.
Great dof, colors and contrast. He looks so vivid.
The texture is also very impressive. I can almost feel it.
Definitely a 7+++
Thanks for sharing and keep up the good job.
Yamil

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Shahram Malek Shahram Malek   {K:-146} 5/4/2005
Great shot.... 7+++

One question though... how did you get such nice saturation? Was it done in PS? I would appreciate some help. I also have a D70. Do you have your own custom settings? or does it have to do with good white balancing? thanks :)

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Guido Tweepenninckx Guido Tweepenninckx   {K:20076} 5/4/2005
excellent shot of this little frog.
He looks trapped in a trumpetshape plant or flower.
nice those little hands,like he is playing the piano.

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Jeanette Hägglund Jeanette Hägglund   {K:59855} 5/4/2005
What a beautiful little creature! Excellent shot!

Jeanette

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z z   {K:7231} 5/4/2005
You must have your own reptile farm! What a great pose this guy gave you. Wonderful sharp details.

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Lorena Chimera Lorena Chimera   {K:701} 5/4/2005
wow! beatiful clearness for this macro!
excellent capture Joggie, well done. 7++
congrats and regds
lorena

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Zannoni Matteo   {K:12211} 5/4/2005
bella catura.

Pace e salute, M.

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Roberto Bertone   {K:13239} 5/4/2005
Eccellente cattura, bellissimi colori e dettaglio!!!!
Compl.!!!

Saluti.

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Mary Brown   {K:71879} 5/4/2005
Appropriate title. That sure is what the look on his face seems to be saying. Great shot.
Mary
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Ricardo Kuehn   {K:78} 5/4/2005
Excellent Shot!

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