Very Small Amphibian on a Mushroom

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• red45 (31094)
• [2007-01-02 13:38]

Hi Ricardo!

Sure, I like it very much! Frog looks cute, pose is quite funny. Great composition with fantastic colours and lights. Interesting note. Workshop picture is also great and shows us how small this amphibian is. You showed here your great photographic skill my friend!

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• jmp (8415)
• [2007-01-02 13:39]

Hola Ricardo,
Menos mal que he mirado el WS o hubiera pensado que se trataba de una gran rana. Excelentes detalles, atractiva composición con un punto de vista que mangnifica al anfibio unos bellos colores.
Saludos, José M.

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• Alex99 (23735)
• [2007-01-02 13:40]

Hi Ricardo.
What a nice extreme close-up wit brilliant illustration in form of the workshop. Amazing and unusual colour palette. Great sharpness and details of the frog. Nice combination of the FG and BG. I can see even the reflection of the frog mood. Excellent creative work with skilful execution. BRAVO and my best wishes in 2007.
Alexei.

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• Silvio2006 (102020)
• [2007-01-02 14:07]

Hi Ricardo very well done portrait of this Amphibian, great details with splendid colors, great composition, very well done, thanks for the e-mail and for the precious councils ciao, Silvio

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• hester (11638)
• [2007-01-02 14:13]

Hi Ricardo

Excellent POV, sharp details and a lovely capture...wow I have just looked at the workshop and that IS tiny. I'm even more impressed

TFS

Karan

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• mikou (6093)
• [2007-01-02 14:13]

Hi Ricardo.
It is really amazing very close-up.On those small frog show through beautifully details.Colours are splendid and dark background is very much impressive.
Very accurate and gorgeous work.Thank you for sharing and I wish you best wishes and very much successful in year 2007.
Best regards Milos

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• Hil (5035)
• [2007-01-02 14:18]

Hi Ricardo,

Great close up shot and even more amazing when you check out the workshop and see how tiny it really is, very nice composition and a great pose, very nice details with a great catchlight in the eye, superb brown and Gold colour tones with a really nice dark BG.

TFS Hilary :o)

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• Fisher (8915)
• [2007-01-02 14:45]

Hi Ricardo,

Excellent shot and well done on the composition.
Happy New Year.

Mike

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• Juyona (16891)
• [2007-01-02 15:21]

Excelente Ricardo, empiezas el año dándole al macro... y de que forma, fabulosos detalles y magnífico workshop. saludos y reiterarte mis mejores deseos, saludos

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• wishnugaruda (19365)
• [2007-01-02 15:31]
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Hi Ricardo,
that's realy an interesting guy, never seen such a frog before - is it a frog?
Excellent sharpness and pretty colours, thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• martinmena (1601)
• [2007-01-02 16:06]

Hola Ricardo.
Magnifica imagen de esa pequeña rana.
Muy buena composicion, una foto muy limpia.
Feliz año nuevo 2007.
Un saludo martinmena.

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• eruyanik (5046)
• [2007-01-02 16:17]

A creepy frog on a mushroom, interesting! Great pov and great close-up, when i read your notes, i'm very surprised about the length of this froggie, looks like bigger than you said in the note section. Sorry but i have no idea about the species. But the mushroom, looking to your workshop post, should be a suillus species. The bg with dark blue look wonderful. i like your notes a lot also.
Thank you!
Ersin

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• marhowie (486)
• [2007-01-02 17:18]

Hello Ricardo.
Excellent shot of this tiny amphibian..I think it's when we get down to this size, that macro becomes even more fascinating. The curved mushroom surface looks interesting for example..Sharp detail and well lit subject. Great POV and complete DOF. I like that catchlight as well :)
Very well done.

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• saguzar (7202)
• [2007-01-02 18:23]
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Hola Ricardo,
Estupenda foto, me gusta esa extraña ranita sobre ese hongo. El macro es muy bueno al igual que el punto de vista. Espero poder identificarla en mi libro guia de anfibios argentinos.
Un saludo y que comiences y sigas bien el 2007.
Hernán

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• yllen (641)
• [2007-01-02 18:40]

Hola Maestro:
Excelente macro de esta microranita. Muy buenos detalles y nitidez de la imàgen, como asì tambièn los colores y la profundidad de esta compo. Es realmente muy interesante ver la totalidad de esta captura. ¡Congratulaciones!
Un abrazo.
elly

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• SkyF (8073)
• [2007-01-02 19:28]

Hello Ricardo.
you made this midget look like a giant. Excellent closeup, with fabulous details and great DOF. I never thought that it was that small until I saw the workshop.
Great capture!
TFS.. and Happy New Year.
Sky

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• jeanpaul (14962)
• [2007-01-02 19:47]

Bonsoir Ricardo
Très jolie cette petite grenouille les couleurs les détails et la composition tout est joli.
Merci et au revoir.....JP

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• jcoowanitwong (13752)
• [2007-01-02 22:21]

Hi Ricardo,
Well done on this tiny frog. Details texture are clearly seen. Great pov, exposure and composition. TFS and Happy New Year,
JC

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-01-02 23:26]
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Hello Ricardo

That is amazing.The close up of this little froglet shows such fine detail in his markings and colourings.He is on top of a mushroom?that gives excellent perspective to his miniature size.Great low POV and well done on the DOF.Sharp details .TFS

Rob

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• blakitan (5517)
• [2007-01-02 23:48]

Hi Ricardo,
Very nice details of this tiny frog. Superbly captured.
Sharp and neat image.
Excellent macro-shot.

Ben Lakitan

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• lemoineth (2286)
• [2007-01-03 1:05]

belle photo,détails bien nets,bonnes couleurs. Bonne année. Amitiés Thomas

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• manyee (23770)
• [2007-01-03 2:44]

What an interesting texture on the skin of that frog, Ricardo.
You captured the details and colors with excellent sharpness and beautiful light. The POV is perfect for showing all the markings of this amazingly tiny amphibian. Congratulations on this superb macro.
Thank you for your continuous encouragement and for sharing your wonderful posts.
Happy New Year to you and your family. : )

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• Bufo (4247)
• [2007-01-03 2:50]

Hello Ricardo,
I also tried to identify the toad but failed. I found a similar toad species in South Africa with a blunt nose. But what a fantastic image! I really can't get enough of herpetofauna images and it is really nice to see species with I've never seen before. And what to think about the size? Just great.
And also really well captured from a low point of view (which gives good eye contact) and the sun in the eye.
Compliments, Jacob

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• pitufo (361)
• [2007-01-03 3:28]

bravo ricardo,la perfection

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• horia (16656)
• [2007-01-03 4:07]

Hi Rocardo

This is absolutely CUTE!!! So small and fragile...but adorable :) I'm actually amazed that you saw it :)
You did good to post a WS to show the exact size of this frog...gives a great idea of the good super-macro work you've maanged here.
I like the colros and the light here, too.
The patterns on the toad's skin are beautiful and very well visible and the bright glance in it's eye is wonderful.
Excellently composed and presented, MF!
Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• valy67 (9219)
• [2007-01-03 6:31]

Hello Ricardo !
I had never seen such a tiny frog before, it's amazing ! And the picture is very well-taken, as usual. Excellent details, beautiful colors and composition, nice POV, and a very interesting note. Very well done !
Valérie.

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• Antonio_Carlos (54)
• [2007-01-03 6:55]

Olá Ricardo,
Não fosse pela outra foto que você indica em Workshop eu não teria noção do tamanho desse minúsculo anfíbio.
Uma bela foto, com texturas cores e detalhes muito interessantes. Parabéns!!
Saludos,
AC

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• scottevers7 (12309)
• [2007-01-03 7:34]

Hi Ricardo,
Amazing macro! The workshop photo is excellent to show just how small this guy is. A spot on exposure. Even with no fill flash it really has beautiful color saturation. Nice sharp detail with excellent DOF. The textures of the skin are shown in intricate detail. Great camera work my friend!

Scott

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• nainnain (6259)
• [2007-01-03 7:59]

hi RICARDO
ENCORE UN EXCELLENT TRAVAIL
tres bonnes couleurs, bravo
merci , amitiès
edith

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• pvb (1981)
• [2007-01-03 8:09]
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Hi Ricardo,
I almost did not belief you about the size of the frog. With your macro its looks a lot (and I mean a lot) bigger than the one on your workshop. Good sharpness and details. Nice light.
TFS Paula
And a happy new year to you and your family

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• claudine (0)
• [2007-01-03 10:21]

Hello Ricardo,
I'm very impressed by the real size of this tinny amphibian!!! You were lucky to see it actually ;) This is a great POV, details, sharpness and composition. I think that this guy is very cute but he needs a bath ;) Well seen and well done with excellent notes! Cheers!
Claudine

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• Necipp (100)
• [2007-01-03 11:53]

Wow Ricardo nice shot detail and contrast is superb creative lighting with excellent DOF and both foreground and background are nicely contrasting stunning job best rgds Necip P.T.

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• vanderschelden (30441)
• [2007-01-03 13:41]

Wonderful Ricardo,
Like yhe workshop post too.
Quite a surprise...so small!
Good work!
TFS
Annick

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• marcin (2057)
• [2007-01-03 15:06]
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witam
piekne, ostre zdjecie makro, super kolor,
serdecznie pozdrawiam i najlepszego w nowym roku
Marcin

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• coasties (28054)
• [2007-01-03 16:02]

Hello Ricardo

Happy New Year my friend! I DO like this little fella. You have done a super job here considering the size of this fella. Very skilfull camera work. :-)

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• livios (16942)
• [2007-01-03 22:40]
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Ricardo, tenho a sensação de que a foto poderia estar um pouco mais nítida, mas é somente uma impressão.

Gosto muito das cores e da composição. Excelentes contraste e saturação.

Mais um belo trabalho.

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• Maite (5199)
• [2007-01-04 9:08]

Hola Ricardo
Apenas puedo imaginarme un sapito tan pequeño a tamaño natural, 1 cm?!! ¡Qué cosita tan graciosa!
La imagen ha quedado realmente bien y tiene una estupenda presentación. En definitiva, un trabajo excelente. Muchas gracias por mostrarnos algo tan curioso.
Que tengas un muy feliz año 2007 tú también.
Saludos
Maite

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• marmottelolo (14697)
• [2007-01-04 9:12]

bonjour ricardo
a en voir la taille que vous mentionnée dans votre note,cette grenouille est extremement petite,vous en avez fait une excellente macro.
bravo et bonne année.
laurent

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• izler (44)
• [2007-01-04 11:20]

hello ricardo
this is interesting amphibian for me. i have never seen like this. composition, point of view, using of light, details and note are great
TFS
regards
izler

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• Hay_kes (4027)
• [2007-01-04 12:15]

Hi Ricardo,
A wonderful macro.Details, sharp, colours andframe are excellent.Well composed.TFS.

hAyAti

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• clint (1371)
• [2007-01-04 13:13]

a cracking macro shot of this little creature.
you have maintained the detail and colour well. good dof and a nice clean background.
nice work.
clint

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• mario-roberto (2627)
• [2007-01-04 13:31]

hi ric,
very interesting shot.

bye mario

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• Evelynn (14454)
• [2007-01-04 15:56]

One centimeter...My goodness! I didn't know they were ever that small! You have a good eye to spot it. It is a great shot with super light.

TFS
Evelynn : )

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• loot (11276)
• [2007-01-04 17:37]
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Hi Ricardo

Ha-ha-ha, they do not call a mushroom ‘a toadstool’ for no reason. Your workshop clearly shows this teeny-weeny character enjoying the view from his ‘enormous’ throne. Well seen and captured.

Wow, talk about a tiny little frog. Your excellent macro shows some very interesting details of this small amphibian. You even managed to sport a lovely pin-prick catch light in its eye. The composition is fine and the colours are rich and well saturated. The OOF dark BG is a positive attribute to compliment the frog and you’ve done very well to show the textures of its body through a well managed exposure that brought out the lovely contrasts.

Great work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• XOTAELE (8)
• [2007-01-05 11:16]

Hola Ricardo. Otra pequeña maravilla que nos muestras con delicados detalles. Si no hubiese visto la otra imagen pensaría que era un anfibio "normal"...mi sorpresa fue ver el tamaño que tiene, tan minúsculo.
Un saludo Ricardo y muchas gracias.
Juan Luis.

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• dkaved (2114)
• [2007-01-05 17:32]

Hi Ricardo,
Another amazing macro shot!Quite amazing to read from yout note that they are so small.Lovely contrasts in colour and I like how the spots on its back and sides match up with its perch.Well done.
Regards, david

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• Isu (1663)
• [2007-01-05 18:26]

Hola Ricardo:
Increible toma, vaya con el anfibio tan diminuto! Me gustó mucho el Workshop que has puesto.
Tiene una nitidez perfecta...
Saludos Sira

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• pankajbajpai (16627)
• [2007-01-05 21:30]

hi ricardo,
happy new year to you,
nice capture,
well composed,
well saturated colours,
nice pov, good dof,
nice dark bg,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• extramundi (13176)
• [2007-01-06 7:43]
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Al abrir esta foto, además de disfrutar de la vista lo primero que se me pasó por la cabeza fue "a ver si mi amigo Ricardo se acordo de mi y publico una vista de la seta en el WS"... y voila! No solo se puede apreciar el diminuto tamaño del anfibio sino que los aficionados podemos disfrutar de esta seta uruguaya. Por cierto que tengo a 3 uruguayos trabajando conmigo y les encantan las setas gallegas, cuando llega el otoño siempre las recolectan :)
Bonito punto de vista, estupendas luces y el color azabache verde del fondo muy bello.
Un saludo amigo!

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• dew77 (13270)
• [2007-01-06 17:02]

Hello Ricardo,
Very nice close up.Detaila and sharpness are amazing.I liked POV,lighting,pose of frog and composition also a lot.
TFS...:-)

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• cecilia (4630)
• [2007-01-06 20:06]

What can I say? - perfection in composition and detail as ever Ricardo...
Well done...
Cecilia

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• goutham_ramesh (12237)
• [2007-01-07 1:20]

Hi Ricardo,
Is this fellow from Eldorado? what golden yellow tones in the picture, its amazing. The POV , the catch light in its eyes and the colors are stunning
TFS
Goutham R

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• thistle (9282)
• [2007-01-07 8:12]

Hello Ricardo,
Very interesting post! On WS picture you can really see how tiny this little creature is. I like the main picture more though. The details are superb and low POV really works. I very much like the gloomy mood and colours.
VERY WELL DONE!

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• clnaef (6814)
• [2007-01-07 10:45]

Bonjour,
Un bel oeil bien vif !
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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• PDP (11769)
• [2007-01-07 14:09]

Hello Ricardo, happy New Year to you too.

Nice shot of this baby toad, interesting lighting and good composition too. Well done.

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• peter_stoeckl (11526)
• [2007-01-08 8:20]

Hello Ricardo,
these two images seen together offer the astounding discovery how very tiny this little amphibium is in fact.
Amazing super macro, a symphony of subtle colours emergig from a perfectly distant dark background.
The image is composed like a fine painting.
Ricardo, Happy New Year to you, too!
Thank you! Best regards,
Peter

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• fiyo (15161)
• [2007-01-08 10:42]

Hello Ricardo,
Excellent shot!
Great composition with nice POV,
very good details and nice colours.
Well done!

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• ramthakur (56953)
• [2007-01-08 11:04]

Hello Ricardo,
Looking at your workshop first helped in grasping the true scale of this really miniscule frog perched on top of an earth-bound mushroom, which again seems to be quite small in comparison with the pine cone lying near it.
That leaves the scope for just saying that it is a very fine macro image of this tiny frog which you have captured deftly with your extraordinary skills as a discerning nature photographer.
Thanks for sharing this delightful capture.
Warm regards,
Ram

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• Luis52 (15809)
• [2007-01-08 17:51]

Hola Ricardo.- Bella foto de esta pequeña Ranita. Colores muy naturales y muy buena nitidez. Luis52.

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• wkshelton (5492)
• [2007-01-09 8:09]

Hello Ricardo,

Excllent work, Greatcolors Bg POV DOf perfect details very crisp, nicly composed and capture photo, excllent work

TFS Kyle

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• elefantino (14406)
• [2007-01-09 11:58]

uuuuuuuhhhh!!
Lovely shot, really detailed and well managed considering the dimension of the subject.
Perfecto !!

Andrea

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• metcher (4284)
• [2007-01-09 15:27]

Hi, Ricardo.
Interesting frog. Good composition and POV. Nice color.

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• JORAPAVI (4643)
• [2007-01-09 16:37]
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Hola Ricardo,
Extraordinario macro de gran nitidez y excelentes texturas, el brillo del ojo sobresaliente. El hongo sobre el que se posa es posible que sea un Suillus de unos, la ranita nunca las he visto tan pequeñas. Un cordial saludo

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• nimou (3171)
• [2007-01-09 18:48]

Genial en su textura ricardo, esa iluminacion le da el toque final, envuelto de misterio.

PD: estoy reactivando el blog de macrofoted, ha estado destruido por un ataque de hacker en Noviembre. He casi reconstituido la estructura, cuando este listo te pasare una invitacion por si quieres particpar en el. Os dejo el link por si quereis verlo.
http://macrofoted.blogspot.com/

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• pablominto (14563)
• [2007-01-10 6:41]

Hello Ricardo,
This is a little gem!
Macro work is very well done, and action of the subject is well captured...
Superb colours and sharp fine details, and the mushroom adds to composition!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• milas (173)
• [2007-01-10 11:11]
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selam Ricardo;
güzel bir yakınçekim tebrikler selamlar

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• Ken52 (4195)
• [2007-01-10 12:11]

Great macro of such a tiny frog. It was very helpful to see workshop photo. Nice details, colors and eye contact.

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• simon182 (1357)
• [2007-01-10 12:46]

Ricardo
Love this guy he looks like a dinosaur!
He stands out well on the bright mushroom compared with dark background. Pin sharp and lovely texture to his skin. Great shot, right time and place. Thanks for my comment and welcome.
Simon

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• oscarromulus (42)
• [2007-01-10 21:12]

Ricardo,
Love your detailed notes.
This is another GREAT register of yours.
Very well presented.
Very well composed.
Great clarity.
Best regards,
Mario.

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• glazzaro (4605)
• [2007-01-11 1:29]

Nice close up, good detail and texture in the skin, a well taken shot indeed!

Greg

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• Adam73 (2253)
• [2007-01-11 17:30]

I love the warm lighting, the POV, and DOF is very awesome. Color saturation is perfect. Sharpness and details are very sweet.

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• undoredo (2740)
• [2007-01-12 3:34]

Hi Ricardo,
It's been a while. :-)
You've taken a wonderful micro shot!!
Excellent focused on small frog with superb details.
Nice colors and DOF, the composition is also great.
Well done and TFS,
Regards,
Kevin

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• TAZ (10926)
• [2007-01-13 1:51]

Hello Ricardo,
This small amphibian seems like a big monster on my screen because of the close-up ;-)
The "+++" : strange subject, point of view, sharpness, DOF, blurred background, colors, exposure, instructive note...
The "-" : perhaps less space on left and little more on right for the composition...
Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

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• saeedabbasi (5100)
• [2007-01-13 5:44]

Hi dear Ricardo ,
excellent focus and nice BG.
well composition.
thanks my good friend
Saeed

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• janhendrik (2392)
• [2007-01-13 18:52]

Hi Ricardo,

Thanks for the kind and gracious critique on my last picture. I’m glad you liked it.

This is a very nice picture. Incredible to think that this frog is only 1 cm. Amazing!

Well done and TFS.
Jan-Hendrik

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• sAner (4750)
• [2007-01-14 6:05]

Hi there Ricardo,

This is indeed a VERY small amphibian!! You've captured him very well. The details in the eye are very good. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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• JoseMiguel (5658)
• [2007-01-14 8:04]
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Hola Ricardo,
Maravillosos todos y cada uno de los detalles que pudiste captar en este diminuto anfibio.
Me encanta el juego entre la oscuridad por donde va apareciendo y el brillante tono ocre-naranja del hongo.
Extraordinarias las texturas que se observan, incluso los granos de... ¿arena?
Tus presentaciones merecen ser esperadas!
Felicitaciones y un abrazo,
JM

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• Tamrock (1928)
• [2007-01-15 14:23]

hi ricardo!
nice one with good sharpness and
nice dof and pov
fine coulors and lightning
well done!

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• cicindela (9226)
• [2007-01-20 17:25]

Dear Ricardo!
As you know I am new on TN so this time a short comment to one of your earlier pictures :)
Your picture show how great is biodiversity on the Earth! When I was on Spitsbergen I saw mushrooms bigger that willows (or better: willows smaller that mushrooms) but this frog is really nice!
Best withes from Lodz,
Radomir

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• fyapici (7499)
• [2007-01-20 19:35]

Hola Ricardo Agabey.
A very nice portrait, as a perfect macro work, of this little frog. You have done always the best. Thanks for sharing.

Saludos sinceros y buenos dias.
Fevzi

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• flagman (2408)
• [2007-01-22 11:06]

A very nice macro. The workshop helps us to understand how small it really is and appreciate what good work you did to bring us this close! TFS

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• wuta (2142)
• [2007-01-26 13:39]

Hello Ricardo , A Great shot from this beauty little frog , very good details colours sharpnes and beauty bg and framing tfs ,Good Weekend Teunie ,and thanks for you comments ,

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• pilonm (3321)
• [2007-01-31 12:24]

WOW Ricardo!!!

What an amazing picture of this so tiny but so cute amphibian!!! You got a great pov and I like very much the little spark in its eye! Details are remarkable and the exposition cannot be better letting us see the different colors of the animal... Great shot and TFS!!!

Michel

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• tyu (42)
• [2007-02-06 9:58]

Hi Ricardo another beautiful image excellent texture good details cheers Shimon

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• shirgold (2748)
• [2007-03-03 8:01]

Hola Ricardo,
Que buena captura. No puedo imaginar (mas fácil con el workshop...) que es tan chiquito y ademas que esta sobre una seta.
Tu punto de vista esta perfecto - al mismo nivel que el sujeto y los colores excelentes.
TFS - Shir

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• Alex_Strugariu (649)
• [2007-03-23 14:38]

Hi Ricardo,

This is a splendid shot !
It looks like a huge amphibian struggeling to stay on the moon :)
Wonderful POV, splendid lighting and great details!
TFS

Alex

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• IulianGherghel (1413)
• [2007-06-08 5:05]

Hi,
Very good shot
the colors, composition and macro are great.
Good work!
Best regards from Europe/Romania,
Iulian