What lurks below

[zulu421]

 

[mk04447]

I think the graduated filter in LR could really make the frog pop in post.

 

[zulu421]

Interesting you say that! I applied a graduated filter across the dark water to bring up the fish. I will mess with the "frog side". Thank you for the comment and idea.

 

[mk04447]

Never get bit now.

It's a cool picture, my edit is comical, but now that I'm thinking about it... I might mask out both the fish and the frog and B/W the rest of the photo.

Tell me if I'm out of the box in wildlife photo forum, not trying to be disrespectful in any way; you guys might want things to look natural. I'm just thinking of ways to mess with an image, no hate here.

 

[zulu421]

No disrespect taken

I did mess with getting the frog to pop a bit more, though I blew the whites on his legs beyond recovery in camera.

 

[mk04447]

This has taken on a life of its own now... I claim no responsibility for this.

 

[zulu421]

I like it

 

[mk04447]

You are kind. I'm trying to find like minded souls on here, I must be honest, I've never done wildlife and I'm not sure what the boundaries are. All I've ever done are my kids sports, but I've been bitten by photography and now it costs me a fortune.

 

[Jeff G]

Great timing Zulu! really makes you want to know what happens next.

A quick Photoshop adjustment, not perfect but helps even things out.

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[Waynebarkr]

I would suggest a closer crop to focus more on the action.