{"id":3151,"date":"2012-09-06T06:04:55","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T10:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=3151"},"modified":"2012-09-06T06:10:15","modified_gmt":"2012-09-06T10:10:15","slug":"frog-and-toad-at-old-falls-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3151","title":{"rendered":"Frog and Toad at Old Falls Pond"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Old Falls Pond is the only place near home where I have found Northern Leopard Frogs. I am certain they are other places in York County, but I have not seen them. On the other hand, I see at least one on every visit to Old Falls Pond\u2026and generally right in the same area. This tiny fellow, the size of a quarter, was hopping toward the pond, across the trail, and paused only long enough for a few pics. While it is an interesting creature all around, I find it especially interesting that the dark stripe on the face runs through<\/em> the eye. I think that might be unique.<\/p>\n

Canon SX40HS. Program with iContrast and \u20131\/3EV exposure compensation. 1240mm equivalent field of view. f5.8 @ 1\/400th @ ISO 160. One of the things I really like about the Canon SX40HS is the ability to fill the frame with will small stuff from 5 feet. It makes shots like this possible with minimal disturbance of the subject. <\/p>\n

I found the frog on the way in to the pond. On the way out, I almost walked on this equally tiny Toad, which I am pretty sure is just a small American Toad. I used the same technique to photograph it, but by the time I found the Toad, the sun had gone behind clouds, and the this fellow was far less cooperative\u2026it rarely sat more than a split second before the next hop\u2026so I popped up the flash on the SX40 to give me enough light to catch the fidgety Toad in mid hop if necessary. <\/p>\n

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Even so, the exposure was f5.8 @ 1\/60th @ ISO 400.<\/p>\n

Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.  <\/p>\n

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