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Wood Frog (albino)


Wood Frog (albino)
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Copyright: Luc Durocher (Luc) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1835 W: 301 N: 4287] (14767)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-04-05
Categories: Amphibians
Camera: Canon PowerShot S1 IS, Canon 52mm close-up lens 250D
Exposure: f/8, 1/5 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Magnificent Macros, Great Portraits, Albinism and leucism [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-04-07 22:10
Viewed: 7897
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Wood Frog (albino)
Rana sylvatica

Frogs that live in cold regions can't be active year round. When the weather gets cold their bodies cool down and they can't move.
As the temperature drops, frogs burrow a little ways under forest leaves (so they won't freeze to death), and go into hibernation until the weather gets warm again.
The Wood Frogs are one of serveral species that have the amazing ability to completely freeze solid! (Peepers can do the same...except that in their case they have lots of glycerol, not glucose, in their system)
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I hope that you like this really special frog photographed through glass at the Ecomuseum.
marhowie, ellis49, dew77, LordPotty, naki, JeanMichel, sAner, Janice, gerhardt, red45, Signal-Womb, hummingbird24, liquidsunshine, extramundi, danbachmann has marked this note useful
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To hummingbird24: our mind do not expect...Luc 1 04-10 23:06
To marhowie: Congratulations!Luc 1 04-08 00:25
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Great close-up, Luc.
Very good details, POV and composition.
It's amazing what you can do with the S1.
Well done, my friend

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-04-08 1:16]

Waouh ! Quel beau et intéressant portrait pour cette étonnante Grenouille albinos. Bonne profondeur de champ.
Very well done Luc !

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4432 W: 248 N: 4028] (13270)
  • [2005-04-08 2:16]

Very good shot! Details on head are marvelllous.
I've never seen this kind of frog before.I don't know what to say say about his eyes,looks very strange!
Thanks for sharing this interesting frog shot with your complete note

Wooow Luc!
What a monster you did! I'm affraid of its eyes very much!!!!
Great photo of this ugly frog!

What a fantastic post Luc.
It is totally amazing to think that animals can freeze solid and thaw out to keep living.Some of our Weta (king crickets) can do that. I wonder how many albino frogs there are.Frogs that get washed into caves and breed succussive generations there can develop a white strain.
Tres interessant mon ami!

Amazing close up and pov. Great detail, a frog I've never seen before.
Well caught Luc and thanks for sharing.

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  • naki Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 382 W: 27 N: 5] (40)
  • [2005-04-08 4:33]

Very good close-up Luc. Very interesting albino but you got a lot of share on this look. Note is really informative.
Thanks for sharing
Well done.

This is GREAT !! specially since you photographed it through glass !!

Love the eyes. Good DOF and POV

Well done
Elize

Cher Luc. Encore une magnifique photo, d'un sujet très intéressant et nouveau pour moi. J'admire la maîtrise de votre prise de vue et la qualité de l'image. Quelles que soient les conditions, vous arrivez toujours à nous étonner. Bravo!

Hello my nature loving friend! ;-)) Very nice mugshot with a great diagonal slant on things.
Great details and this Albino proves a very interesting look..Well done!

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1455 W: 74 N: 1426] (4750)
  • [2005-04-08 6:23]

What a very nice photo Luc, especially because you shot it through glass. This is a rare species which isn't represented that much on TN. Thank you very much for sharing it with us. Like Howard I really like the diagonal touch.

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3277 W: 148 N: 6163] (18832)
  • [2005-04-08 6:27]

Very interesting specimen Luc. It is an albino then, is it? I imagine they are quite rare too. His amazing eyes make me wonder if he would be blind.
Good up-close shot of him. Well cropped too. Amazing capture Luc - I like this very much.

Great shot Luc, well composed.
Good POV, sharpness and pose.
Well done.
TFS.

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2005-04-08 8:57]

Now this is a first for me, a white frog and no paint on it. Very good sharpness and detail in this composition.

Very well done and thanks for posting

Very interesting this post, Luc. This critter I have never seen before and the impcat from your photo is very dramatic. Very well done.

Excelent work, Luc.
Une belle image. fantastique, bravo.

Mike

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2636 W: 74 N: 9091] (31094)
  • [2005-04-08 14:32]

Luc, this is monster from my worst nightmares! When I was young boy I often watched at my grandma home movies about alien invasion - they look like your frog! Scary eyes, weird skin. I wouldn't sleep tonight :-) Photo is excellent by the way. Great composition, textures, details and, yes, subject. Great work!

Fantastic capture and interesting post Luc, very well done.

Excellent capture Luc. It is a mesmerizing image of nature's many twists. I feel strangely sad while looking into these eyes and cannot explain why...
Good textures, color and composition, well done. Thank you.

Wonderful shot Luc,
This is the first Albino frog I've seen. He has such lovely glistening skin.
Good composition, details and sharpness.
Thanks for posting

Luc, I had not time to look at your shots, I have just opened your gallery and just the thumnbs took my breath away...Congratulations.
Of course I had to vote this one, extramundi stuff!!
After dinner I will have more time to enjoy the others :-) Regards, Felipe.

never saw an albino frog, scary and interesting, tFS Ori

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