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Love is... holding on to each other!


Love is... holding on to each other!
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Copyright: David Lambert (Lanbowen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 374 W: 53 N: 379] (2944)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-12-18
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon 40D
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/80 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-12-19 0:04
Viewed: 322
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi Folks
This one was taken yesterday in school on our playground. I saw them Wednesday but had no camera with me and luckily they are living on our playground so I had another chance.
Toads are pretty easy since they don't hop away, they have met 100 kids so they are pretty relaxed.
I have no clue who is the male or the female but I know the bottom one keeps on going for days like this.
The do look cute, don't they? My girlfriend (Li Yan) would love me to carry her like that all day... I wouldn't survive the trip.

Cheers

David

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To Hendrika: FijneLanbowen 1 12-22 13:07
To rewshearer: ISOLanbowen 1 12-19 17:04
To boreocypriensis: KnowledgeLanbowen 2 12-19 08:10
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Hi David,
Nice monochromatic shot, great details and texture.
Well exposed, composed, and good visuel impact.
I like it.

bonjour David
You had a second chance to shoot what you were speaking of under Bayram's picture.No doubt , it is not here transportation but what we could say in french... "crapahuter"
(crapahuter is slang to say to climb, and the french translation of toad is "crapaud", so that you see I couldn't escape to making a "play-on-words"
Good focus , colours back and foreground , good timing too.

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  • Fons Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1299 W: 2 N: 202] (15596)
  • [2008-12-19 1:02]

die houden elkaar stevig vast !
als jonge kerel heb ik ze nog
willen scheiden maar tevergeefs!
sterke foto !

Hi David, superb capture of these toads (Bufo bufo) in amplexus. Great clarity my friend! Well done!
Cheers,
Bayram

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  • KBE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 448 W: 103 N: 592] (2731)
  • [2008-12-19 2:00]

Hi David
Good capture and very interesting note infact it brings smile on face :)

U've availed good chance indeed, very sharp and excellent DOF.

TFS
Cheers
JZM

Ouhhh, supper moment, congratulations,
Köksal

Good crisp capture here David ... even if you have interrupted their intimacy.

Good use of the wide aperture and shallow DOF, wondering why you didn't use a higher ISO for a quicker (safer) shutter speed?

Rew

Nice capture in a good composition. Sweet light. Well done !
Greetings
Jean

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  • trekks Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2025 W: 144 N: 3403] (13629)
  • [2008-12-20 6:22]

hi David

Very well captured macro of the greatest moment in their excited life :) Good sharp detail.

TFS, bill

Hi David
Well you have a good second chance, good capture and sharp, great pov, nice dof.
Tiger

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  • zomik Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 217 W: 64 N: 229] (2928)
  • [2008-12-20 13:52]

Hi David ,
Nice shot :) supper moment, congratulations.
I like it.
Merry Christmas !
Zofia

Sure you do David,

The little one is the male - just like with frogs - don't ask me why, but it sure makes life easier for the female with that smaller male on her back ^-^. So Li Yan now hopefully does not want to copy this behaviour.

David, ik denk dat de focus net iets teveel voor de padden ligt en bij zo'n laag F nummer heb je dan maar een smal gebied van echte scherpte.

Als ik je niet meer "spreek" - dan heel fijne feestdagen (als je daar in China tenminste wat van merkt?)

TFS
Els

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  • dbp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 680 W: 9 N: 97] (4079)
  • [2008-12-28 23:21]

hi David
great catch with nice title.
thanks for your nice comment on
"pansy carpet".
Happy New Year.
David

Nice tonal range and good details. The use of the angled presentation works well. A nice capture of this intimate toad moment
Thanks for sharing
Mark

LOL !!
Nu meneer de leraar die zijn daar lekker een potje aan het vrijen en dat kan dagen duren.
Ik hoop dat de vertaalmachine deze kritiek niet aankan
of je zou wel eens in vermoeiende papier kunnen komen te zitten ...
Het mannetje, de kleinste, zit boven en blijft daar
om te beletten dat madamme dan niet door andere heren kan bezocht worden.

Ik denk niet dat die " relaxed " waren, wel gefocussed.
Het zou als voorbeeld kunnen dienen voor leerlingen
die wat rap afgeleid zijn maar, denk dat " opvoedkunding "
niet aan te raden is.


Een prachtige foto !!
Zijn achterwerk had wel iets scherper gemogen
maar " och ja "

Groetjes
Jan

hehehe this is funny.. but beautiful to look at.. the body colours look like gold.. nice catch, David.. you sure do have an excellent eyes..

regards, terry

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